Overview
The health checks are performed by members of the club's Technical
Committee. These health checks are done
by
appointment during the PC Club's
monthly general meeting.
The member brings to the meeting
all
equipment necessary for the PC to work and signs a release.
When the health check is complete, the member is given findings and
recommendations. A summary is presented to the membership.
If you would like to check your own PC at home,
here is a list
of software.
PC Health Check includes...
- Check for and remove spyware
- Check for open TCP/IP ports
- Check for and remove unnecessary memory-consuming processes
- Optional: Report of installed
hardware
(motherboard, CPU, video, drives, controllers, ports, devices, IRQ's,
network) and installed software
(applications, Windows Updates, environment variables, system files,
system processes, system drivers, fonts)
- Recommendations to club
member
PC Health Check does not include...
The following are not included in the health check because they require
network connectivity, more time, or more skill. Computer stores
charge about $50 an hour for this kind of work. You may
want to
negotiate a rate with your club member tech.
- Windows updates
- Hardware installation or repair
- Application software installation or repair
- Disk backup or defragmenting
- Virus removal
PC Requirements
The PC should be in working condition and have...
- Antivirus software installed, up-to-date, and run regularly
- At least 6 MB of free space
- USB port
The club member should bring everything to make the computer run...
- CPU box, power cable
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Monitor, power cable, video cable
How to sign up for your PC health check
The PC health check is a free service to
members of the San Jose
IBM PC Club. Just send an email to pchealthcheck@sjpc.org,
confirming that you have met the
PC
requirements above, and specifying which
meeting date(s) you
prefer.