KORBEL FOUNDATION COLLEGE, INC.
Purok Spring, Brgy. Morales, Gensan Drive, Koronadal City
Province of South Cotabato
Tel. No. (083) 310 - 6431
SUBJECT: TROUBLESHOOTING TECHNIQUES
NAME: ______________________________
CASE PROBLEM
INSTRUCTIONS: Please determine and supply the following troubleshooting techniques in each problem.
Problem 1: When the user turns on the computer, he sees a message stating that the computer’s date
and time are incorrect. He must reset this information in the computer’s system firmware each time he
starts the computer.
Problem 2: When the user turns on the PC, it does not always come on and sometimes it just shuts itself
down abruptly, with no warning. When she turns on the PC again, there is no fan noise. Her data is
becoming corrupted from the frequent reboots.
Problem 3: One of the other hardware technicians has been trying to troubleshoot a power problem.
The computer periodically and randomly reboots. The other technicians have determined that the user
has an ATX motherboard and power supply. You have been assigned to take over this trouble ticket
Problem 4: A user is reporting an odor coming out of his computer. You have serviced this machine
recently and replaced the computer’s power supply unit.
Problem 5: The user turns on the power switch, but the PC does not come on. He does not hear the fan,
there is no power light on, and he hears no beep or other sounds coming from the system. His computer
is plugged into a surge protector.