Guides in this drawer
- Cleaning, cooling and thermal paste – looking after your computer
How to safely clean dust out of a desktop or laptop, how airflow works in a case, when to replace thermal paste, and what to watch out for with laptops.
Checked · 3 notes - Right to repair, chargers and e-waste – the rules in the EU and Slovakia
An overview of the rules that apply to computers and laptops – the common USB-C charger, the directive on the repair of goods, replaceable batteries and the take-back of electrical waste under the Slovak Waste Act.
Checked · 8 notes - Upgrade or replace? Deciding what to do with an ageing computer
How to find out what is slowing your computer down, which upgrades are worth it (SSD, RAM, graphics card), when you hit the limits of the platform, and how operating system support affects the decision.
Checked · 5 notes
Not on the bench yet
We are working on these. They go up when every figure has a source, not before.
- Replacing a laptop battery – a safe procedure
- Repair vs warranty claim – what to do when something is faulty
- Updating the BIOS/UEFI step by step