Because sometimes your gadgets just refuse to play nice with each other.
Jan Loyde Cabrera / UnsplashNo matter how well you look after your computer, something is going to eventually go wrong. And the issue won’t always be the machine itself, but maybe something you’ve plugged into it.
But before you make a call to a tech support professional, try troubleshooting your gadget problem yourself. There are certain steps that can be helpful in all scenarios, and that may well get your hardware working properly again.Before you troubleshoot any tech problem, you need to know exactly where the problem is. The best way to do this is to test your peripheral in another computer.
, and other devices. We can’t cover all the options in detail here, but we’ll use the ever-problematic printer as an example. Clickto check the connection orOver on macOS you can find a similar set of options by opening the, and navigating to the screen that’s relevant for your peripheral. Let’s say you’re having problems with an attached Bluetooth keyboard—Clickto make sure your computer knows it’s connected and to check the key configuration .
To start, head over to the official website of your peripheral’s manufacturer to find the latest drivers for your device—you’ll most likely find what you’re searching for on a software or support page. To go back to the previous example, if you’ve got a Logitech webcam attached to your computer then you can find the relevant softwareIn an ideal world, peripherals would all get along together without any issues, but conflicts do arise.
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