How To Externally Customise Your USB Stick
Have you ever wanted to improve the look of your USB memory drive? well now you can by removing it from its case and create a new case (Please try at your own risk!) by inserting it in to an orange or an empty can ;) Check out how my taking a look at this video http://bit/ly/usb244 enjoy
Tevion USB DVB-T Tuner Driver Hotfix Download
When you install the tevion usb dvb-t tuner you might need to install a hotfix to go with it. To download this hotfix / hardware driver update take a look at http://bit.ly/readhelp1240 You should be able to download a full installer for your version of windows which includes the hotfix so you dont have to install it after
Choosing A Motherboard
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.
Installing A Video Card
Installing A 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.
Choosing Which Computer Memory
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
Choosing A Processor
You might think this is the most important component that will determine your systems overall speed, Well you are right we will help you in choosing a processor 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. Read More,,
Installing A Motherboard
When handling the motherboard always be very careful as there are some delicate small parts which might break easy when you are installing a motherboard. 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.)
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How To Install A Floppy Drive
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
Connecting The Motherboard To A Case
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 be a power connector coming off the power pack which looks like the one in the picture below. Connect this cable to the motherboard. Refer to the motherboards manual if needed. Read More,,
Installing A CD ROM And Hard Drive
Pre Config Checks before installing a CD ROM and Hard Drive
When 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 motherboard there are two IDE connections, Primary and Secondary.
Use the primary IDE connection on the motherboard to connect the hard drive. And with another IDE cable connect the cd-rom to the secondary IDE connection on the motherboard. If you have a SATA hard drive is doesn’t matter if you connect the CD-ROM to the primary or secondary IDE connection.
It is possible to connect two devices to each IDE connection on the motherboard, Allowing a total of 4 devices. If you have two devices on the same IDE connection you will need to set one device to master mode and the other device to slave mode. To do this you will need to change some jumper settings on the device. Read More,,
