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The Guts. A beginner’s guide to the vast array of internal hardware in a PC. By: Lisa Fiedler. Before You Begin…. Clean area Tools Shocking!. Backside. A good tech knows what hardware is available by feeling the back panel!. Crack ‘er open. Figure out the release method
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The Guts A beginner’s guide to the vast array of internal hardware in a PC By: Lisa Fiedler
Before You Begin… • Clean area • Tools • Shocking!
Backside • A good tech knows what hardware is available by feeling the back panel!
Crack ‘er open • Figure out the release method • Lay it on it’s left side
Mother may I? • Socket 754 Mother board
The Brain • Does the calculations to run the entire unit • Binary! • Socket 775 • Socket A • Slot 1
Picture Perfect • The card you would plug a monitor into • AGP slot • VGA connector
Call me NIC • Where you plug in the Cat 5 cable • PCI slot • RJ-45 connector
Can you hear me now? • Where you plug in the speakers
Baaaaaaa (RAM) • DIMM or SIMM? • Memory you can see
Not really that hard • RAID the fridge • Save your stuff
Total versatility • Games, music, movies, programs galore • DVD, CD
Flipity-Flop • 3.5” floppy drive • 1 MB of memory
Vac-Attack • Take the PC outside if possible • Don’t spin the fan • Hook it back up neatly • Turn it on, make sure it works • Leave a note
Credits Pictures courtesy of: • www.tigerdirect.com • www.computergeeks.com • NEXT TheEnd