COMPUTER HARDWARE ASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE How To Assemble A Desktop PC/Assembly

COMPUTER HARDWARE ASSEMBLY AND MAINTENANCE

• Types of the PC case
• Functions of a CPU Case
• Front Panel connectors
• Removing CPU Case
• Cleaning the PC case
• PC Cooling System
• PC Cooling system maintenance
• Power Supply
• Common Power Supply problems

• Types of CPU dual core, core 2 duo, quad-core, etc..
• CPU socket/slot types
• Comparing different types of CPU
• How to identify CPU’s physically
• Physical installation of CPU
• Installing CPU fan
• CPU Benchmarking
• CPU Overclocking
• Upgrading CPU
• CPU maintenance
• CPU cleaning procedures
• Troubleshooting & testing CPU using processor diagnostic test
• • Types of motherboards
  • Motherboard layout, form factors
  • Motherboard Identification
  • Motherboard components
  • ROM BIOS
  • Motherboard BUSSES
  • Configuring motherboard jumper settings
  • Upgrading motherboards
  • Signs of trouble with the motherboard
  • Common motherboard problems
  • Motherboard Maintenance
  • Motherboard Cleaning procedures
  • Troubleshooting and testing motherboards

  • Types of Memory
  • Comparing different types of memory
  • Memory identification
  • Adding and Removing Memory
  • Memory packaging
  • Memory upgrading
  • Memory Maintenance
  • Memory cleaning procedures
  • Determine failed memory devices using memory diagnostics test
  • Troubleshooting RAM errors

  • The HARD DRIVES
  • Types of hard drives
  • Hard drive manufacturers
  • Hard Drive Identification
  • Identifying drive capacity
  • Hard drive controllers
  • SATA/IDE/SCSI cables
  • Hard drive configuration (Master/Slave layout)
  • Hard drive installation
  • Upgrading to large Hard-disks
  • Optimizing hard disk performance
  • Hard drive maintenance
  • Hard drives problems troubleshooting and repairing
  • The FLOPPY DRIVES
  • Types of diskettes
  • Floppy drive identification
  • Floppy drive controller
  • Setting drives and cable orientation
  • Replacing a floppy drive
  • Floppy disk and drive Care
  • Floppy drive maintenance
  • Floppy drive cleaning procedures
  • Floppy drive problems and solutions

  • CDROM drive
  • DVD/DVD+R/RW drive
  • CD-R drive
  • CD-RW drive
  • CD/DVD controllers
  • CD/DVD configuration (Master/Slave layout)
  • CD/DVD installation and upgrading
  • Transfer Speed
  • Device Data throughput
  • CDROM maintenance
  • CDROM cleaning procedures
  • Trouble shooting and repairing common CDROM drive problems
  • REMOVABLE DRIVES
  • Troubleshooting External Storage device

  • Keyboards
  • Connecting keyboards
  • Keyboard maintenance
  • Keyboard cleaning procedure