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3. OPENNING & INSTALLATION OF COMPUTER

COMPONENTS

Computer components :

1. Power supply2. Motherboard3. CPU4. CPU fan5. Hards!". C# $ #%#&'om(. )loppy ds!*. )loppy cable+. ,ata cable1-. 'M11. /0C card12. Casn

ools:

1. ,crew&drer

2. lectrostatc wrststrap

Steps of Opening Computer Hardware

1. Gather your tools. Most cases wll ust one screwdrer

to access. ,ome cases use thumbscrews6 but a

screwdrer can stll help loosen an oerly&tht screw.n

electrostatc wrststrap can be helpful for roundn

yourself whle wor!n nsde the computer6 but you can

round yourself wthout one.

2. Shut dow the !o"#uter. Use your operatn system7s

,hutdown functon turn the computer o8.


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3. U#lu$ all o% the !ales %ro" the a!' o% the

!o"#uter.

4. Lay the !ase o your wor' sur%a!e w(th the I)O

#ael lay($ !losest to the sur%a!e.hs wll ensure

that you remoe the correct panel on the computer and

can access the components nsde.od layn your case on the carpet when wor!n on the

nsde.

5. F(d the s!rews alo$ the a!' o% the !ase. 9ou

should see two or three screws alon the top ede of thebac! of the case that hold the sde panel n place.

'emon these screws wll allow you to remoe the sde

panel.


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*. Clea your !o"#uter wh(le (t+s o#e. Computer7s buld

up dust surprsnly uc!6 and dust can lead to

oerheatn6 poor performance6 and hardware falure. ny

tme you open your computer6 you should ta!e a fewmoments to ensure that dust sn7t becomn a problem.

(. Idet(%y the "otheroard.hs s the lare loc boardthat all of your other components are plued nto. he

maorty of t wll probably be obscured by your nstalled

components. he aerae motherboard has a processor

soc!et6 PC0 slots for raphcs and e;panson cards6 'M

slots for memory6 and , ports for hard dres and

optcal dres.


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*. Idet(%y the #ro!essor. 9ou usually can7t see theprocessor because t s coered by a heat sn! and CPU

fan. 0t s typcally farly centrally located on the

motherboard6 closer to the top than the bottom.

+. Idet(%y the RAM. 9our computer7s 'M stc!s are lon

and short6 and the slots can usually be found farly close

to the processor soc!et. he soc!ets may be partally or

completely occuped by 'M stc!s.


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1-. Idet(%y the $ra#h(!s !ard. 0f your computer has araphcs card nstalled6 t wll be located n the PC0 slot

closest to the processor6 called the PC0& slot. he PC0 slots

are typcally found on the bottom half of the motherboard6

and lne up wth remoable bay coers on the bac! of your

case.

11. Idet(%y the #ower su##ly. #ependn on your

case6 the power supply may be located at the top or

bottom of the case6 alon the bac! sde. 0t s a lare bo;

that routes power to all of the components n your

computer. 9ou can follow the power cables to see that all

of your components are powered.


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12. F(d your hard dr(,e-s. 9our hard dres are

typcally nstalled n bays attached to the front of the case.

he hard dres are connected to the motherboard a

, cables . hey are also connected to the power

supply wth , power connectors .

13. Idet(%y your o#t(!al dr(,e-s.hese can often be

found drectly aboe your hard dre. hey are larer

than the typcal hard dre6 and po!e out throuh the front

of the case so that they can be accessed. ?!e hard dres6

all modern optcal dres use , connectors.


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14. Idet(%y the %as. Most computers wll hae seeral

fans nstalled. here may be one or more case fans6 as

well as a fan on the processor. hese fans are connected

to the motherboard6 and may be connected to the power

supply as well.


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Steps of Installation Computer Hardware

1. urn @8 the computer and unplu all wres connected to

the tower and f there s a power swtch on the bac! swtch

t o8.


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2. a!e out the screws on the bac! of the tower6 ta!e out the

panel6 then wear an ant&statc wrst strap to protect

components by earthn your statc electrcty6 and then

ta!e out the motherboard tray.

3. a!e the motherboard and screw t on to the motherboard

tray then slde t bac! nto the case.

4. )rmly nsert 'M


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5. Carefully place the CPU nto the soc!et that s suare

shaped on the motherboard then place the CPU fan on top


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". )or deo cards6 loo! for a slot about the lenth of your

mddle Aner and has ery small leer. a!e out the small

case panel about the sBe of your Aner on the bac! and

Armly nsert the card nto the slot6 ma!e sure the bac! of

the card comes outsde.& )or sound$networ! cards loo! for a slot smlar to the

deo card slot6 but slhtly shorter and wthout the

leer.

(. ,lowly slde the hard dre nto the hard dre bay usually

located at the front of the tower then connected the

cables from the bac! of the hard dre to the motherboard.


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cable to6 unless there s no deo card then you connect to

the motherboard. %deo cards now a days come wth

adapters for older montors so ma!e sure to connect the

adapter to the bac! of the deo card before plun n

the montor.

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