Signs that Your Computer is Failing

An unfortunate but true fact: no technology you implement will last until the day you close up shop for business. To reduce the costs of your technology failing, you need to take measures now, including proactive monitoring for the various signs of failure. Be on the lookout for the following symptoms, listed below. 

Physical 
You'll most likely being to notice some signs of physical wear and tear as your technology goes older. You might hear your hard drive humming a little louder than you’re used to, or hear a fan working a bit too hard. All of this could mean that your machine isn’t doing so well, especially if there is a significant amount of dust buildup and it’s quite old. The older your devices get, the more you should be on the lookout for these warning signs--especially if it’s a hard drive over a solid state drive.

Digital 
Digital signs are one of the simplest ways to identify whether your computer is suffering from some kind of problem. If a good restart doesn’t affect the problem at all, then there might be something on the digital end that’s complicating it. Check to see how your computer handles its average workload. Sometimes all it takes is opening up too many tabs in your web browser, too many software solutions being open, or frequent crashes to clue you in that something is wrong.

What You Should Do
As soon as you notice something out of the ordinary with your device, you should reach out to your organization's IT resource. The issue with this is that some small businesses can’t afford on-site resources for this purpose, so critical maintenance might be ignored for too long. Downtime and data loss could occur if you wait too long to address issues with your business technology.

Thus, we recommend that you reach out to Macro Systems as soon as you think your technology might be too old to properly function. We can even remotely monitor your devices for operational deficiencies so you’re never surprised when your device is finished. You might even be prepared for it, too! To learn more, reach out to us at 703-359-9211.