BASIC COMPUTER
REPAIRING /
TROUBLESHOOTING
The Fastest way to LEARN HOW TO
You will learn how to:
Re-Install Windows Operating System (REFORMAT)
Create Bootable USB using POWER ISO
Create ISO image of your OPERATING SYSTEM using POWER ISO
Clone Hard Disk Drives using ARCONIS TRUE IMAGE 2014
Basic Troubleshooting
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Re-Installing Operating System (REFORMAT)
Using DVD-Writer / Bootable USB (Flash Drive)
USING DVD Writer
Enter BIOS
Change 1st boot to your DVD-Writer
Open DVD Writer and Insert your Operating System CD
Press F10 then Save
System Will Restart
System will load files…
Step 1
Wait until the screen show
this picture.
NOTE: Changing this 1st
Step is optional
Click: NEXT
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Step 2
The screen will show this picture
Click: INSTALL NOW
Step 3
The screen will show this picture
Choose your Operating System Version
After choosing your OS Version
Click: NEXT
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Step 4
Accept License Terms
Click: NEXT
Step 5
Screen will show
Choose: Custom (Advanced)
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Step 6
Screen will show
Click: Drive options (advanced)
Step 7
Screen will show
Click: Delete
Click: OK
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Step 8
Click: New
NOTE:
Hard Disk Drive Size
Is optional if you want to
Partition it, Dividing your
HDD Size will allow you
To partition your HDD
Click: Apply
Click: OK
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Step 9
Your screen will show
Choose: 1st Primary Partition
Click: Next
Windows will install
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-BOOTABLE USB HERE-
System will Restart..
NOTE: in BOOTABLE USB when
system restarts enter BIOS again
and change 1st boot to your
Primary Hard Disk Drive
Windows will complete the installation
System will RESTART after windows is
done completing installation
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Your screen will show
Step 10
Enter computer’s name
Click: Next
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Step 11
Your screen will show
Enter Computer Password
This is Optional
Click: NEXT
Step 12
UNCHECK
Automatically activate windows
when I’m online
Click: NEXT
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Step 13
Your screen will show
This is Optional
But me I choose
Ask me later
I recommend to you to choose
Ask me later
Step 14
Change the right Time and Date
+8 in the Time zone
Click: NEXT
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Windows Set Up will activate
your OPERATING SYSTEM
SYSTEM WILL RESTART
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Right Click on your Desktop
Choose: Personalize
Click: Change desktop icons
Put Check on the following
Computer
User’s Files
Network
Uncheck
Allow themes to change desktop icons
Click: OK
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Action Center Notification Settings
(For comfortable usage of PC)
Click: The White Flag sign
Click: Open Action Center
Choose: Change Action Center settings
Uncheck
Windows Update
Internet Security settings
Network firewall
Spyware and related protection
And so on….
Click: OK
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Now Choose: Change User Account Control Settings
Drag Down the bar to NEVER NOTIFY
Click: OK
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CHECKING OF MISSING DRIVERS
Right Click on Computer
Click Properties
Click: Device Manager
Check for missing drivers
NOTE: if there’s a missing driver
it will show a Yellow
Exclamation mark on it
NOTE :
If all the Drivers are installed
Better to Re-install all the drivers so it will
be up to date
Install it using the recommended
Drivers in the CD PACKAGE
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if you don’t have a cd driver for motherboard there’s a way to download the driver of the
motherboard that you’re troubleshooting and you can download its driver via internet.
NOTE: Make sure that you download the Driver at the TRUSTED SITES or else it will
ruin your whole installation. You can download the motherboard driver at their BRAND
name just SEARCH the Brand name plus the System model of the motherboard.
Command Prompt
Windows Logo is between the
CTRL and ALT
Press Windows Logo + R
Press ENTER
CMD box will open
Type dxdiag
Press OK / Hit Enter
You will your motherboard
model in the System Model
This board model is
MCP61M-M3 and its Brand
name is ECS
If the system model shows : To be filled by O.E.M
There’s another way to know what’s the brand of your Motherboard and its model
See in the next page
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Here’s the other way, download and install cpu-z at www.cpuid.com
Click: Windows
Click: Setup English
Click: Download Now
Open / Run cpu-z
Click Mainboard Tab
You will see your motherboards
manufacturer and its model.
