
Choose a dedicated laptop screwdriver set, and tools for hard drive upgrades, including a heat sink cleaner, compressed air, a camera, and optional wrist strap and mat.
Identify and upgrade laptop components by removing and replacing hard drives, RAM, wifi modules, and fans, while noting screws, connectors, and safety steps.
The walkthrough demonstrates upgrading a laptop with an SSD instead of an HDD, showing faster boots, instant access, and the importance of access time over throughput, with benchmarks.
Open the MacBook back cover with a screwdriver, remove the screws to access the hard drive, disconnect it, and replace it with an SSD or HDD, securing with two screws.
Follow step-by-step instructions to clone a drive and install a solid state drive in MacBooks.
Learn how much RAM you need for Windows 7/8/10 and MacBook, from 2 GB minimum up to 4 GB for light use, and higher RAM for multitasking and gaming.
Backups are essential; compare portable drives, NAS devices, and cloud options like iDrive and OneDrive, with emphasis on encryption via private keys and scheduled SyncBack backups.
Learn how to remove a virus from your laptop using antivirus tools like Malwarebytes and Kaspersky, test RAM and fan, back up data, and consider starting from scratch if needed.
Explore how a dedicated firewall or UTM protects your laptop by blocking viruses and trojans, with policy controls and cost-effective options for small businesses.
Give your laptop a second life with this course! Is your laptop too slow? Overheating? Maybe you have a virus? Want to add some RAM or a brand new Solid State Drive (SSD)? This is a hands-on course focusing on both hardware and software aspects, showing you how to get started in these areas.
You've come to the right place. These high quality videos show you how to open a laptop, identify what's inside and upgrade it. Give your laptop a second life!
• How to dismantle a laptop easily
• Learn how to remove a hard drive and RAM
• Replace your old hard drive and add a new SSD
• Clone your old hard drive - no back up required
• Add RAM to your laptop
• Clean the fan
• Replace thermal compound on your cpu/gpu *
• Check the temperatures of your CPU, graphics card, and hard drive
• Test your laptop and make sure it is stable
• Update BIOS
• Check tips and applications to help you get rid of a virus or trojan
• Learn if it makes any sense to use a cooling pad
• A lot of tips and tricks
In over 3 hours of content, this course covers all the basics about hardware and software updates for your laptop. Learn how to open a laptop, replace the hard drive, and clean the fan. All lectures are recorded in Full HD showing you all details. I focus on Windows-based devices but there is a chapter dedicated to MacBooks as well (how to open, remove the disk, RAM, etc.).
There are lectures for more advanced students (*) too. Tips, tricks, and applications you need to know! What are you waiting for?
Give your laptop a second life. Join now!