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Installation of Hardware Components and Other Peripherals

This document provides 9 steps for disassembling a personal computer to install new hardware or peripherals. It details unplugging all cables, removing screws to open the outer case, then removing additional components like the system fan, CPU fan, power supply, CD/DVD drives, hard drive, RAM, and finally the motherboard by removing securing screws. Proper disassembly is outlined to safely access internals for upgrades or repairs.

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Installation of Hardware Components and Other Peripherals

This document provides 9 steps for disassembling a personal computer to install new hardware or peripherals. It details unplugging all cables, removing screws to open the outer case, then removing additional components like the system fan, CPU fan, power supply, CD/DVD drives, hard drive, RAM, and finally the motherboard by removing securing screws. Proper disassembly is outlined to safely access internals for upgrades or repairs.

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INSTALLATION OF

HARDWARE COMPONENTS
AND OTHER PERIPHERALS
PERSONAL COMPUTER
DISASSEMBLY
BEFORE STARTING COMPUTER
DISASSEMBLY, MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE THE TOOLS YOU NEED AND
THEY'RE ALL CLOSE BY AND HANDY
AND BE SURE TO HAVE A CONTAINER
TO KEEP THE SCREWS IN SO YOU
HAVE THEM WHEN YOU WANT TO PUT
THINGS BACK TOGETHER.
STEP1. UNPLUGGING - THE FIRST THING
YOU DO IS TO UNPLUG EVERY CABLE
THAT IS PLUGGED IN TO YOUR
COMPUTER. THAT INCLUDES THE
CABLES SUCH AS POWER, USB, MOUSE,
KEYBOARD, INTERNET, ETHERNET,
MODEM, AM\FM ANTENNA, CABLE TV,
ETC. JUST UNPLUG ALL THE CABLES FOR
SAFETY PURPOSES. NOW THAT YOUR
COMPUTER IS FULLY UNPLUGGED, MOVE
YOUR PC TO A CLEAN WORK SPACE.
STEP2.OPENING THE OUTER
SHELL/CASE- FIRST, UNSCREW THE
FOUR SCREWS AT THE BACK OF THE
COMPUTER. ON MOST COMPUTER
CASES, THERE WILL BE LARGE KNOBS
THAT YOU CAN UNSCREW BY HAND OR
BY SCREW DRIVER ON THE BACK-RIGHT
SIDE OF THE COMPUTER. THE LEFT SIDE
HAS SMALL SCREWS BECAUSE ON THAT
SIDE YOU CAN'T ACCESS MUCH ON THE
INSIDE.
STEP3. REMOVING THE SYSTEM
FAN - FIRST, UNPLUG THE FAN FROM
THE MOTHERBOARD. YOU CAN FIND
THE PLUG BY FOLLOWING THE WIRE
FROM THE FAN. IT SHOULD BE
LABELED "SYS_FAN1". NEXT, YOU
WILL HAVE TO UNSCREW THE FAN
FROM THE OUTSIDE. YOU SHOULD
NOW BE ABLE TO LIFT THE FAN OUT
OF THE PC.
STEP4. REMOVING THE CPU FAN- THE
CPU FAN IS LOCATED RIGHT ON TOP OF
THE CPU HEAT SINK, WHICH IS A LARGE
PIECE OF METAL WITH FINS ON THE TOP.
THE CPU FAN PLUGS INTO THE
MOTHERBOARD IN AN AWKWARD PLACE,
THAT IS HARD TO ACCESS. BUT JUST
FOLLOW THE WIRES AND YOU SHOULD
EASILY FIND IT. IT IS LABELED "CPU
FAN1". TO REMOVE THE FAN FROM THE
HEAT SINK, REMOVE THE FOUR SCREWS
STEP5. POWER SUPPLY - THE FIRST THING TO DO
IS UNPLUG EVERY WIRE COMING FROM THE
POWER SUPPLY. YOU MUST DISCONNECT THE
MOTHERBOARD (VERY LARGE CONNECTOR/PLUG),
CD/DVD DRIVE(S) POWER, INTERNAL HARD DRIVE
POWER AND PORTABLE HARD DRIVE SLOT POWER.
ONCE EVERYTHING IS UNPLUGGED, UNSCREW THE
FOUR SCREWS HOLDING THE POWER SUPPLY IN
PLACE, ON THE BACK OF THE COMPUTER. NEXT,
PUSH THE POWER SUPPLY FROM THE OUTSIDE,
AND THEN LIFT IT OUT.
STEP6. CD/ DVD DRIVE(S)-FIRST,
UNPLUG THE RIBBON FROM
THE BACK OF THE DRIVE. ONCE THAT
IS COMPLETED, PULL ON THE TAB
SECURING THE DRIVE IN PLACE,
THEN PUSH IT OUT FROM THE INSIDE.
STEP7. HARD DRIVE - FIRST, UNPLUG
THE CONNECTOR AT THE BACK OF THE
SLOT, AND UNPLUG THE OTHER END
FROM THE MOTHERBOARD. ALSO
UNPLUG THE SATA CABLE FROM THE
MOTHERBOARD AND THE HARD
DRIVE. THE PORTABLE HARD DRIVE
SLOT IS SECURED THE SAME WAY THE
CD/DVD DRIVE IS, WITH A TAB. PULL
ON THE TAB, THEN SLIDE THE SLOT
STEP8. MEMORY (RAM) - TO REMOVE
THE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY,
PUSH DOWN ON BOTH TABS HOLDING
THE RAM IN PLACE, WHICH ARE
LOCATED AT BOTH ENDS OF THE
RAM.
STEP9. MOTHERBOARD - THE
MOTHERBOARD HAS SEVEN SCREWS
HOLDING IT TO THE FRAME, WHICH
ARE INDICATED BY LARGE WHITE
CIRCLES AROUND THEM. REMOVE
THEM AND THEN LIFT THE
MOTHERBOARD OUT OF THE FRAME.

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