Css11 - Lesson 2
Css11 - Lesson 2
in Accordance with
Established Procedures and
System Requirements
Steps in assembling a computer system.
✓ Take Inventory
✓ Make space and time
✓ Prepare your CPU case
✓ Install the HDD
✓ Install motherboard
✓ Install CD/DVD drive
✓ Install the processor
✓ Connect Expansion cards
✓ Install the processor
heat sink ✓ Install SYS/Rear cooling fan
✓ Bus cable connection
✓ Install the RAM
✓ Power Cable connection
✓ Install the SMPS
✓ Front Panel connector
connection
1. TAKE INVENTORY
Before you start, take inventory of your parts.
Make sure you have the following components and
tools.
✓ Case/ Tower/Cabinet ✓ Hard disk drive
✓ Motherboard ✓ CD/ DVD drive
✓ Processor ✓ RAM
✓ HeatSink and CPU Fan ✓ CMOS Battery
✓ SMPS ✓ A good screwdriver
sets
2. MAKE SPACE, MAKE TIME
3. PREPARE YOUR CPU CABINET
4. INSTALL THE MOTHERBOARD
5. INSTALL THE PROCESSOR CPU
6. INSTALL THE CPU HEAT SINK
7. INSTALL RAM MEMORY
8. INSTALL POWER SUPPLY UNIT
9. TO INSTALL HDD
10. TO INSTALL CD/DVD
11. INSTALL SYS/REAR COOLING FAN
12. INSTALL EXPANSION CARDS
13. BUS CABLE CONNECTION
14. POWER CABLE CONNECTION
15. FRONT PANEL CONNECTOR
Computer System Servicing 12
Understanding BIOS
BOOT SEQUENCE
3. ________________is the order that BIOS will try to load
the operating system
4 – 10. Upon turning the computer on, what would be the keys to
press on most computers to be able to run Setup?