Whether your PC has finally given up the ghost or you simply want to upgrade your components, the time to rebuild your computer has come. Don’t worry, it’s not nearly as daunting as it seems. With a little patience and forethought, you’ll soon be beaming with pride at your state-of-the-art computing machine.
- First of all, unless you aim to replace all of your components anyway, it might be a good idea to see if you can figure out which ones really need to be replaced. For example, if your system is displaying something along the lines of “disk boot failure”, you may want to consider replacing the hard drive for sure. Or, if it’s all dark and silent on the home front, it could be either a power supply or motherboard issue.
- If you anticipate replacing the entire motherboard, order it ahead of time. Even if you can’t find the exact model number, you should at least be able to obtain the same type. Another important consideration with the motherboard is ensuring that your existing components, or any new ones you’ll be installing, are compatible.
- Disconnect your power supply, moving the cables neatly out of the way.
- Remove pluggable components, such as the processor and memory modules.
- It’s vital for your computer’s future to avoid the danger of static electricity. Touch a bare metal surface inside your PC before removing each component. Try storing your removed components in an anti-static bag. Unless replacing, you’ll want to keep track of these to re-install later.
- Before installing the new motherboard, make sure that its front-panel sockets match the front-panel plugs in your PC case. If not, you’ll also need to replace the computer case.
- Re-install all of the pluggable components that you removed earlier and so carefully set aside.
- Now it’s time to install your operating system. By the way, if installing Windows, you’ll also need to install motherboard drivers.
- Test it!
Now, pat yourself on the back and bask in the glow of knowing that you just rebuilt your own computer!
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