Assembling a PC

Last week we were given a class activities to assemble a PC components into its case. This classwork activities were to be done in a group of 4 to 5 person.

Below is the PC case and its components.

First we attached the USB port and connected the USB cable to the circuit board. The USB cable is the black colored cable.

Then the Speaker and its cable.

Followed by the case switch cable.

Next is the CPU fan.

Then the diffuser fan

Followed by Hard Disk drive

 This power cables is to be connected to the hard disk. There are two pin, either the two of them can be use. For the class activities we choose to use the middle one.

The Hard Disk Cable with both ends that have pins slot.

Now for the DVD Drive

 The DVD drive cable that will be connected to the circuit board.

The power cable from the power adapter also must be connected to the DVD Drive.

Next is the Diskette driver

 Diskette drive power cable from the power adapter

Diskette drive IDE cable connected from the drive to the circuit board

Next is the Front Panel

Then the Mother board power cable

Followed by Random Access Memory(RAM)

and Wireless Card

After attaching the wireless card to the PCI slot. A bracket for holding the card is necessary to be installed from outside of the case.

Finally the wireless card antenna.

With that all the necessary components have been installed. The only thing left to do is to screw the case cover.

Tools name and Functions

Below are the tools that can be use to open a pc.

Name: 8" Wire Cutter

Function: For cutting wire or to strip the wire from its insulator.

 Name: 6" Adjustable wrench

Function: To loosen or tighten Hex nuts

 Name: 5" Needle Nose Pliers

Function: For cutting thin wires or to grip small object

 Name: Reverse Action Tweezers

Function: For holding small items to be glued  into small places

 Name: Tweezers

Function: For picking up or manipulating small objects that are too small for human hands

 Name: Three Claw Parts Retriever/Extractor

Function: To grab small or retrieve small objects

 Name: IC Extractor

Function:  For extracting chip from the motherboard

Name: IC Inserter

Function: To insert chip into a circuit board

Name: Soldering Iron

Function: To melt solder reel

Name: Solder Reel

Function: To be molten so that current can flow through

Name: Screwdriver

Function: To loosen or tighten a screw

Shape: Flat (-) and phillips (+)

Flat screwdriver size available: 1/4" 3/16" 1/8"

Phillips screwdriver size available: #2 #1 #0

Name: Nut Driver

Function: To loosen or tighten Hex nut

Size Available: 1/4" 3/16"

Name: Reversible T10/T15 Torque

Function: To loosen or tighten similar shape screw

Name: Spare Parts Tube

Function: To place spare parts