3 REASONS WHY COMPUTERS CRASH

Hard at work, you incessantly pound on your keyboard. It’s been 6 hours, and you are working on a research paper.

All of a sudden, the computer freezes, the persistent rotating circle shows up in the middle of the screen – and then your computer cashes! All of your work, gone! Why?

Here are a few of the most common reason, which you could actually look out for, lest you experience such heartbreak.

Overheating

If you’ve run through all of the preceding possibilities and continue experiencing frequent crashes, a hardware issue could be to blame. An easy one to rule out is overheating. A computer’s CPU, or central processing unit, includes a fan that is designed to keep it running cool. Sometimes, the fan wears down and doesn’t work as efficiently; other times, it’s just not able to handle the work that your computer has to do. In either case, buying a bigger, better fan isn’t very expensive. If it puts an end to your PC crashing problem, it will have been more than worth it.

Software

A common cause of computer crash is faulty or badly-installed software. Often the problem can be cured by uninstalling the software and then reinstalling it. Use Norton Uninstall or Uninstall Shield to remove an application from your system properly. This will also remove references to the programme in the System Registry and leaves the way clear for a completely fresh copy.

Too little available memory

When you buy a new computer, it feels like there’s no end to the amount of memory that it has. Of course, this isn’t true at all. As never-ending as the available memory on your PC may initially seem, the fact is that it can be depleted with incredible speed. You can find out for sure by checking the information within “My Computer.” If it appears that your available memory is low, you can use a PC clean-up program to remove unnecessary files; such programs remove things like temporary Internet files and other file debris that can suck away much-needed memory.