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Are you looking to buy a new pc? Indeed computers are devices that get outdated quite quickly and it might be important for you to invest in new hardware in order to cope with the changes. If not you may find yourself unable to run some of the newer software or unable to use some of the features. In this article I will be providing some information on how to choose a pc so that you can take the best possible decision.

It is important that you keep your computer needs in mind when buying your pc. For instance if you are looking for a gaming pc, your requirements will be sensibly different from a system that will be used mainly to run Microsoft Office. Doing this will allow you to choose the most appropriate system and will allow you to save money on some components that you will perhaps never use.

When purchasing your new computer system it is essential that you consider your budget too. Sometime we may conceive that we need the most sophisticated technology to only use a fraction of that power. Truly it is not always essential that you buy the up-to-date CPU especially when they are new. There are some unscrupulous sellers that may charm you to believe otherwise. A good French article that I have lately come across is computer parts (depannage informatique Paris) and latest technology and should be worth reading.

You should also take into account the software that is bundled with the computer. For instance some computers come pre-loaded with Windows and the Office suite and this may form part of the quoted price. In some other cases you might need to buy this software separately. This can really add to the price of the computer and may make it quite expensive in the long run.

Buying a computer can be quite a daunting task for those that are not familiar with the components. This is why it might be important for you to do some research before going to the computer shop. Make sure that you know what your requirements are and make sure that you do not go beyond your budget.

Published by Jacques Legrand for the French website Microinformatiqueservice.com

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It is very easy to forget how long we can all spend working on an important university or business document or PowerPoint presentation, if you were to add it all up it could amount to days and on occasions weeks but what do you do when you suddenly find the file has simply vanished from your computer.

You check your deleted files with no luck and do a full search on your computer but the file or folder has simply vanished. In all probability the file is still on your hard disk but for some reason cannot be found which may be the first signs of a degraded drive.

It would be nice to think that your hard drive will remain reliable for ever until the day you renew your computer but like most things mechanical drive failures do occur it would seem far more often than you would expect especially given the manufacturers mean time between failure specifications that come with a new hard drive or can be found on the manufacturers website.

But oh if life was so simple!

A question often asked is how long should a hard drive be expected to last before requiring replacement?

This is one of those wide open questions that will have experts arguing until the cows come home because there are a wide variety of factors that come into play.

The first major aspect is of course the use that a computer is put through during its lifespan. Many home users only use their Pc very occasionally and store relatively small numbers of files or photos. In this scenario it would be nice to expect a drive to last over 5 years (don’t assume this though).

The same expectation could be applied to the many mid range computer users which includes office Pc’s laptops and home desktop systems, where users have a small number of programs in use and small amounts of data or if data is stored on a central server.

But if your system is used for extreme gaming, computer aided design, Digital content creation or virtual prototyping then the hard disk will be working massively harder than in the previous two scenario’s so it would only be expected that true life expectancy would be a lot shorter.

High end computer users using high end applications will often have a much shorter expected life of their system, and desktop refresh tends to be around 3 years or so to avoid disk failure and to keep them at the cutting edge of computing productivity which is important for a business.

For business critical applications extended use sees a ramp up of hard disk degradation and also an increase in mechanical drive failures.

During challenging economic times, business computer refresh programs are often put of to protect working capital which on the face of it can be seen as a sound business decision but there can be a large bite to this policy if an essential drive or server fails with a resultant loss of business critical data.

Any business should in this day and age have effective remote data backup and disaster recovery policies in place especially if postponing a business system upgrade.

Another prime factor affecting the longevity of the drive is of course disk maintenance. If your hard drive is allowed to become fragmented then it will have to work an awful lot harder to pick up information and in extreme cases of hard disk fragmentation drives can get very stressed to the point of failure.

Your lost file should be easily recoverable but you do need to bear in mind that any further information written to your hard drive can over write the file you are trying to save. This often happens with data recovery software so if diy recovery is your choice be warned.

