Assemble A Desktop

PC/Assembly
Prepared by: Kevin D. Caratiquit
We must also think that the computer
that we are about to disassemble
requires care. Safety of the equipment
must also be considered. Not only
thinking of the computer's safety but
also to that of your tools. Your tools are
your best friends and you need to take
good care of them so they in return can
make your job easy and fast. 
To Disassemble
1. Prepare all your tools.
a. Long Philip Screw Driver
b. Rubber Eraser
c. Soft Wide Bristle Brush
d. Paper and Pen for documentationTo
Disassemble
2. . Before opening the system case, be sure to turn
off the system unit. Turn off and unplug the AVR
from the wall socket as well. After that, unplug
all the cables connecting to the back of the
system unit. After clearing all the connected
cables, put the system unit on an empty working
table.
3. Touch the unpainted part of your system unit
with your bare hands to remove the ESD of your
body. This is an important part before opening
your system case. You might destroy your RAM,
Chipsets and other components of your
motherboard.
4. Remove the screws of the side cover opposite to
the side where the ports are. By most system
cases, if you are facing the back of the system
unit the right side cover is to be removed.
Return the screws back to the screw holes to
avoid losing them.
5. Once the side cover is removed, turn your system side
down where the opened side of the system unit should be
facing upward where you can comfortably look down on
the inside of your system case.
6. We are now ready to remove the components inside of
the computer. The first thing we need to do is remove
the power supply. To be able to remove the power
supply, remove first the molex connectors (the white
plastic connector at the tip of the wires of the power
supply) or the motherboard power connector, drive
power connectors, the floppy drive power connector, the
sata power connectors and the four pin 12-volt
motherboard connector. With all power connectosr are
removed from the motherboard and drives, the power
supply is now ok to be removed as well. Always have the
removed components placed in a remote and safe place
away from where you are performing computer
7. With the power supply removed, the data cable
should be removed next. This includes IDE, SATA, and
floppy drive cables. Secure the removed data cables.\
8. Next to remove are the RAM, Video Card and other
card peripheral components. Again have them
secured in a safe place and put the screws back.
Clean the connector edges of the card peripherals by
rubbing the gold colored edge moderately with a
rubber eraser then brushing off the shredding. Do not
attempt to clean the edge by blowing or brushing it
off with your fingers. Our body is acidic and you
might only cause the edges to tarnish faster.
9. Remove all drives. This will include your hard drive,
cd/dvd drives, and the floppy drive.
10. Sinceall peripherals where removed, the next thing to do is to
remove the front panel connectors. This will include the USB, Front
Panel (FP) and Audio header. If you are not sure of which connector is
being match to, write down or document the connections and
orientation of the connectors before removing them from the
headers. Remember that not all motherboards have the same header
configuration so be careful and watchful while documenting.
11. After removing the header connectors, we are now ready to remove
the motherboard. To remove the motherboard, locate first all the
screws and lightly unscrew all screws alternately. With this
technique, we are reducing the risk of warping or bending our
motherboard. It may not have a large impact on the bending of the
motherboard but still it does have even a little. Upon lightly loosening
all screws, remove all screws then. Remove the motherboard by
carefully and lightly pulling it away from the I/O shield. Why? because
we need to free the ports that are fitted from the holes in the I/O
shield. After freeing the motherboard ports from the I/O shield holes,
lift up the motherboard and put it on the safe place.
12. Clean
the system unit chassis with your brush, also clean your
motherboard and the rest of the peripherals being removed.
To Assemble
1. Provided that all peripherals are clean and ready.
We are now going to assemble your computer. In
assembling back your computer, what we have done
during disassembling is just doing the reverse order
to assemble it. Since the motherboard was last to
be removed, it should then be the first to put back.
Remove the retaining screws from the standoff
screws of the motherboard and let the motherboard
seat on it with the ports facing out towards the I/O
shield. Lightly push the motherboard to set its ports
to the holes of the I/O shield. Put the retaining
screws on the motherboard screw holes but do not
tighten it yet.
 Now be careful in doing this one and if this is your first
time doing it, it is best if you lend a hand for
assistance. Lightly push the motherboard towards to I/O
shield and lightly tighten the motherboard retaining
screws alternately until all screws are tight enough but
not too tight. This is to ensure that your ports are
protruding correctly out of the I/O shield.
 Once the motherboard is secured, put back the FP,
Audio, and USB header connectors as you will be using
your documentation for reference.

3. Put back the drives to the correct drive bays.

4. Connect back the RAM, Video Card and other card

peripherals to its proper slot inserting it properly and
some cards will require screws to be secured.
  Once all peripherals are connected properly, have a final
inspection by visually checking for loose connection or
improper connection. Once the system unit connections
are thoroughly checked and verified, connect the
keyboard; the monitor, and the power connector then
power up the computer. This initial powering up of the
computer while the side cover is open ensures us that
everything is ok before putting back the side cover. In
case something goes wrong, we can accessibly correct the
problem right away. If everything is fine shutdown the
computer, unplugged the AVR and remove the cables
connected to the back of your computer. Put the side
cover back.

8. Put the assembled computer back to its place and

connect the rest of the cables and connectors. Power it up
and see if there are unusual effects of your
disassembling/assembling procedure done earlier.