Name _________________ Period _______ Computer Parts and Assembly 4.5 Notes on Parts Directions : Start your Internet browser and go to http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/building-your-ownpc,review-538-2.html As you follow the step by step instructions for assembling your computer in sections 1-11 take some notes on each step that you can use when setting up a computer. 1. Opening the empty case; _______________________________________________________________ 2. Preparing to fit the components; _________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Fitting the motherboard; _______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Fitting the processor, and cooler; ________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Installing the RAM____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Graphics card and sound card; __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Fitting the hard disk and floppy drive; ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Installing the floppy and CD-ROM drives; _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. Connecting the ribbon cables;___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. Powering the drives and motherboard; ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Front panel Connection; _______________________________________________________________ 12. Final check. _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Now check out this video: http://videos.howstuffworks.com/howstuffworks/23-computer-tour-video.htm BCS-CMW-4d Hardware and Software Components
