NeeD help taking apart and reconstructing comp

nick666 · 02-05-2008, 08:14 PM

hey guys, im currently taking a course called ELT2070: computer technologies
one of the main aspects is to take apart a computer into its subsystems which im guessing are the 4 main, CPU, Memory, Disk and network and honestly i would have no clue on how to distinguish them if i saw them or their functionality(what exactly do they do) and i would appreciate it if someone could help me out in gaining some knowledge on this topic and possible some pictures of a taken apart computer pointing out the differences because i cant seem to find any on the internet thanks guys i really appreciate it.
nick

voyagerfan99 · 02-05-2008, 10:19 PM

I can take apart an older Dell Dimension 2100 and get back to you on that.

lovely? · 02-05-2008, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

I can take apart an older Dell Dimension 2100 and get back to you on that.

if your gonna do it, take pictures along every step or make a movie to help out dont just make a summary

imsati · 02-05-2008, 10:35 PM

Old, but go down Section 7 and get some step-by-step pics.

Building Computers 101

PunterCam · 02-05-2008, 10:39 PM

what he said ^^^ thought I'd add this

http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/les...0-4noframe.htm

http://mikescomputerinfo.com/images/7ixeh1.jpg (this is a bit older, doesn't include SATA etc...)

I wrote this for a mate a few years ago - touched it up slightly just now. I couldn't be bothered fixing his computer again so I explained it in idiot speak and let him get on with building a new one:

The big board that everything's plugged into is the motherboard. Every piece of harware you connect to a computer communicates through this board.

The processor or cpu is a small square chip which is about 2¨x 2¨. It's obvious due to the big heat sink and/or fan attached to the top of it. It does all the 'thinking' if you're talking in idiot speak. The latest cpu's have 4 'cores' - kind of like 4 cpu's in one chip, although it doesn't quite work like that.

The Hard Disk is where everything you have on your computer is stored. Your average drive spins at 7200rpm, although some laptop drives spin at 5200rpm, and some top of the line drives spin at 10,000 or even 15,000 rpm. Your average drive holds around 200Gb or 200,000Mb these days, this is around 200,000 minutes of mp3's, so around 50,000 mp3 tracks if that's easier to grasp. Hard disks access the information on them reletively slowly.

The Memory or RAM (random access memory, it’s all the same thing) is, in my mind, where information from the hard disk travels to before being accessed by the cpu etc... Unlike the hard drives it is very fast, but it's far more expensive (£/$ to gb). Most computers only have 1gb of ram.

The video card or graphics card is often a seperate card plugged into the motherboard. It has it's own processors that perform the graphics orientated operations. Many cheap computers have an 'on board' graphics card - this refers to there being no seperate video card, and there is a graphics card on the motherboard. These are usually lacking in the power needed to play games etc.., but are fine for day to day use.

The video card information applies to sound cards as well.

http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/new...latinum-2d.jpg

This whole thing is a motherboard.

If you look at this image, the white square is where the cpu plugs in.
The green orange green orange slots below are for RAM/memory
The 6 (4 blueie/purple and 2 red) slots to the left of these are SATA (serial ATA) slots. Modern hard drives use this to connect to the motherboard. Previously we used PATA (parallel ATA). This was slower and you could connect a maximum of 4 drives. CD/DVD drives still use this standard. There is one PATA socket on this board – the white rectangle below the RAM slots.
The other blue and white vertical slots are pci/pci express slots. These are used for video and sound cards etc…

Don’t call me, it’s easy – and you still owe me a 24 pack of miller (or your g/f does ;-) )

voyagerfan99 · 02-05-2008, 10:55 PM

I thought 'd be able to make a decent guide, but I can't do it as well as the others.

I have some good pics though if anyone needs/wants them. (CPU, Mobo)

imsati · 02-06-2008, 02:53 AM

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I thought 'd be able to make a decent guide, but I can't do it as well as the others.

