Procedures on How to Maintain Computer System and Network

Maintaining computer system and network increases efficiency and save you the hassle and expense associated with major repairs. However, it is essential to understand how to schedule maintenance plans and implement it accordingly, to reap the benefits. By learning when maintenance is practical and developing a scheduling strategy, you can set up maintenance strategies that are beneficial to your computer system and network.

The following are the procedures on how to maintain computer system and networks:

 
1. Create an equipment maintenance schedule.
In order to perform the maintenance of your computer efficiently, a maintenance schedule is made to guide the personnel in the proper maintenance procedure. This will help them remember the maintenance task that needs to be done in order to improve the functionality of the computer system and networks.

2. Create a maintenance checklist.
To determine if the maintenance program is implemented according to what is planned, an assessment must be done. The result of the assessment will then be recorded and recorded to the proper authorities for the immediate action.

The assessment is through regular inspections which assure that the maintenance activities are done on the date and time it was planned and that the performance levels adhered to the defined standard.

Below is a sample Maintenance Inspection Checklist.  This checklist will confirm if the maintenance activities have been performed in order to prolong the life of this particular equipment. The inspection items are stated in a question form as these serve as the criteria or standards of maintenance.

MAINTENANCE INSPECTION CHECKLIST
Equipment Type		PERSONAL COMPUTER
Property Code		PC001
Location		Practical Work Area
YES	NO		INSPECTION ITEMS
√			1. Do the stability of the male plug and other power connections checked regularly?
√			2. Is the machine regularly cleaned?
√			3. Is the monitor checked and cleaned regularly?
√			4. Are the peripherals cleaned and checked regularly?
√			5. Is the hard disk checked and cleaned regularly?
√			6. Are the applications regularly updated?
√			7. Do the files back up done regularly?

4. Perform the computer maintenance task regularly.

Just knowing all the basics of computer maintenance task schedule clearly will not do any good. We should find time to apply all of them regularly and frequently. Let's make the computer maintenance activities a regular practice, so that we always have a fine tuned computer with a good performance.