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CREATING BOOTABLE USB &
ISO IMAGE FILE
Using Power ISO
Download torrent at:
http://www.utorrent.com/
Download POWER ISO in this link via torrent
https://kickass.to/poweriso-full-5-8-serials-thumperdc-t8085591.html#main
NOTE: Power ISO with unregistered version can’t create full image of your Operating
System (4gb USB flash drive is the minimum size requirements for your bootable usb)
Once you downloaded power iso with crack / serial key
Run / Install POWER ISO
Enter: Username & Serial
Click: Custom installation (advanced)
Uncheck: Install Opera
Click: NEXT
UNCHECK: AVG PC TUNEUP
Click: NEXT
Let’s Get Started
CREATING ISO IMAGE FILE OF OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 7
Insert your 4 GB Flash Disk Drive (USB)
Your Flash Disk Drive Must be branded
Insert your OPERATING SYSTEM CD in your DVD-Writer
Open: Computer
Right Click on your DVD-Drive
Point to Power ISO
Then Click: Make Image File
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Click: .iso file
Click: OK
Your iso image destination is
located at Drive C but you can
change its location by browsing the
folder logo and selecting your file
destination
POWER ISO will create Image File of your OPERATING SYSTEM
The IMAGE FILE of your OPERATING SYSTEM is complete
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Click: Tools
Click: Create Bootable USB Drive..
Locate your ISO IMAGE FILE by
clicking the FOLDER SIGN
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Click your ISO IMAGE FILE then
hit OPEN
Your ISO IMAGE FILE is loaded
Write Method should be
USB-HDD as you see in the picture
Hit: START
Wait till POWER ISO is done creating
your very own 1st bootable USB
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Your Bootable USB is complete
Click: OK
Close:Power ISO
You now have your BOOTABLE USB at your Flash Disk Drive
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Diffrence
In using bootable usb
Enter: BIOS
Locate: Hard Disk Drives
Change 1st Drive to your
USB Drive
Change 1st boot Device to your
USB Drive
Press F10 then Save
Go back to step 9 and look for this
sign
-BOOTABLE USB HERE-
Once system restarts
Enter BIOS again
Locate Hard Disk Drives
Change your 1st drive to your
Primary HDD
Change 1st boot Device to your
Primary HDD
Press F10 then Save
Installation will continue till the last
Step.
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INSTALLING ARCONIS TRUE IMAGE 2014
Go to your Internet Connection and
disable it
Run / Install: Arconis True Image
2014
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Click: INSTALL
Check: I accept this
agreement
Click: Next
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Uncheck: Participate in this
program
Click: NEXT
Type this code
DUBKPAJJ-4EL2DF9R-LQJNT4WW-GNP6S53E-PBALEV2S-QSLQ8L59-2R8W45AG-49G5HZZK
Uncheck: Activate the product automatically
Click: NEXT
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Click: PROCEED
Arconis True Image 2014 will install.
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Click: FINISH
Open Folder: ActivationATIH
Righ Click: ActivationArconisTIH
Run as administrator
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Product is activated
Press any key…
Manually restart your computer..
RUN: Arconis True Image 2014
Click: QUESTION MARK LOGO
Click: ACTIVATE
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Click: Activate from another computer
Enter this key to activation code: 95432465432
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Close the Program
Hit: X button
On your Desktop
Right Click on Arconis True Image
2014 icon then Click Properties
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Click: Open File Location
Locate license_activator and DELETE it
DELETE and CLICK YES..
Your Arconis True Image 2014 is now fully activated.
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CLONING HARD DISK DRIVES USING ARCONIS TRUE
IMAGE 2014
NOTE: cloning hard disk drives requires same motherboard brand and system model,
and both of your hard disk drives are the same size or your 2nd hard disk drive has a
larger size than your 1st hard disk drive, don’t clone if your 2nd hard disk drive’s capacity
is lower than your 1st hard disk drive.
