A computer motherboard is the heart of
any computer system. The motherboard
is what connects everything together.
The motherboard is one part and does
not need to be assembled but the other
parts of the computer must be
assembled onto the motherboard.
Motherboards can have a large variety
of different connections type, so using
the motherboard manual will be
required if you are unfamiliar with or
have trouble with a specific connection.
Difficulty:
Moderate
Things You'll Need:
Screwdriver
Pliers
Instructions
1. Screw the motherboard holders
onto the matching holes on the
computer case. Set the
motherboard on top of the small
metal holders. Screw the
motherboard onto the holders
through the matching holes in the
motherboard.
2. Lift the processor bar and insert
the processor in the matching
square with the pins or pin holes
that line up with the processor.
There should be one corner on
the chip and the motherboard
area that is missing a pin and
hole so that you know how to
place the chip.
3. Push the RAM straight down into
the memory slots until it clicks
and the tabs pop out on each
side of the slots.
4. Connect a hard drive cable from
the hard drive connector on the
motherboard to the hard drive.
Push any cards, such as video or
sound cards, into the card slots
on the back of the motherboard
and screw the cards onto the
case.