PC Repair Fundamentals

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Chapter 3

• PC Repair Fundamentals

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Content

• Observe the Boot Process
• Take a Computer Apart
• Put a Computer Back Together
• Choose a System
• Determine System Requirements
• Compare What You Need with What You Can Afford
• Check System Compatibility
• Evaluate an Upgrade

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1. Observe the Boot Process

• Problem you need recognize when the boot process
  halts and observing the resulting information
  displayed on the screen
• Solution
• Observing
• Use the PAUSE key to pause whats on the screen
  so that you can read it before it flies by

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2. Take a Computer Apart

• Problem you need disassembly a PC
• Solution
• Remove expansion cards remove the cables gt
  remove the screw gt grasp the card gt remove it
• Remove the motherboard remove power cables gt
  remove screws
• Remove drives remove ribbon cable gt remove the
  screws gt slide the drive out

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3. Put a Computer Back Together

• Problem you need reassembly a PC
• Solution
• Install the power supply
• Install the drives
• Install motherboard
• Connect the power cables
• Place each card in its slot
• Connect the cable to the card

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4. Choose a System

• Problem you need determine what system you might
  build to meet your needs and desires
• Solution
• Decide what you are going to use the PC for
• Decide what applications you will be running
• Determine what components are required to meet
  your needs

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5. Determine System Requirements

• Problem you need determine the minimum software
  and hardware components required for your system
• Solution
• Use the Internet
• Depend on your experiences

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6. Compare What You Need with What You Can Afford

• Problem you need determine the cost of building
  your own PC
• Solution
• Develop several versions of a budget for the
  system you want to build
• You begin without a budget gt prioritize your list
  of components gt determine ways to reduce the
  systems total cost

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7. Check System Compatibility

• Problem you need verify that the components in a
  proposed system are compatible
• Solution
• Depend on your experiences
• Should discover incompatibilities before building
  a system

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8. Evaluate an Upgrade

• Problem you need determine whether a system
  needs to be upgraded
• Solution
• Depend on your experiences

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References

• A Guide to Managing and Maintaining Your PC Lab
  Manual Comprehensive (Sixth Edition)
• By Jean Andrews, Todd Verge
• Chapter 03