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1. Always ground or discharge yourself before touching any part of the computer.

2. Do not work alone so that theres someone who can take care of you in case of

accident or emergency.

3. Be careful with the tools that may cause short circuit.

4. When making cabling connections of any kind, use firm, even pressure but

never excessive force. Small signal pins are very easily damaged if connected

incorrectly. If it just won't fit, try to establish a reason rather than giving it a

'hopeful' shove. Most connectors have some kind of alignment system to

prevent incorrect connection.

1. Open the Case. There are different methods for opening cases.

2. Install the Power Supply.

Steps;

a. Insert the power supply into the case.b. Align the holes in the power supply with the holes in the case.

c. Secure the power supply to the case using the proper screws.

3. Attach the components to the motherboard and install the motherboard.

Steps;

a. Install a CPU and a heat sink/fan assembly.

*Identify the type of CPU Holder in the motherboard.

b. Install the RAM.

*be sure that the RAM is compatible with the motherboard.

Steps;

b.1 Align the notches on the RAM module with the keys in the slot

and press down until the side tabs click into place.

b.2 Make sure that the side tabs have locked the RAM module.

Visually check for exposed contacts.

c. Install the motherboard

c.1 Install standoffs computer case.

c.2 Align the I/O connectors on the back of the motherboard with

the openings in the back case.

c.3 Align the screw holes of the motherboard with the standoffs.

c.4 Insert all the motherboard screws.


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c.5 Tighten all the motherboard screws.

4. Install Drives in External Bays.

a. Install the optical drive.

a. 1 Position the optical drive so that it aligns with the 5.25-inch

drive bay.

a. 2 Insert the optical drive into the drive bay so that the optical

drive screw holes align with the screw holes in the case.

a. 3 Secure the optical drive to the case using the proper screws

b. Install the floppy drive.

b.1 Position the FDD so that it aligns with the 5.25-inch drive bay.

b.2 Insert the FDD into the drive bay so that the optical drive screw

holes align with the screw holes in the case.

b.3 Secure the optical drive to the case using the proper screws.

5. Install Adapter Cards

a. PCIe x 1 NIC

b. PCI wireless NIC

c. PCIe x 16 video adapter card

6. Connect all internal cables.

a. connect the power cables.

b. connect the data cables.

7. Reattach theside panels and connect external cables to the computer.

8. Complete the assembly and Boot the computer for the first time.


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1. Prepare the computer case. (Install power supply, I/O shield and spacers.5

2. Install drives (DVD, Floppy and HDD) 1

3. Install the CPU, fan, heat sink and memory module on the motherboard. 3

4. Install the motherboard into the casing.6

5. Install the cablings. (Power connectors, FDD connector, IDE/SATA connector,

USB headers and system panel header. 4

6. Attach the monitor, keyboard, mouse and plug into a power source. 7

7. Troubleshoot if necessary.2

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