A Motherboard Is Vital and Might Need to Be Replaced

Although the CPU is the brains of a laptop and the hard drive is its long-term memory, the motherboard could very well be the most important component because it allows everything to communicate with each other. Essentially, it brings it all together, which means that when there's a problem with it you're going to have to have it replaced. Unfortunately, it's one of the hardest things to replace because it's nestled so deeply within the computer itself. At least buying a replacement eMachines laptop motherboard is easy enough though. If you're reasonably sure that the motherboard is the problem, buy the replacement online, install it or have it installed, and see if that remedies the situation.

Try to make sure that the motherboard is actually the problem first. It can be difficult determining that your motherboard is at fault though because so many other components are connected to it. One thing you might want to try doing is disconnecting the various components to see what happens. If the motherboard is at fault, the problem will still show up no matter what's connected to it. You might also have a suspicion that the motherboard is the culprit if a power surge preceded the issues you're noticing. Power surges are often implicated in damaged motherboards, and you'll most likely need a replacement eMachines laptop motherboard if that is what caused the damage.

Unfortunately, a brand new motherboard might end up being prohibitively expensive. Manufacturers tend to charge a premium on brand new parts because that often forces people to buy brand new laptops instead. Thankfully, you can buy a used eMachines laptop motherboard online for cheap. People often sell their used laptops online on sites that specialize in those kinds of sales after they experience a small problem with them. The motherboard inside the machine might be just fine though. In the end, you could get access to a used part that's just as good as new but that costs a fraction of what a new part costs. Since your laptop is used too, why not get a used part to fix it up? Once you install it, you'll probably never know the difference, especially since a motherboard is buried so deep within your computer anyway. The important thing is that your laptop will be functioning properly again.

The easy part is buying the replacement eMachines laptop motherboard; the hard part is going to be installing it. You could try doing it yourself if you've got experience working with computers, but just be sure to diagram or take pictures of everything you do so you can put the laptop back together again. Alternatively, you may want to see if a friend with more experience than you would be willing to do it. If you don't know anyone that would be willing to try, you might want to contact experienced troubleshooting professionals to see if they'll charge a reasonable fee to install it. Since you'll already have the replacement eMachines laptop motherboard, you'd probably end up paying less than you regularly would. In any case, once it's finally installed your laptop will finally be able to function normally again.

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Media Training: What it is and Why It Just Might Save You

Let's start with what Media Training is not.

It's not spin.

Media Training isn't designed to teach those in the public eye how not to deal with the obvious, avoid blame or dance around difficult truths.

What media training DOES do is help level the playing field for those facing the media, either for themselves or on behalf of others. To those outside the process, media training may seem like a way to "manage" the media. In fact, those inside the process know better than to think the media can be managed. The goal of media training is to teach management of your message to the public through the media. Managing the message is not the reporters' job--It's the job of the subject being interviewed.

In truth, saying what you want to say in the way you want to say it to a reporter is not an easy thing to do. No matter how substantial your title, how great a record of success or your level of confidence, it's not easy to face a reporter's questions. Every reporter has a war chest of stories of supposedly "slick" interview subjects coming unglued over the idea of the public learning what they just said, rather than what they meant to say.

As the subject of the media interview, you don't control the context, the questions asked, or what others might say about you, and for those used to being in control, that's not a pleasant prospect. That's why there are so many examples of executives, managers and even very public figures who simply avoid speaking to the media directly. Others who can't avoid it sometimes try to manage their communications by selecting only those reporters, subjects and situations deemed "friendly". At best, that approach works only for a limited time (until the public catches on or the media catches the interviewee off-guard). It means missed opportunities to reach a broader audience. Attempts to avoid the media may even become the story.

So what do those in the public eye learn through media training? There are three basics any good media training should provide:

1.)How to deliver a message: If you're going to be effective with the media, you have to learn about developing and delivering messages. Most reporters aren't interested in making their subjects look good--they're interested in getting a story whether it makes the subject look good or not. Messaging shows you how to meet both your needs and the needs of the reporter while doing no harm to your reputation.

2.)How to get the attention you want and deal with the attention you don't: On the other side of the coin from those who avoid the media at all costs are those who can't find their way into the public eye. The media regularly conduct interviews that never see the light of day. Often, it's because the subject being interviewed didn't have anything of interest to say. Media Training shows you how to become a quotable source for reporters, helping to increase the scope and the quality of your coverage. You learn how to deal with difficult situations as well, without circling the wagons.

3.) How to help different reporters need to tell your story effectively: The media, be they print or broadcast, work in definable and predictable ways. Understanding the rules increases your effectiveness and your control over what gets covered and how it gets covered.

Any effective media training teaches these skills by putting trainees through repeated practice. That takes specific scenarios and realistic mock interviews of all kinds; television; radio; print and on-line mediums. Trade and industry reporters may be interested in different things than wire service reporters or television reporters and all reporters use a variety of techniques. A good media trainer understands those differences and prepares trainees for the kinds of media they're most likely to be dealing with.

Finally, Media Training trains executives and spokespeople for the art of communicating the public statement. It gives companies, organizations and individuals the confidence of knowing how to tell their stories most effectively to their audiences. A confident public figure is one first and foremost willing to engage in communication. It not only can help make reputations and save them, it makes common sense as well. After all, who so ever seeks the public's ear would be wise to know what to do when they have it.

Aileen Pincus is President and CEO of The Pincus Group, a media training firm in Washington DC. A former local and national television reporter, Senior Hill Staffer and communications executive, Aileen and her staff train corporate, government and non-profit executives and public figures in the art of communications. She can be reached at http://www.thepincusgroup.com.

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