Computer Repair & Mindless Idiots

Wayyyy back in the day I got into  the
world of computing.

First time out of the box,I turned it on 
and sat there looking at it wondering
what in the Hell it does.

I had bought the Walmart Special 
for 2000 smackeroos then another
2000 smackeroos for all the crap
that hooks to it including the upgrades
to the Hardware....
If only i would have bought the 233 MHz
wonder from Sams Club....LOL

I had to learn about not just the machine
but all the hardware and how to squeak out
the performance from any rig.

Then came the cleaning of any computer.
All computers gather dust inside via the
fans that will suck dust into the case which
need constant monthly cleaning using a
high pressure air hose hooked to a compressor.

Back in those days rigs didn't put off that
much heat but I was going "online" and
finding websites that sold cooling gear
namely high output fans to circulate
air.

I was on the right track and found myself
cutting holes into the sides of cases 
and figuring out "airflow"... and custom
computer cases....DIY the whole thing.

As computers got quicker and cases began 
to take on various sizes the hardware
and as some would say,the silliest gadgets
you'll ever see.

Back in the day,2008 dual and quad core
cpu's were the thing with bare memory
sticks that you could buy aluminum
heat spreaders and put them on yourself.
Its childs play installing them on your
memory sticks for superior cooling.

And there were better heatsinks for the
CPU and more powerful fans to really
cool your processor and thats where
overclocking came in...

Overclocking the cpu and memory was
starting to become the thing but dont
be fooled it will work for a good while but
limits the life of your hardware.

Nowadays computers are so fast theres
no reason to overclock except for
bragging rights.

I set out to learn repair and although not 
hard,you had to read the A+ Computer
Manual.....Study and take the sample test
until youre ready for the real one.

Yanno you will eventually go broke in 
that repair field. The Right To Repair
only works if the parts are even available.
Laptop parts which if basic are not even
attainable.

I do my own troubleshooting to a certain
degree but i dont know everything and 
how can I???
Things are so complicated these days
with Tech and all so I find myself 
drowning in technology.

I just sit back and watch the world zip
by at alarming speeds....Unless you are
working with tech all the time you will 
simply get lost in the mayhem of it all.

Best of Luck to all you young kids out
there wanting to be a Professional
Repair Technician....

BigT