Showing posts with label Hardware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hardware. Show all posts

Wednesday, 5 February 2014

How to install a Motherboard

Before we start mounting the motherboard we need to fit the back plate. These back plates come supplied with the motherboard. Back plates are normally labeled and colour coded. Make sure you are holding the back plate the right way up, and face the labeled side towards the back of the case. Using your fingers push the plate so that it snaps into position. It can take some force to get all the corners into place. Once the back plate sits correctly into place, it should look something like ...

How to install Power Supply

TO power up all the components that we are using. When choosing a PC power supply unit its a good idea to get one that provides slightly more watts than you need. This gives you the flexibility to add more hardware in the future. Before we can install a power supply unit we need to prepare our case. Start off by taking the screws off the case. The cooler master centurium case has 2 screws holding the side panel. Take the screws off and slide open the side panel. If you look at the back of...