Bought a new laptop, what next? There are many things to be done to a laptop after buying it. It is generally better to buy a laptop which has Windows pre-installed on it. As soon as you grab your precious machine the first thing you need to do is to right click on My Computer and see the configuration of the machine.Make sure you got what you have got. In case it comes with just pre-installed DOS just press F2 while the laptop is booting and you will know the configuration of your laptop.
Laptop with DOS: For a laptop that comes installed with DOS, do the disc partitioning while installing your Windows or Linux OS into it. Install a good anti-virus. Turn the auto-update off. Remove the battery once and check the internal print. Be sure to check the touch-pad after getting hold of the piece. After installing the OS be sure to install the anti-virus immediately. Install all the other softwares you need and do a clean anti-virus scan. Do not install all the drivers which you do not need. The drivers you will need are: keyboard and mouse, video, audio, network, communication, DirectX 11. Graphics driver in case there is a graphics card, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB drivers if any, HDMI and eSATA in case you wanna use an external HDD, etc as per your needs. Installing them all will simply slow down your system. Always keep a back-up of the drivers and softwares in the computer and also in DVD's.
Laptop with Windows OS: Install all the additional software you need. Use an authenticated anti-virus and scan the whole computer. Sometimes HDD's come with fresh horrible viruses. Do not allow the dealer to install all the games and other stuff to your laptop. This is a very good way to get viruses into your systems. Dealers are very good hackers. they may try to make your system corrupt so that you keep on going to them for maintenance and they keep their pockets filled time and again from you. That's it your laptop is ready to be used till it fills your heart. Also it is a good point to see if both the speakers and other accessories are working well. In case if they are not try updating the drivers. If it still doesn't help use the free servicing.
The next thing you do is buy a spike-guard power plug. In case there is a high voltage, the fuse will blast and guard your laptop against further damages. This is a very important part and should not be neglected. Doesn't matter even if you buy a basic low quality one, but please buy one. Internal damages are the best thing to make your laptop die before its expiry date. Moreover the battery should not get fluctuating voltages. In order to make sure that your battery will perform as expected to, charge the battery completely and discharge it completely till the laptop warns you that it will shut down (till the last percent of charge remaining in it). The battery performs excellently if this is done for the starting ten to fifteen cycles of charging and discharging. Do not push your laptop to its extremes as soon as it is brought. Give it some time to improve itself. The present day machines are very powerful and any laptop with 4GB, i3, 500GB HDD, 1GB video memory can handle anything thrown at it with much ease. Anything less, do not push it too hard at the very beginning. Know its powers first and then subject it to whatever you think it is capable of handling.
A scratch on your laptop will hurt you more than a scratch on your heart. So, buy two scratch guards and stick one to the lid of the laptop and other to its screen. Also buy a keyboard guard rubber protector. This will avoid dust from entering your laptop. Do not use VLC player with full volume this will blast the speakers in your laptop. In case the heat sink is below the laptop use the cooler pad and keep it below the laptop while turning it on. The laptop keyboard is not designed for playing games. Use an additional keyboard and mouse if you want to use the laptop for gaming purposes. That's it, enjoy your laptop now. Check online to see if the laptop is recognized and is valid for claiming warranty.
Laptop with DOS: For a laptop that comes installed with DOS, do the disc partitioning while installing your Windows or Linux OS into it. Install a good anti-virus. Turn the auto-update off. Remove the battery once and check the internal print. Be sure to check the touch-pad after getting hold of the piece. After installing the OS be sure to install the anti-virus immediately. Install all the other softwares you need and do a clean anti-virus scan. Do not install all the drivers which you do not need. The drivers you will need are: keyboard and mouse, video, audio, network, communication, DirectX 11. Graphics driver in case there is a graphics card, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB drivers if any, HDMI and eSATA in case you wanna use an external HDD, etc as per your needs. Installing them all will simply slow down your system. Always keep a back-up of the drivers and softwares in the computer and also in DVD's.
Laptop with Windows OS: Install all the additional software you need. Use an authenticated anti-virus and scan the whole computer. Sometimes HDD's come with fresh horrible viruses. Do not allow the dealer to install all the games and other stuff to your laptop. This is a very good way to get viruses into your systems. Dealers are very good hackers. they may try to make your system corrupt so that you keep on going to them for maintenance and they keep their pockets filled time and again from you. That's it your laptop is ready to be used till it fills your heart. Also it is a good point to see if both the speakers and other accessories are working well. In case if they are not try updating the drivers. If it still doesn't help use the free servicing.
The next thing you do is buy a spike-guard power plug. In case there is a high voltage, the fuse will blast and guard your laptop against further damages. This is a very important part and should not be neglected. Doesn't matter even if you buy a basic low quality one, but please buy one. Internal damages are the best thing to make your laptop die before its expiry date. Moreover the battery should not get fluctuating voltages. In order to make sure that your battery will perform as expected to, charge the battery completely and discharge it completely till the laptop warns you that it will shut down (till the last percent of charge remaining in it). The battery performs excellently if this is done for the starting ten to fifteen cycles of charging and discharging. Do not push your laptop to its extremes as soon as it is brought. Give it some time to improve itself. The present day machines are very powerful and any laptop with 4GB, i3, 500GB HDD, 1GB video memory can handle anything thrown at it with much ease. Anything less, do not push it too hard at the very beginning. Know its powers first and then subject it to whatever you think it is capable of handling.
A scratch on your laptop will hurt you more than a scratch on your heart. So, buy two scratch guards and stick one to the lid of the laptop and other to its screen. Also buy a keyboard guard rubber protector. This will avoid dust from entering your laptop. Do not use VLC player with full volume this will blast the speakers in your laptop. In case the heat sink is below the laptop use the cooler pad and keep it below the laptop while turning it on. The laptop keyboard is not designed for playing games. Use an additional keyboard and mouse if you want to use the laptop for gaming purposes. That's it, enjoy your laptop now. Check online to see if the laptop is recognized and is valid for claiming warranty.
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