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Building a PC: Closing the Case

August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

With everything inside the case and hooked up, we can close our brand new PC.
Almost Done!
We’ve covered a lot of ground; make sure you haven’t forgotten anything. Fans that connect directly to the power supply and other remaining elements should be hooked up now. Bundle and tuck loose any unused cables. Check the computer for [...]

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Building a PC: Connecting the Case’s Front Panel Ports – USB, Firewire, and eSATA

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

The extra-convenient places to plug things in on the front of your case won’t work unless you hook them up correctly inside your PC.

Specific Ports in a Storm
We hooked up the switches and audio in the previous article. Though we will now be able to turn the computer on and off, we still can’t use [...]

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Building a PC: Connecting the Case’s Switches and Audio

August 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

Even the most stripped, budget, case has a couple lights and switches to hook up. These are tiny little wires that go on tiny little pins. The good news is you’re almost done building your PC.
The Basics
The front panel of your case has a bunch of stuff you need to connect to your motherboard. Most [...]

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Building a PC: Power Connections for the Motherboard and Fans

July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

Finally, the end is in sight as we begin to wire everything together: it is time to get your motherboard some juice!
Why Are We Doing All the Power Stuff Before we Do the Data Stuff?
Waiting until the end and doing all the cabling at once makes it a lot easier to put the system together [...]

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Building a PC: Installing Fans

July 30th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

The inside of a PC can get pretty warm, and that can be very bad for your equipment. A simple fan is a cheap and simple way to get some of that heat out of there.
Whar She Blows?
If you are worried about how cramped things are inside of your PC, an extra fan or two [...]

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Building a PC: Installing an Optical Device

July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

Whether you are jamming the ancient CD-ROM from your old PC in there or you have a sleek new Blu-Ray burner, they all go in pretty much the same.
Before We Begin
A desktop PC’s hard drive (the installation of which we cover in the next article) should always use SATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) connections by [...]

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Building a PC: Installing a Core 2 CPU

July 24th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

The Core 2 CPUs currently dominate the market, and their installation in an LGA775 socket is something that often takes place when building or upgrading a PC.
Easy to Do, but Don’t Get It Wrong
Installing a CPU is easy, but if you make a mistake you could simultaneously damage your processor and motherboard. The trick is [...]

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Building a PC: Time to Install the Motherboard

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Setup

Preparing Your Case for the Motherboard
Whether you already have the power supply in or not, you will install the motherboard in largely the same way. The first step is to remove the I/O panel protector included with the case if your case came with one. If not, skip to the next paragraph. The protector is [...]

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