The motherboard is the most important component when you are building your own computer. You need to make sure that your motherboard is compatible and can support all of the features that the other components might have. But don’t worry, I will explain all that you will need to know when buying a motherboard.
What Processor […]
To install your video card is easy. First find out what form the card is in. AGP or PCI. Then simply locate the relevant slot in the motherboard. And slot the card in gently, and screw in place to the case. The picture below shows a graphics card being installed.
How Much Memory Do I Need?
Choosing memory is probably the easiest thing to do. First thing you need to do is decided how much memory you need. Look below
Entry System - You might be able to get away with buying 128mb but I would recommend buying 256 as the price difference is very little
Mid Range […]
You might think this is the most important component that will determine your systems overall speed, Well you are right but make sure you don’t spend all your money on buying the processor as the processor speed wont mean anything if you don’t buy the right memory, Storage device and motherboard.
How Is A Processors Speed […]
When handling the motherboard always be very careful as there are some delicate small parts which might break easy. The first step is to open the case.
At the bottom of the case there will be a few holes, Screw the risers into these holes (A pic of a riser is shown below.)
To install the floppy drive first take out the front panel, The panel that is highlighted in the picture below.
Once that is out slot the floppy drive in and screw it to the case from the side. Shown below
Now the motherboard is screwed into the case we need to connect the power and case wires. First lets connect the power. Make sure the case is not plugged in at the mains.Locate the power pack that is inside your case. In the picture below the power pack is located at the top left.
There will […]
Pre Config ChecksWhen installing hard drives and cd-roms there are a few configuration changes you need to be aware of. They both need to be connected via an IDE cable to the motherboard, Or sata if the hard-drive is a sata drive, but if the drive is sata no configuration changes are needed. On the […]
Introduction
As with other components as time goes on we need more and more from each component, just a few years ago it was standard to have 128mb installed in your computer, but with each newer version of windows released required more and more memory. For example windows 95/98/ME would happily run on 128mb of memory, […]
When you get your case you need to check that you got all the bits. Open the case. Now that the case is open, now is a good time to go through the screw supply provided with the case. These are usually held in a small plastic bag nestled inside the case. Inside this bag […]