HP, or Hewlett Packard, produces a wide range of desktop computers designed to perform a variety of functions in both the home and the office. If you own an HP computer, it may prove necessary at some point to disassemble the device for transport or maintenance purposes; alternatively, if you work with a number of HP computers you may find that you have an excess of spare parts left over from nonfunctioning devices, enough to make a new computer. If you want to assemble an HP computer from its component parts, follow the directions outlined below.
Instructions
1. Unscrew the screws securing the side panel of your computer case in place. Slide the side panel off of the computer and set it aside.
2. Locate the processor socket on the motherboard. Apply thermal grease to the center of the processor socket. Insert the processor into the processor socket and secure it in place. Place the processor cooling unit over the processor and affix the unit's retaining clips to the plastic tabs on either end of the processor socket.
3. Examine the computer case; if necessary, insert motherboard standoffs and screw them into place. Insert the motherboard into the computer case. Align the PCI ports with the corresponding openings on the rear panel of the computer case. Align the screw holes in the motherboard with those in the computer case or motherboard standoffs; insert screws into the screw holes and secure the motherboard in place. Connect the case's power supply to the corresponding connectors on the motherboard.
4. Insert the hard drive and optical drive into the desired drive bays (with some HP computers, this may involve removing the front panel of the computer case; press inward on the tabs on each side of the front panel, then lift the panel away). Secure the drives to the case with screws.
5. Insert the end of the IDE cable with only one attached connector into the corresponding port on the motherboard. Insert the other end of the cable into the corresponding port on the hard drive. Insert the third connector (located underneath the end you've inserted into the hard drive) into the optical drive. Connect power supply cables to both drives.
6. Insert the RAM modules into the RAM connectors on the motherboard; apply firm pressure until the clips at either end snap into place. Insert any desired PCI cards into the PCI slots.
7. Connect the cables located on the front panel of the computer to the corresponding ports on your motherboard (consult the labels on the each cable's connector and next to the motherboard ports nearest the front panel; if necessary, consult the documentation that came with your motherboard). Replace the side panel and screw it securely into place. Assembly is now complete.
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