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Kept in Service

Notes on machines kept in service, from the first power-on to the second owner

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Upkeep and repair

Dust, heat, batteries, drives, fans and the faults worth repairing, written for the person who owns the machine and for the one who has to decide whether to open it.

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A home office desk at dusk, an external hard drive and a laptop open on a checksum log, a window behind showing a building facade, warm lamp light on the left.
Plate UP-002 A checksum log on a desk at dusk keeps the archive honest.

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  1. A home office desk at dusk, an external hard drive and a laptop open on a checksum log, a window behind showing a building facade, warm lamp light on the left.
    UP-002

    A Photo Archive That Still Opens in Ten Years

    File formats age, drives fail quietly. Read, verify and migrate a photograph archive on a schedule, and test a restore before you need it.

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    Upkeep and repair · 1242 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this record cites only loc.gov, adobe.com

  2. A home office desk in late afternoon light, a desktop tower on the floor beside it with its front intake grille visible, a hand holding a small brush near the filter, a thermometer app open on the monitor.
    UP-001

    Habits That Actually Extend a Desktop's Life

    Which daily habits measurably extend a desktop computer's life, and which are folklore. Dust, heat, shutdowns, fans and backups, in plain terms.

    Particulars
    Upkeep and repair · 1520 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this record cites only intel.com