Most data recovery companies will be able to restore your deleted or lost files even if your drive has degraded and even if your drive has bad sectors that are unreadable hard drive recovery and data recovery are often very successful.

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Rumours are starting to trickle through the data recovery industry that the debacle of the Seagate 7200.11 problem continues and that after bowing to consumer pressure (and in our opinion rightly so), Seagate may have rescinded its free data recovery offer.

How true this rumour is remains to be seen but if it is true it signifies yet another u-turn by this corporate giant, and not in the consumers favour. To many that have suffered from data loss and business downtime, or who had to go to the expense of paying for a service before the amnesty was announced the damage to Seagate’s reputation may have already been done.

Perhaps Seagate feels that damage limitation has been successful and it has contained the very vocal uprising but latecomers to the party will have to fend for themselves because if their recovery was urgent, they would have lodged a recovery request by now.

The problem with any drive failure generally is that although the manufacturer will (sometimes under duress) replace a failed drive, almost all will not holds their hands up to data loss claims as this could involve millions. Perhaps the deluge of recovery request was simply too great for the company to swallow.

Whether or not this rumour has any substance remains to be seen but if so check with your local data recovery company as they may be able to help.

As computer systems grow more complex and people who love computers learn more about them, it makes sense that one could say it is getting harder to protect your computer every day. You should always be prepared for viruses, as even corporations find themselves with a computer virus on occasion. Go to Data Backup for further information.

The Internet has greatly changed the way viruses spread. It used to be that viruses were only transmitted via floppy disks. Most computer users were aware of the virus threat, and would scan floppy disks before copying them. And if they didn’t scan them, it was simple to locate and destroy the few viruses that were successful. It would take awhile before a virus could infect and affect a computer and its system, and even then, Antivirus software could usually locate and destroy viruses before too much damage was done.

With its conduit, the Internet changed everything. Prevention is uncertain, because some viruses can spread without human intervention. They can manipulate vulnerabilities in systems or programs. They can enter and attack through multiple entry points. They have evolved from “only via floppy” to through e-mail, peer to peer file sharing, software downloads, instant messaging, e-mail attachments and things of that nature, and they can spread from computer to computer in mere seconds.

There are viruses which send themselves to people from you without you knowing it. As technology increases, and computers converge, so do the endless possibilities of the next type of threat to your computer.

Even with all these threats, there are ways to protect your computer. As virus possibilities increase, so do antivirus software capabilities. In fact, and luckily, antivirus software has kept pace with current virus threats.

Antivirus programs are essential to your computer. Your computer needs to be able to protect itself and fend off viruses. Antivirus software is well designed to protect the various routes of viruses; be it email, browsers, file servers or desktops.

Rest assured, there are precautions you can take to help protect your computer from virus threats, by doing things such as upgrading your system, using trustworthy programs, scanning your computer, using caution with unknown sources, and making back ups.

Stay up to date! In the past, having one or no antivirus program was acceptable, but with the new viruses, you need to make certain that you have protected your computer in a multitude of ways (as the viruses now can attack in a multitude of ways). Protect your computer from desktop to network and from the server to the gateway. Use a comprehensive security system with several features, such as: antivirus, firewall, intrusion detection, and content filtering. Doing this will make it difficult for viruses to attack your computer. Refer to Virus Scan for further information.

As new viruses come out often, keep up to date on your software. Configure your software’s real-time scan feature to start automatically each time you boot up your computer. This checks your computer every time you use it. Also, always scan new files and programs!

When opening Word or Excel documents from unknown sources, be careful. This goes double if it came from an instant message or from an email. If all precautions fail, and you end up with a virus, the best you can do is make sure that you have everything on your computer backed up. It will be the only way to recover your data, if the data was lost or corrupted due to a virus.

Keep your antivirus software updated, use caution when opening files or downloading, and backup your data. If you do all this, you will be at a lower risk for any virus attacks, and you will not regret it. Visit Data Back up for more information.