BASIC COMPUTER

REPAIRING /
TROUBLESHOOTING
The Fastest way to LEARN HOW TO

You will learn how to:

 Re-Install Windows Operating System (REFORMAT)

 Create Bootable USB using POWER ISO
 Create ISO image of your OPERATING SYSTEM using POWER ISO
 Clone Hard Disk Drives using ARCONIS TRUE IMAGE 2014
 Basic Troubleshooting

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Re-Installing Operating System (REFORMAT)

Using DVD-Writer / Bootable USB (Flash Drive)

USING DVD Writer
 Enter BIOS
 Change 1st boot to your DVD-Writer
 Open DVD Writer and Insert your Operating System CD
 Press F10 then Save
System Will Restart

System will load files…

Step 1
Wait until the screen show
this picture.

NOTE: Changing this 1st

Step is optional

Click: NEXT

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Step 2
The screen will show this picture
Click: INSTALL NOW

Step 3
The screen will show this picture
Choose your Operating System Version
After choosing your OS Version
Click: NEXT

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Step 4
Accept License Terms
Click: NEXT

Step 5
Screen will show
Choose: Custom (Advanced)

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Step 6
Screen will show
Click: Drive options (advanced)

Step 7
Screen will show
Click: Delete
Click: OK

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Step 8
Click: New
NOTE:
Hard Disk Drive Size
Is optional if you want to
Partition it, Dividing your
HDD Size will allow you
To partition your HDD

Click: Apply
Click: OK

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Step 9
Your screen will show
Choose: 1st Primary Partition
Click: Next

Windows will install

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-BOOTABLE USB HERE-
System will Restart..

NOTE: in BOOTABLE USB when

system restarts enter BIOS again
and change 1st boot to your
Primary Hard Disk Drive

Windows will complete the installation

System will RESTART after windows is
done completing installation

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Your screen will show

Step 10
Enter computer’s name
Click: Next

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Step 11

Your screen will show

Enter Computer Password

This is Optional
Click: NEXT

Step 12
UNCHECK
Automatically activate windows
when I’m online

Click: NEXT

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Step 13
Your screen will show

This is Optional
But me I choose
Ask me later

I recommend to you to choose

Ask me later

Step 14
Change the right Time and Date
+8 in the Time zone

Click: NEXT

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Windows Set Up will activate
your OPERATING SYSTEM

SYSTEM WILL RESTART

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Right Click on your Desktop
Choose: Personalize
Click: Change desktop icons

Put Check on the following

 Computer
 User’s Files
 Network

Uncheck
Allow themes to change desktop icons
Click: OK

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Action Center Notification Settings
(For comfortable usage of PC)

Click: The White Flag sign

Click: Open Action Center

Choose: Change Action Center settings

Uncheck
 Windows Update
 Internet Security settings
 Network firewall
 Spyware and related protection
 And so on….

Click: OK

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Now Choose: Change User Account Control Settings
Drag Down the bar to NEVER NOTIFY
Click: OK

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 CHECKING OF MISSING DRIVERS

 Right Click on Computer

 Click Properties

Click: Device Manager

Check for missing drivers

NOTE: if there’s a missing driver

it will show a Yellow
Exclamation mark on it

NOTE :
If all the Drivers are installed
Better to Re-install all the drivers so it will
be up to date

Install it using the recommended

Drivers in the CD PACKAGE

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if you don’t have a cd driver for motherboard there’s a way to download the driver of the
motherboard that you’re troubleshooting and you can download its driver via internet.

NOTE: Make sure that you download the Driver at the TRUSTED SITES or else it will
ruin your whole installation. You can download the motherboard driver at their BRAND
name just SEARCH the Brand name plus the System model of the motherboard.

