Take Care of Your Hardware
You don’t just need to take care of your network PCs by securing them with software such as firewalls and antivirus programs; you also need to take care of the hardware that connects them to each other. The computers themselves need a little TLC too; every once in a while you should use canned air to blow dust from the PC’s tower and verify there’s enough airflow getting to it. There are other things to keep up with too. In the following sections, you’ll learn what you need to do to keep the hardware on your network healthy.
Things to Look for Daily
You need to keep an eye on a few things every day. Keep in mind that dust, pet hair, and smoke can damage the inside of your PC, and thus keeping these things away from a tower ...
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