I was going to do one, but then [-OMEGA-] had to unleash his absolute total uberness and post this one: How to Build a Computer - Step by Step (With Photos)

02-05-2008, 08:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
nick666 New Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1	NeeD help taking apart and reconstructing comp hey guys, im currently taking a course called ELT2070: computer technologies one of the main aspects is to take apart a computer into its subsystems which im guessing are the 4 main, CPU, Memory, Disk and network and honestly i would have no clue on how to distinguish them if i saw them or their functionality(what exactly do they do) and i would appreciate it if someone could help me out in gaining some knowledge on this topic and possible some pictures of a taken apart computer pointing out the differences because i cant seem to find any on the internet thanks guys i really appreciate it. nick

02-05-2008, 10:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
imsati Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: EHT, NJ Posts: 2,561	Old, but go down Section 7 and get some step-by-step pics. Building Computers 101 __________________ --Jay Gigabyte EP31-DS3L \| E4500 \| Masscool HSF paired with AS-5 80 GB SATA2 x 2 \| e-GeForce 7100 GS \| CM Elite 330 (gorgeous!) Triple Boot: Ubuntu 7.10/XP Home/Kubuntu 7.10 You do realize that everytime PC eye Posts, God kicks a puppy, and every time someone takes his advice, He smothers a kitten in front of a child, right? http://www.computerforum.com/114761-...tml#post922619

02-05-2008, 10:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
PunterCam Gold Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 440	what he said ^^^ thought I'd add this http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/les...0-4noframe.htm http://mikescomputerinfo.com/images/7ixeh1.jpg (this is a bit older, doesn't include SATA etc...) I wrote this for a mate a few years ago - touched it up slightly just now. I couldn't be bothered fixing his computer again so I explained it in idiot speak and let him get on with building a new one: The big board that everything's plugged into is the motherboard. Every piece of harware you connect to a computer communicates through this board. The processor or cpu is a small square chip which is about 2¨x 2¨. It's obvious due to the big heat sink and/or fan attached to the top of it. It does all the 'thinking' if you're talking in idiot speak. The latest cpu's have 4 'cores' - kind of like 4 cpu's in one chip, although it doesn't quite work like that. The Hard Disk is where everything you have on your computer is stored. Your average drive spins at 7200rpm, although some laptop drives spin at 5200rpm, and some top of the line drives spin at 10,000 or even 15,000 rpm. Your average drive holds around 200Gb or 200,000Mb these days, this is around 200,000 minutes of mp3's, so around 50,000 mp3 tracks if that's easier to grasp. Hard disks access the information on them reletively slowly. The Memory or RAM (random access memory, it’s all the same thing) is, in my mind, where information from the hard disk travels to before being accessed by the cpu etc... Unlike the hard drives it is very fast, but it's far more expensive (£/$ to gb). Most computers only have 1gb of ram. The video card or graphics card is often a seperate card plugged into the motherboard. It has it's own processors that perform the graphics orientated operations. Many cheap computers have an 'on board' graphics card - this refers to there being no seperate video card, and there is a graphics card on the motherboard. These are usually lacking in the power needed to play games etc.., but are fine for day to day use. The video card information applies to sound cards as well. http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/new...latinum-2d.jpg This whole thing is a motherboard. If you look at this image, the white square is where the cpu plugs in. The green orange green orange slots below are for RAM/memory The 6 (4 blueie/purple and 2 red) slots to the left of these are SATA (serial ATA) slots. Modern hard drives use this to connect to the motherboard. Previously we used PATA (parallel ATA). This was slower and you could connect a maximum of 4 drives. CD/DVD drives still use this standard. There is one PATA socket on this board – the white rectangle below the RAM slots. The other blue and white vertical slots are pci/pci express slots. These are used for video and sound cards etc… Don’t call me, it’s easy – and you still owe me a 24 pack of miller (or your g/f does ;-) ) __________________ 2006 Mac Pro Dual, dual core xeons @ 2.0Ghz each 2Gb Ram (I'm too poor) NVidia Geforce 7300Gt 256mb Onboard Sound - optical out to Logitech Z5500 Digidesign MBox2 output to PMCs 250Gb Drive running both Mac OSX and Windows on seperate partitions, 400Gb Seagate Drive for Windows, 400Gb WD Drive for OSX 24¨ Acer AL2416W (not nearly as bad as you'd think) Various Lacie external drives

02-05-2008, 10:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,043	I thought 'd be able to make a decent guide, but I can't do it as well as the others. I have some good pics though if anyone needs/wants them. (CPU, Mobo) Last edited by voyagerfan99; 02-05-2008 at 10:58 PM.

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02-05-2008, 10:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,043	I can take apart an older Dell Dimension 2100 and get back to you on that.