Transcript How to take apart a compact computer

How to take apart a
compact computer
By: Lucas Berry
Paul Bundus
Cory Peterson
Holly Easter
Chad Broderick
Charlie Nicholson
Trevor Ratley
Removing The
Top Cover.
To remove the
top cover push
the two
buttons in on
both sides
then push
outward to
slide off the
cover.
After housing
is removed
To get to the
motherboard
from here you
have to remove
the top right
corner piece .
Then lift up the
power supply.
Then lift up the
whole left side.
Motherboard Exposed
DIMM
The DIMM is in the
memory socket to
remove DIMM press
the two levers down.
Then you want to pull
the DIMM out. The
DIMM holds RAM
memory and stands
for Dual Inline
Memory Module. The
memory socket is the
thing that holds the
DIMM and allows you
to add more DIMM.
PCI Socket
The PCI socket is
used to add
hardware
expansions
(extra memory)
and it is on the
right corner
piece that was
removed in the
computer.
Heat Sink
To remove the heat
sink first you remove
the cord that is
attached to the heat
sink. Then you lift up
the lever behind the
heat sink and you lift
the heat sink off. Then
you should see the
CPU. The heat sink is
keeps the mother
board and processor
from over heating.
How to Remove
the processor
First remove the
heat sink of the CPU
socket the there is a
green latch on the
side of the socket pull
that up then lift the
processor out of the
socket. the processor
is the brain of the
computer it tells how
to do things. The CPU
socket holds the CPU
in place.
Capacitor
The capacitor holds
charges and works
with the transistors
to send currents
through the
motherboard. We
found these
capacitors in
several different
areas on the
motherboard.
Cooling Fan
The cooling fan
keeps the
computer from
overheating. We
found this cooling
fan right attached
to the power
supply.
CPU Socket
The CPU Socket
basically holds the
Central Processing
Unit in place. We
found this CPU Socket
under the CPU which
is under the heat sink
which is under the
hard drive.
Mouse and Keyboard Port
The Mouse and
Keyboard Ports
connect the mouse
and the keyboard to
the computer. We
found the mouse and
keyboard port on the
back of the
motherboard on the
outside of the
computer.
CD Drive
The CD drive reads
CDs and DVDs. We
Found the CD drive
on top of the
floppy drive and
next to the hard
drive. To get the CD
drive out of the
computer you just
have to pull it out
of its socket.
Hard Drive
The hard drive is
permit storage for
the computer. We
found it right next
to the CD and
floppy drives on
the inside of the
computer. It was
one of the flaps
you lifted up to see
the full
motherboard.
USB Port
The Universal Serial
Bus port connects
universal serial busses
or other peripheral
components to the
motherboard. We
found this on the back
of the computer near
the mouse and
keyboard port.
Backup
Battery
The backup battery
is used for when
the main power
source goes out on
the motherboard.
It is then used to
power the mother
board. It is found
somewhere on the
mother board and
we didn’t remove
it.
Audio ports
Used for an
input/output
path on audio
devices found
in the back of
the computer
and it is not
removable
Power
socket
onnects the
power supply to
the
motherboard.
Found right
under the
power supply .
Cannot be
removed.
C
skuzzy
Skuzzy cables
attach peripheral
devices to the
computer. Found
connecting the CD
and Floppy drives
and the hard drives
to the computer to
remove them just
pull them out of
the slots they are
in.
transistors
Transistors open
and close circuits
in the computer.
They are found
throughout the
motherboard. The
have a little plastic
case on them
remove that to see
the full view of a
resistor.
LAN/ Ethernet
port
Ethernet ports
allow you to
connect to the
internet.
Found in the
back of the
computer. Not
removable.
Floppy drive
The floppy
drive allows
you to put
floppy disks in
your computer
to be read.
Found under
the CD drive. It
is not
removeable.
Chipsets
Chipsets look like
mini CPU’s. they
are specialized
chips on the
motherboard. Also
called south bridge
and north bridge.
North bridge is
bigger than the
south bridge. Not
removable.
Onboard
controllers
Onboard
controllers
allows you to
control
devices not
directly apart
of the
computer.
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