Kornowski
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As requested by Nevakonaza 
Photographs by 4NGU$.
Here's some pictures and a very brief guide on how to build a computer
Like I said, it is breif
It is important that before you do any work on your computer you turn of the PSU (power supply unit) and then un-plug the computer from the wall
Well, first off, you'll need to make sure the parts you want are all compatable and meet the requirments that you want, once you are happy with them and have the approaval of fellow CF'sP) then you can order!
Next you should start to prepare your computer case for the new hardware, my computer has a side pannel with fans on it, so I've taken this off and I'm going to give the fans a clean with some compressed air. Remeber that it is important to hold the fans when blasting them so that they don't spin, this will stop the motor being damaged.
Next you want to un-plug all of the hardware in your computer from the PSU so that you can get it out. You will also want to un-plug any connectors from the motherboard so that you can get your hardware out Ok without damaging it.
Now, We'll start to remove some of the old hardware, this is very simple and often involves just un-screwing some screws, not very hard.
Next, We'll remove the RAM from the motherboard, to do this we'll need to flick the little clips out of the way, this will allow the RAM sticks to come out, if you don't move the clips you may damage your RAM getting it out, or may not be able to remove it.
Removing the graphics card is the next step. There is a small clip on the right of the slot, How it opens will vary depending what you have, AGP or PCI-e. Open the clip and slide the card out. Easy
Now we'll remove the PSU so that we can get the motherboard out, there's simply 4 screws on the back of the power supply that you take out and the PSU slides out. It varies between case's but sometimes you may have to take other hardware out, like the heatsink before you can remove the PSU, it may sometimes be blocked in, this is easy to do, just use some common sense.
The next step, unscrew and remove the old motherboard. There are about 8 screws attatching the motherboard to the case, these will all need to be removed before you can take the motherboard out of the case.
Once you have done this you are ready to start putting the new motherboard into the computer, First though, you should install some of the hardware into the motherboard. This first piece of hardware I'll put in is the CPU. In this case it is an Intel E6300 LGA775.
We then carefully align the CPU the correct way with the CPU socket, then we lower it down, making sure that we keep it straight as not to damage any of the pins on the CPU.
It is important that you put your Heat Sink and Fan on the CPU to stop it from overheating and damaging itself. When putting it on, make sure you don't damage any of your other computer hardware.
We need to now screw the motherboard to the case using the brass stand-offs and screws, only put the brass stand-offs in the case where they are needed, otherwise there may be problems. Then we need to connect all of the case wires to the motherboard, there are instructions of where they go in the booklet that came with your motherboard.
The RAM is a very important part of the computer, so this is next to go in. This is another very simple step, just move the clips that you are going to put the RAM in. Move them so that they are 'open'. Also, if you are going to be using 2 sticks of RAM, you can run them in dual channel buy putting them in the two same coloured slots, in this case the slots are yellow.
Now you need to put your graphics card in. In the computer in the picture the graphics card is a PCI-e card, but the process is pretty much the same for an AGP card. Align the card up with the slot and while keeping it straight and slide it into the slot. The clip will then clip onto the card and hold it in place. You can screw the card to the side of the case for added stabality. There is a small indent in the card and the hole for the screw is at the back of the case, where the openings are for the cards VGA and DVI ports stick out, allowing you to plug your monitor in.
Now, it's easy sailing, just connect all of the SATA, IDE, Floppy, Power and Fan wires to the case and other hardwares. Simple
Now that you've got your computer all built, you are ready to install the OS of your choice onto your Hard Drice (HDD).
It is best to do a re-install of an Operating System (OS) so that it is able to see all of the new hardware and detect it properly so there isn't any problems in the future.
Now stick the fancy stickers that came with the hardware to your case and you're done
See how easy it is to build a computer
Hope this helps some people out, let me know what you think.
Thanks a lot for reading!
Photographs by 4NGU$.
Here's some pictures and a very brief guide on how to build a computer
Like I said, it is breif
It is important that before you do any work on your computer you turn of the PSU (power supply unit) and then un-plug the computer from the wall
Well, first off, you'll need to make sure the parts you want are all compatable and meet the requirments that you want, once you are happy with them and have the approaval of fellow CF's
P) then you can order!
Next you should start to prepare your computer case for the new hardware, my computer has a side pannel with fans on it, so I've taken this off and I'm going to give the fans a clean with some compressed air. Remeber that it is important to hold the fans when blasting them so that they don't spin, this will stop the motor being damaged.
Next you want to un-plug all of the hardware in your computer from the PSU so that you can get it out. You will also want to un-plug any connectors from the motherboard so that you can get your hardware out Ok without damaging it.
Now, We'll start to remove some of the old hardware, this is very simple and often involves just un-screwing some screws, not very hard.
Next, We'll remove the RAM from the motherboard, to do this we'll need to flick the little clips out of the way, this will allow the RAM sticks to come out, if you don't move the clips you may damage your RAM getting it out, or may not be able to remove it.
Removing the graphics card is the next step. There is a small clip on the right of the slot, How it opens will vary depending what you have, AGP or PCI-e. Open the clip and slide the card out. Easy
Now we'll remove the PSU so that we can get the motherboard out, there's simply 4 screws on the back of the power supply that you take out and the PSU slides out. It varies between case's but sometimes you may have to take other hardware out, like the heatsink before you can remove the PSU, it may sometimes be blocked in, this is easy to do, just use some common sense.
The next step, unscrew and remove the old motherboard. There are about 8 screws attatching the motherboard to the case, these will all need to be removed before you can take the motherboard out of the case.
Once you have done this you are ready to start putting the new motherboard into the computer, First though, you should install some of the hardware into the motherboard. This first piece of hardware I'll put in is the CPU. In this case it is an Intel E6300 LGA775.
We then carefully align the CPU the correct way with the CPU socket, then we lower it down, making sure that we keep it straight as not to damage any of the pins on the CPU.
It is important that you put your Heat Sink and Fan on the CPU to stop it from overheating and damaging itself. When putting it on, make sure you don't damage any of your other computer hardware.
We need to now screw the motherboard to the case using the brass stand-offs and screws, only put the brass stand-offs in the case where they are needed, otherwise there may be problems. Then we need to connect all of the case wires to the motherboard, there are instructions of where they go in the booklet that came with your motherboard.
The RAM is a very important part of the computer, so this is next to go in. This is another very simple step, just move the clips that you are going to put the RAM in. Move them so that they are 'open'. Also, if you are going to be using 2 sticks of RAM, you can run them in dual channel buy putting them in the two same coloured slots, in this case the slots are yellow.
Now you need to put your graphics card in. In the computer in the picture the graphics card is a PCI-e card, but the process is pretty much the same for an AGP card. Align the card up with the slot and while keeping it straight and slide it into the slot. The clip will then clip onto the card and hold it in place. You can screw the card to the side of the case for added stabality. There is a small indent in the card and the hole for the screw is at the back of the case, where the openings are for the cards VGA and DVI ports stick out, allowing you to plug your monitor in.
Now, it's easy sailing, just connect all of the SATA, IDE, Floppy, Power and Fan wires to the case and other hardwares. Simple
Now that you've got your computer all built, you are ready to install the OS of your choice onto your Hard Drice (HDD).
It is best to do a re-install of an Operating System (OS) so that it is able to see all of the new hardware and detect it properly so there isn't any problems in the future.
Now stick the fancy stickers that came with the hardware to your case and you're done
See how easy it is to build a computer
Hope this helps some people out, let me know what you think.
Thanks a lot for reading!
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