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A bare
bones PC |
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Case |
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| 2 |
Power Supply |
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CPU |
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CPU cooling fan |
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Motherboard |
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| 6 |
Main Memory |
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Video Display Card |
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Monitor |
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| 9 |
I/O Card |
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Floppy Drive |
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Hard Drive |
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| 12 |
Keyboard |
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| 13 |
Extras |
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Some
Optional Extras |
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Cache Memory |
| 2 |
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CD-ROM |
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CD-RW |
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Sound Card |
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Speakers |
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Modem |
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DVD |
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Tape back-up |
| 9 |
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Zip Drives |
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Putting it
together |
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| 1 |
Prepare the work area |
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| 2 |
Gather the tools |
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| 3 |
Prepare the case |
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| 4 |
Rid yourself of static
electricity |
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| 5 |
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Configure the
motherboard |
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Install the CPU |
| 7 |
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Install cache memory on
Motherboard (MB) |
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Mount the MB in the
case |
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Connect the power
supply to the MB |
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Connect LED case lights
to MB |
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Install CPU cooling fan |
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Install floppy drive |
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| 13 |
Install hard drive |
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Install CD-ROM drive |
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Install video display
card |
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Install sound card |
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Connect mouse port to
MB |
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Connect serial ports to
MB |
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Connect parallel ports
to MB |
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Connect Monitor |
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Connect Keyboard |
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Connect Mouse |
| 23 |
Check connections |
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| 24 |
Double check
connections |
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| 25 |
Clean up |
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| 26 |
Place DOS 6.x diskette
in floppy |
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| 27 |
Turn power on |
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Partition hard drive |
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Format Hard drive |
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Copy MS DOS to C; |
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Install CD-ROM drivers |
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Install sound card
drivers |
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Install Windows 95/98/ |
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Install MS Office |
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Install other software |
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Useful Links |
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http://www.motherboards.org |
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http://www.pcmech.com |
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http://www.buildyourowncompter.net |
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http://www.buildpc.net |
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How
stuff works |