Command Prompt
Windows Logo is between the
CTRL and ALT
Press Windows Logo + R
Press ENTER

CMD box will open

Type dxdiag
Press OK / Hit Enter

You will your motherboard

model in the System Model

This board model is

MCP61M-M3 and its Brand
name is ECS

If the system model shows : To be filled by O.E.M

There’s another way to know what’s the brand of your Motherboard and its model
See in the next page

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Here’s the other way, download and install cpu-z at www.cpuid.com

Click: Windows
Click: Setup English
Click: Download Now

Open / Run cpu-z

Click Mainboard Tab

You will see your motherboards

manufacturer and its model.

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 CREATING BOOTABLE USB &
ISO IMAGE FILE
Using Power ISO
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NOTE: Power ISO with unregistered version can’t create full image of your Operating
System (4gb USB flash drive is the minimum size requirements for your bootable usb)

Once you downloaded power iso with crack / serial key

Run / Install POWER ISO
Enter: Username & Serial
Click: Custom installation (advanced)
Uncheck: Install Opera
Click: NEXT
UNCHECK: AVG PC TUNEUP
Click: NEXT

Let’s Get Started

CREATING ISO IMAGE FILE OF OPERATING SYSTEM WINDOWS 7

Insert your 4 GB Flash Disk Drive (USB)

Your Flash Disk Drive Must be branded
Insert your OPERATING SYSTEM CD in your DVD-Writer

Open: Computer

Right Click on your DVD-Drive

Point to Power ISO
Then Click: Make Image File

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Click: .iso file
Click: OK

Your iso image destination is

located at Drive C but you can
change its location by browsing the
folder logo and selecting your file
destination

POWER ISO will create Image File of your OPERATING SYSTEM

The IMAGE FILE of your OPERATING SYSTEM is complete

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Click: Tools
Click: Create Bootable USB Drive..

Locate your ISO IMAGE FILE by

clicking the FOLDER SIGN

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Click your ISO IMAGE FILE then
hit OPEN

Your ISO IMAGE FILE is loaded

Write Method should be
USB-HDD as you see in the picture

Hit: START

Wait till POWER ISO is done creating

your very own 1st bootable USB

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Your Bootable USB is complete
Click: OK
Close:Power ISO

You now have your BOOTABLE USB at your Flash Disk Drive

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Diffrence
In using bootable usb
Enter: BIOS
Locate: Hard Disk Drives
Change 1st Drive to your
USB Drive
Change 1st boot Device to your
USB Drive
Press F10 then Save

Go back to step 9 and look for this

sign
-BOOTABLE USB HERE-

Once system restarts

Enter BIOS again
Locate Hard Disk Drives
Change your 1st drive to your
Primary HDD
Change 1st boot Device to your
Primary HDD

Press F10 then Save

Installation will continue till the last

Step.

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 INSTALLING ARCONIS TRUE IMAGE 2014

Go to your Internet Connection and

disable it

Run / Install: Arconis True Image

2014

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Click: INSTALL

Check: I accept this

agreement
Click: Next

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Uncheck: Participate in this
program
Click: NEXT

Type this code

DUBKPAJJ-4EL2DF9R-LQJNT4WW-GNP6S53E-PBALEV2S-QSLQ8L59-2R8W45AG-49G5HZZK
Uncheck: Activate the product automatically
Click: NEXT

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Click: PROCEED

Arconis True Image 2014 will install.

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Click: FINISH

Open Folder: ActivationATIH

Righ Click: ActivationArconisTIH

Run as administrator

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Product is activated
Press any key…

Manually restart your computer..

RUN: Arconis True Image 2014

Click: QUESTION MARK LOGO

Click: ACTIVATE

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Click: Activate from another computer

Enter this key to activation code: 95432465432

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Close the Program
Hit: X button

On your Desktop
Right Click on Arconis True Image
2014 icon then Click Properties

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Click: Open File Location

Locate license_activator and DELETE it

DELETE and CLICK YES..

Your Arconis True Image 2014 is now fully activated.

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 CLONING HARD DISK DRIVES USING ARCONIS TRUE
IMAGE 2014

NOTE: cloning hard disk drives requires same motherboard brand and system model,
and both of your hard disk drives are the same size or your 2nd hard disk drive has a
larger size than your 1st hard disk drive, don’t clone if your 2nd hard disk drive’s capacity
is lower than your 1st hard disk drive.

