Laptop RAM Upgrade & Repair Redding
There are a lot of misconceptions of what RAM does. Most people think “computer memory” is the hard drive. RAM is more like the short term memory in your computer. Here’s how it works. You ask for a piece of information, say a photos of your kids at the lake…
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USB Hub Repair Redding
USB hubs aren’t very expensive, so replacing them doesn’t cost much. But if you have a USB card installed on your system, it can short out other components on your system. Not to mention if you have something critical plugged into a bad card you can lose data.
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Computer Hard Drive Repair Redding
Sometimes when your hard drive starts to go bad you’re given a few hints. A tell tale clicking, or buzzing, a slower and slower start up, sometimes there is even an electronic burning smell. However, most often there is no warning at all.
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Internet Service Provider Selection Redding
Are you interested in signing up for High Speed Internet? Are there too many ISPs (Internet Service Provider) to choose from? Confused about all of your options? We’ll help explain all of the differences and choose the best option in your unique case and go through the entire process with you.
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Video Graphics Card Repair Redding
Whether you’re a graphic designer, a video editor or a video gamer, your computer’s graphics card is very important. The function of the card is pretty self explanatory. The thing about modern day graphics cards is they are miniature computers in themselves…
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Macbook Tuneup Redding
Did you know every Mac had almost 10GB of data installed in the system for things like Arabic support, every printer ever made, and various other pieces that will never be of use to you? How about this, did you know your MacBook doesn’t…
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CD / DVD / Blu-Ray Repair Redding
Optical drives are quickly becoming obsolete. As we buy more of our movies music and software online these drives become less important, that being said, if you have one, it’s broken, and you want it to work, Nerds On Call Computer Repair can help…
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Processor Repair Redding
The CPU is the brains of the whole system. If this piece of equipment is down, you’re not going to get any work done. The most common repair for a CPU is re-seating it or adding more cooling compound. The CPU gets really hot, and can expand and contract in it’s place…
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Rootkit Removal Redding
Rootkits have been around for a long time. They’re basically high level programs that run outside of your operating system. What this mean is your anti-virus can’t see them, because it runs within your operating system.
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Power Supply Repair Redding
One of the first things to go wrong, physically, with a computer is the power supply. The reason is most computer manufacturers don’t use very good power supplies in their machines. They do it to save a few bucks, but in the end it probably costs them a ton in warranty work.
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