kingofwale said:
fazz said:
1.- Unpack the computer case and remove the sides.
2.- Unpack the power supply, put it on it's place on the case and screw it in place.
3.- Set the screwing points for the motherboard on the case, unpack the motherboard, screw the heatsink clip for the CPU, put the motherboard on it's place on the case and screw it in place.
4.- Unpack the processor, put it on it's socket on the motherboard and lock it in.
5.- With the processor comes the heatsink, remove the film from the thermal paste, put it on top of the processor and lock it in. Connect the fan to the motherboard.
6.- Unpack the RAM and put them on memory sockets 0 and 2 on the motherboard.
7.- Unpack the hard drive, put it on the case and screw it in place, then connect it to the first SATA port on the motherboard. Connect it to the power supply too.
8.- Remove one protector from the back of the case so you can put in your videocard.
9.- Unpack your videocard and put it on the first PCI-Express slot on your motherboard. Screw it to the case and connect a PCI-E plug from the power supply to it.
10.- Unpack the DVD burner, put it on the case and screw it. Connect it to the IDE port and to the power supply.
11.- Connect the ATX and the 12V cables to the motherboard.
12.- Connect the power and reset buttons to the motherboard. Also connect the LEDS.
13.- Close your PC's case.
14.- Connect it to electricity, to the monitor, to the mouse, to the keyboard and to the LAN.
15.- Unpack your Windows CD and have it ready.
16.- Turn the switch on the power supply to on, then push the power button on your monitor and on your PC.
17.- In the first scree, hold "delete" and it will enter to the BIOS. Under the basic settings option, you'll find the boot-up priority list. Choose your DVD as first and your Hard Drive as second.
18.- Push the eject button on your DVD, put the Windows CD on the tray, and push the eject button again to close the tray.
19.- Hit F10 on your keyboard to save the setting on the BIOS and reboot.
20.- When the "hit any key to boot from CD" appears on your screen, hit any key.
21.- Let the Windows installer load and choose to install Windows.
22.- Quick format your HDD to create a partition and install Windows.
23.- Follow the on-screen steps and fill all the boxes you come by.
24.- Windows will now start. Remove your Windows CD from the DVD.
25.- Install the CD's that came with your motherboard and video card.
26.- Download Firefox and post on VGChartz to share your results.
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Anyone who reads that post will know how to basically build a PC. Now all to blame is laziness.
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I pray you didn't actually waste your time typing that. let me just take a random one as an example.
>7.- Unpack the hard drive, put it on the case and screw it, then connect it to the first SATA port on the motherboard. Connect it to the power supply too.
hmmm, First SATA port??? where's that?? Where's the power supply? Where's the port located on mother board? and how do you connect it?
There are a MILLION question a normal computer user would ask when it comes to building a PC, that's why 99% of people (if not even higher) choose to buy a retail version instead?
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The step by step process he outlined makes MANY assumptions about the person doing the build. Considering most people can't even swap out internal HDDs or memory, they're not going to be able to do the whole job without help.
Really only useful to someone who already knows what all that terminology means, and if they did, odds are they already knew how to build a PC from parts anyway.
I was being generous by saying low single digit % of computer users were capable of building a PC from scratch. You're probably closer to the reality.
