Disassembling And Assembling a PC

 

Given a computer in working condition, disassemble and assemble it back to Working condition.

Procedure:

 

List of Computer Parts are: Cabinet, MotherBoard, Processor, Hard Disk, RAM, SMPS, Floppy Drive, DVD R/W Drive, AGP Card, and VGA Card etc…

 

Materials required:

 

¨                  Philips head Screwdriver (also known as Star Screwdriver)

 

¨                  Flat head Screwdriver

 

¨                  Forceps (for pulling out jumpers and screws)

 

¨                  Magnetized Screwdriver

 

¨                  Multi meter (Testing)

 

 

 Disassemble:

 

^Ø  Disassembling means removing part by part in a system or removing the partsseparately.

 

Steps to Disassemble a PC:-

 

¨                  Remove the Power Supply from wall socket and remove all the connections.

 

¨                  Remove all the screws of the cabinet with a star headed screw driver and open the cabinet doors.

 

¨                  Remove the connections to the processor from SMPS.

 

¨                  Remove the SMPS

 

¨                  Remove the Heat Sink fan which is placed on the top of the processor.

 

¨                  Remove the Processor by raising the lift lever.

 

¨                  Remove the RAM from the RAM Slots.

 

¨                  Remove the AGP Cards if any.Also Remove VGA Cards if any.

 

¨                  Remove the Network Cards if any.

 

¨                  Remove the Connections to the Hard Disk from motherboard.

 

¨                  Remove the Connections to the CD/DVD/Floppy Disk from motherboard.

 

¨                  Remove the Motherboard from the cabinet.

 

 

 

Assembling:

 

^Ø  After buying all the computer components they must be put together. This process is called assembling.

 

 

Steps to Assemble a PC:-

 

1)                 Install the Motherboard to the cabinet using the star headed screw driver.

 

2)                Install the Processor by raising the lift lever on the CPU Socket.

 

3)                 Install the Heat Sink fan.

 

4)                Install the SMPS (Switch Mode Power Supply)

 

5)                 Give the connections to the processor from the SMPS.

 

6)                Install the RAM in to the RAM Slots.

7)                Install the VGA Cards. (VGA ^à Video Graphic Adapter)

 

8)                Install the AGP Cards. (AGP ^à Accelerated Graphics Port)

 

9)                Install the Network Cards.

 

10)             Install the Hard Disk.

 

11)              Install the CD/DVD/Floppy Disk to the motherboard.

 

12)             Screw the doors of the cabinet using the star headed screw driver.

 

13)              Finally give all the connections including the power supply from the wall socket.

 

Note: Be sure to handle all the components with great care. If a screw is dropped on the Motherboard;it can damage the delicate circuitry.