Computer Maintenance And training manual IT/280 - COMPUTER HARDWARE FUNDAMENTALS University of Phoenix‚ Axia Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………page 1 Diagram……………………………………………..Page 2 Safety and Environmental Concerns………… Pages 3-5 Internal hardware
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me‚ it was a fantastic hands-on educational experience. It gives me a deep sense of satisfaction every single day when I press the power button on my tower‚ watch it light up‚ and know that I plugged in the wire that goes from that light to the motherboard. Building your PC takes the mystery out of what’s going on inside that black box you spend hours on per day. There are other good reasons to build instead of buy‚ too. With your own build you can customize your system just how you like and
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4. usually provides interface to allow user to change NOVRAM settings 3. BOIS Upgrade. BIOS Upgrade really means an upgrade on the programs stored on the motherboard ROM Memory. Even though the procedure name is “BIOS upgrade‚” you actually upgrade all these programs (BIOS‚ POST and setup). The way to update the motherboard ROM depends on the type of memory chips used
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Contents Safety 2 Environmental concerns 2 What are the Benefits? 2 Resources 2 Power Protection 2 Heat 3 Dust 3 Static 3 Cleaning 4 The Tower 4 Monitor 5 Keyboard 5 Mouse 5 Internal hardware installation and maintenance 5 Motherboard Components 5 Power Supply 7 CPU installation 8 Memory Installation 9 Mass Storage Devices 9 Hard drives 10 Graphics card 10 Input/output 11 Windows Vista® Upgrade 11 References 13 Safety Environmental concerns With the amount
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processor. Amazingly‚ the clock speed of this processor is faster‚ albeit barely‚ than the Pentium 4 2.0GHz processor‚ and is much cheaper as well. This is important‚ as‚ for less cash‚ our student can afford a better processor. Motherboard ·Choosing which motherboard to use is important. It also is closely related to what processor is chosen. Because of cost saving factors‚ the AMD Athlon processor is the best
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BIOS makes sure the components that all components are working properly it tests them all in the boot up and make sure it is properly connected. IDE Controller: An IDE controller is an interface what allows the hard drive to communicate with the motherboard; it is also a parallel device. SATA controller: A SATA controller is a more modern version the IDE controller accept it is a serial device. Power supply: A power supply is the power of the computer for example you need this to power up all of
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manufacturers‚ such as Hewlett-Packard and IBM‚ as well as PDAs and notebook computers. On January 3‚ 2008‚ Asus split into three separate companies‚ ASUStek‚ Pegatron and Unihan. ABOUT ASUS In 2007‚ one in three desktop PCs sold was powered by an ASUS motherboard; and the company’s 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion. ASUS products ’ top quality stems from product development. It ’s like learning Chinese Kung-Fu; one must begin with cultivating the "Chi" and inner strength. Besides innovating cutting-edge
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Knowledge is Power: How To Buy A Computer Buying a personal computer can be as difficult as buying a car. No matter how much one investigates‚ how many dealers a person visits‚ and how much bargaining a person has done on the price‚ he still may not be really certain that he has gotten a good deal. There are good reasons for this uncertainty. Computers change at much faster rate than any other kind of product. A two-year-old car will always get a person where he wants to go‚ but a two-year-old
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test the limits of a processor 3) Why might you want to upgrade RAM on a system? To improve performance 4) Why is it important to match the latencies of the older modules to the newer modules? To insure compatibility 5) What must be true before a motherboard can take advantage of the triple memory channels on the board? It must support the technology 6) Explain the following description of a memory module: a. DDR3 240-pin DIMM is currently the fastest memory. It can support quad‚ triple‚ or dual channels
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What is a computer: A computer is an electronic device that executes the instructions in a program. A device that accepts data‚ processes the data in accordance with the stored program‚ generates results and usually consists of input‚ output‚ storage‚ Airthmatic logic and control units. A computer has four functions: a. accepts data Input: Data or information written into the computer by user The Information Processing Cycle b.processes data Processing: The calculations performed according
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