Cloning Hard Disk Drives are commonly used in internet café with a large amount
of computer units with the same brand of motherboard and system model.
Step: 1
Shutdown your Computer
Connect your 2nd Hard Disk Drive
in your Computer
Step: 2
Turn on your Computer
Enter BIOS
Boot 1st your Primary HDD
Disable your Secondary HDD
Save and Exit BIOS
Step: 3
Open / Run: Arconis True Image
2014
Click: Tools and utilities
Click: Clone Disk
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Step: 4
Click: Automatic (recommended)
Click: Next
Step: 5
Select your Source Disk
Your Source Disk is your Primary
Hard Disk Drive
Click: NEXT
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Step: 6
Select your Destination Disk
Destination Disk is the Drive that you’re
cloning or your 2nd Hard Disk Drive
Click: Next
Step: 7
Click: OK
Step: 8
Restoration Method
Choose: Copy partitions
without changes.
CLICK: NEXT
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Step: 9
Summary of your cloning process
It shows what will happen to your
Hard Disk Drive Before and After
cloning it.
Click: PROCEED
Step: 10
Click: RESTART
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1 2
3 4
Your cloning is completed..
Disconnect your 2nd hard disk drive to
your computer.
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COMMON / BASIC COMPUTER PROBLEM
TROUBLESHOOTING
No Power / Computer not powering on.
Check your POWER CABLE
Check your ATX power connection
to your motherboard
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Check your POWER SUPPLY
Check your AVR Power Sockets
(Sorry for the AVR CD-R King)
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NO DISPLAY? But POWERING ON?
Check your RAMDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)
BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH?
NO DISPLAY / BLUE SCREEN
Clean you RAM copper teeth
Using ERASER
NO DISPLAY / BLUE SCREEN
Clean your RAM SLOT using a clean
paint brush to remove excess dust
inside your RAM SLOT
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NO DISPLAY
Check your VGA CABLE
NO DISPLAY
If you have a Video Card Installed
Check your Video Card
NOTE.
If you’ve already check this possible cause maybe your motherboard has a problem or
your processor.
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TIME AND DATE
Time and date always change?
Replace: CMOS BATTERY
Computer Always Hang?
Check your HARD DISK DRIVE if
it heats too fast Replace your
HARD DISK DRIVE or test it using
HDTune
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Check your SATA CABLES and
power connection going to your
HARD DISK DRIVE
COMPUTER AUTOSHUTS DOWN
Check your PROCESSOR thermal
compound. Replace thermal
compound if it’s dry.
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COMPUTER AUTOSHUTS DOWN
Go to Task Manager
Keyboard command
CTRL + ALT + DELETE
Click Performance Tab
At the Memory Usage
Make sure your memory (RAM)
doesn’t reach its full usage capacity.
If it reaches it full usage capacity
your computer will automatically
shuts down.
Don’t open too many applications if
your memory (RAM) capacity is low.
Same thing in CPU usage it’ll
automatically shuts down your PC if it reaches it Full Usage Capacity
Recommendation
Upgrade your Memory (RAM) if you always multitask in your computer.
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CLEANING EXCESS FILES IN YOUR COMPUTER
USING CCLEANER & Prefetch Command
Download CCleaner at. www.filehippo.com and install it.
NOTE: Before cleaning your computer system using ccleaner close all your applications
for better cleaning.
Open CCleaner
Click: Analyze
It’ll shows your excess files
Click: Run Cleaner
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Check: Don’t show this message
again
Click: OK
Run Cleaner Twice.
In the Registry Tab
Click: Scan for Issues
Click: NO
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Click: Fix All Selected Issues
Issues are fixed
Click: Close
Your Computer Excess files are
now cleaned.
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Cleaning Log Files Using PREFETCH
Run Command by pressing Windows Logo + R
Type: prefetch
Click: OK
Select all and Delete
Close the program.
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That’s all. Hope you understand and
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