the guts a beginner’s guide to the vast array of internal hardware in a pc by: lisa fiedler
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The GutsA beginner’s guide to
the vast array of internal hardware in
a PC
By: Lisa Fiedler
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Before You Begin…
Clean areaToolsShocking!
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Backside
A good tech knows what hardware is available by feeling the back panel!
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Crack ‘er open
Figure out the release method
Lay it on it’s left side
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Mother may I?
Socket 754 Mother board
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The Brain
Does the calculations to run the entire unit
Binary!Socket 775Socket ASlot 1
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Picture Perfect
The card you would plug a monitor into
AGP slotVGA connector
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Call me NIC
Where you plug in the Cat 5 cable
PCI slotRJ-45 connector
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Can you hear me now?
Where you plug in the speakers
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Baaaaaaa (RAM)
DIMM or SIMM?Memory you can see
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Not really that hard
RAID the fridgeSave your stuff
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Total versatility
Games, music, movies, programs galore
DVD, CD
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Flipity-Flop
3.5” floppy drive
1 MB of memory
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Vac-Attack
Take the PC outside if possible
Don’t spin the fan
Hook it back up neatly
Turn it on, make sure it works
Leave a note
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Credits
Pictures courtesy of:www.tigerdirect.com
www.computergeeks.comNEXT The
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