1. 9/11/14 Objectives: To disassemble and assemble a desktop computer.
To identify specific components within a computer case

2. A brief overview of the computer and its components
Parts is Parts
A brief overview of the computer and its components

3. The OUTSIDE/FRONT Power button – no comment
Floppy Drive – 3.5 (used to be the only way to transfer files between PC’s).
CD-ROM drives- Accepts/reads/copies
Power and Hard disk light – no comment

5. The OUTSIDE/BACK Fan vent – draws in air and cools components
Power cord connector – three prong
Voltage switch – 115V or 200V if you are living in Europe (Big Ben, Parliament)
Power supply – what we call the above three
Removable panel – normally for another fan

7. PORTS-Built-ins and Expansions
Keyboard port- AT vs. ATX system determines the size of the plug. ATX = PS/2 port.
Mouse port – commonly PS/2
USB ports – Universal Serial Bus cables.
Serial ports – 9-pin male D-sub connectors. Archaic!
Parallel port – 25-pin female D-sub connector. Mostly used for printers
Sound connectors – Some built in some Exp.
Joystick connector – 15 pin female D-sub
Network – RJ-45 connector

10. And now we take the cover off!
Prepare yourself for a little dust – feel free to use the air compressor to clean it.
Take an iPad picture of the inside

11. INSIDE – The MOTHERBOARD
Sometimes called main board, system board, and planar board
Power supply connector –ATX uses single connector, AT has two with six pins. Lets unhook these from the components.
Built-in ports – ATX vs. AT
CPU – That thing got a HEMI!! Does the math calculations (millions per second)
Battery – constant power
Expansion Slots – AGP is brown or gray. PCI’s are white, ISA slots are black
RAM – (Random Access Memory) – mini curcuits
Drive connectors – Ribbon cables run from the drives to the motherboard, and connect into a set of pins. Lets take those off right now

13. Central Processing Unit
PGA (pin grid array) and (SEC) Single Edge Contact. The type you need depends on the type of motherboard you have
PGA – Flat on top and many pins on the bottom
SEC – Mounted on a circuit board and then the circuit board is encased in a plastic cartridge.
Cooling device – fan or heat sinks

14. PGA
SEC
Cooling Fan

15. RAM – Random Access Memory
Short-term storage for the PC while it processes data
Keeps track of what programs/files are open
What appears on screen
Very fast but volatile
Looks like a small rectangular circuit board about 5 inches.
DIMM or SIMM

17. DRIVES CD-ROM, Floppy, hard disks are all nonvolatile storage.
All have two connectors on the back, one for power/one for data

18. Expansion Boards
Modems, network interface cards, sound cards, and video cards.
Interacts with the motherboard according to the conventions of the type of slot into which it plugs. (called an expansion bus)

19. Power Supply Computers require 3V to 12V Direct Current.
Takes in electricity from wall, converts it, and sends appropriate voltages to each device attached to it.
Each different colored wire supplies a different voltage or performs a unique monitoring or management task. (Ex. Red wires supply +5v, and all black wires are for grounding purposes. Other voltages include +12v, -12v, -5v, and +3.3v