Cloning Hard Disk Drives are commonly used in internet café with a large amount
of computer units with the same brand of motherboard and system model.

Step: 1
Shutdown your Computer
Connect your 2nd Hard Disk Drive
in your Computer

Step: 2
Turn on your Computer
Enter BIOS
Boot 1st your Primary HDD
Disable your Secondary HDD
Save and Exit BIOS

Step: 3
Open / Run: Arconis True Image
2014
Click: Tools and utilities
Click: Clone Disk

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Step: 4
Click: Automatic (recommended)
Click: Next

Step: 5
Select your Source Disk
Your Source Disk is your Primary
Hard Disk Drive

Click: NEXT

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Step: 6

Select your Destination Disk

Destination Disk is the Drive that you’re
cloning or your 2nd Hard Disk Drive

Click: Next

Step: 7

Click: OK

Step: 8

Restoration Method
Choose: Copy partitions
without changes.
CLICK: NEXT

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Step: 9

Summary of your cloning process

It shows what will happen to your

Hard Disk Drive Before and After
cloning it.

Click: PROCEED

Step: 10
Click: RESTART

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1 2

3 4

Your cloning is completed..

Disconnect your 2nd hard disk drive to
your computer.

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 COMMON / BASIC COMPUTER PROBLEM
TROUBLESHOOTING

No Power / Computer not powering on.

Check your POWER CABLE

Check your ATX power connection

to your motherboard

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Check your POWER SUPPLY

Check your AVR Power Sockets

(Sorry for the AVR CD-R King)

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NO DISPLAY? But POWERING ON?
Check your RAMDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM)
BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH?

NO DISPLAY / BLUE SCREEN

Clean you RAM copper teeth
Using ERASER

NO DISPLAY / BLUE SCREEN

Clean your RAM SLOT using a clean
paint brush to remove excess dust
inside your RAM SLOT

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NO DISPLAY
Check your VGA CABLE

NO DISPLAY
If you have a Video Card Installed
Check your Video Card

NOTE.
If you’ve already check this possible cause maybe your motherboard has a problem or
your processor.

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TIME AND DATE
Time and date always change?

Replace: CMOS BATTERY

Computer Always Hang?

Check your HARD DISK DRIVE if

it heats too fast Replace your
HARD DISK DRIVE or test it using
HDTune

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Check your SATA CABLES and
power connection going to your
HARD DISK DRIVE

COMPUTER AUTOSHUTS DOWN

Check your PROCESSOR thermal

compound. Replace thermal
compound if it’s dry.

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COMPUTER AUTOSHUTS DOWN

Go to Task Manager
Keyboard command
CTRL + ALT + DELETE
Click Performance Tab

At the Memory Usage

Make sure your memory (RAM)
doesn’t reach its full usage capacity.
If it reaches it full usage capacity
your computer will automatically
shuts down.

Don’t open too many applications if

your memory (RAM) capacity is low.

Same thing in CPU usage it’ll

automatically shuts down your PC if it reaches it Full Usage Capacity

Recommendation
Upgrade your Memory (RAM) if you always multitask in your computer.

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 CLEANING EXCESS FILES IN YOUR COMPUTER
USING CCLEANER & Prefetch Command

Download CCleaner at. www.filehippo.com and install it.

NOTE: Before cleaning your computer system using ccleaner close all your applications
for better cleaning.

Open CCleaner
Click: Analyze

It’ll shows your excess files

Click: Run Cleaner

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Check: Don’t show this message
again
Click: OK

Run Cleaner Twice.

In the Registry Tab

Click: Scan for Issues

Click: NO

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Click: Fix All Selected Issues

Issues are fixed

Click: Close

Your Computer Excess files are

now cleaned.

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 Cleaning Log Files Using PREFETCH

Run Command by pressing Windows Logo + R

Type: prefetch
Click: OK

Select all and Delete

Close the program.

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That’s all. Hope you understand and
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