Post on 22-Dec-2015
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!
Check your cablesHere are the
cables on the back of your computers and where they are supposed to be plugged in
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!Here is the whole thing –
the way it is supposed to be.
Of course you are reading this because something or someone may have screwed around with the cables
Here they are one by one:
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!
This is a power switch
Kids love to turn this off and watch their friends try to turn on their computers from the front.
Hours of fun!!
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!This is the plug to
the power outletMake sure both
ends connect to something appropriate
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!
These are the connections for the keyboard and mouse.
Have they been reversed?? If so change them back.
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad! This is the video plug If you don’t see anything
on the screen, check to see if it is plugged in and secure.
Make sure the pins are straight and intact before you do the above
Perhaps the little beggars have plugged one computers video into another computers back
Clever aren’t they?
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!
These are the headphone/speaker and microphone connections.
Make sure they are in this order with green on top.
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!This is the network
cableWouldn’t it be fun to
place this cable in the socket but not push it in quite all the way so your friend can’t connect and gets in trouble with the teacher?
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!
The other end of the network cable should be plugged into a box somewhat like this.
Of course you could always unplug it and leave it dangling in order to watch the fun
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!That’s about it really.Cables are basic but offer endless
opportunities for fun in the classroom.
On to other things you might do before calling the techies in and having to listen to them berate you!!!
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad! Printing problems usually
come from two sources: The person is not logged
in correctly and therefore his computer can’t see the printer
OR the printer has run out of paper or jammed and a huge lineup of print jobs have accumulated
Here’s how to check:
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!
When you send a job to the printer, an small printer icon will appear in the lower right hand corner which shows your job is waiting to be printed
If it does not disappear after a few minutes then something may be wrong or there may be a huge job ahead of you
Troubleshooting – When good computers go bad!To check:Double click the
printer icon and a list of jobs currently being worked on will be presented
Right now this printer is totally empty and waiting for a job
Lucky you