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Computer Hardware Installation Guides

There can be compatibility issues, driver and hardware clashes, it can even get damaged simply by just removing a piece of static sensitive hardware from it’s protective packaging.

Checkout our install pages below where we cover many aspects of installing the following hardware. So you can hopefully avoid many of the issues.

Before you get started we recommend that you earth yourself to help protect any electronic components against ESD or electro static discharge, find out how to here ..



Got a new hard drive to install ?
Read our install hard drive guide where we cover many aspects of how to install a new drive from the physical install including the best channel to have it running from to the partitioning and formatting.

 

Need to install a sound card ?
What else needs to be connected ? Make sure you checkout our how to page , you’ll be cranking up the volume before you know it.

How to install a Video or graphics card
Does your computer have onboard video ? Make sure you don’t get any hardware conflicts .

 

Installing a CD  DVD drive
Which is the best channel to connect it to, don’t forget the audio cable this it can be very frustrating when you try to listen to an audio CD and you get no sound, more here ..

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Computer RAM

Installing a computer memory upgrade
Follow our memory installations step by step guides for both laptops and desktops

Cleaning computer RAM
One of the most overlooked causes of hardware crashes can be attributed to the computer RAM, generally over a period of time contacts on RAM can become dull or slightly tarnished, this can lead to a poor contact, read more ..

How much RAM is enough
How much difference does upgrading your RAM and hard drive have on the overall performance of your computer? ..

RAM Upgrade information
Upgrading the RAM in your computer can make a huge difference to the speed, upgrading from 128mb to 512mb can increase system performance by up to 35%, or 1gb as much as 45%, read more ..

Building Your Custom Computer

Laptop processor upgrades ( acer 5051 )
One of the most significant ways to boost the power of any computer is upgrading the processor, in this article we cover the upgrade process of an AMD Turion 2ghz processor, to an AMD Turion 1.8 dual core in an Acer Aspire 5051, follow our step by step guides ..

Building a quiet computer
Having a loud noisy computer today is really old hat, having a computer that is so quiet it's hard to tell if its on when not being used does not cost the earth, and can fit unobtrusively into any room of the house or office.

Building your custom computer
Building a custom computer may not always be the most cost effective way to get a computer today, but you'll learn a lot about computer hardware in the process, and your computer will be totally industry standard unlike a lot of the ready build computers today, this means it will be easy and cheap the next time you need to upgrade any components as opposed to the whole computer ..

Building your own computer what's needed?
Before you start to build your own computer read our guide on what you need and how to start the right way ..

Making your computer quiet ( quiet pc tips )
If your computer is LOUD checkout our tips to help quieten it down

Motherboards

Installing a motherboard
Installing or removing a motherboard is not a difficult procedure, it is at worst fiddly, find out what's needed ..

Installing a motherboard part 2
Following on from our previous article ..

Motherboard basics
The motherboard is the centre piece of a computer it literally ties all components together, initially a motherboard can be very intimidating, but once we understand the basics of one motherboard, most are pretty much the same ..

Motherboard diagnostic cards
The motherboard diagnostic card is nothing new, but the computer diagnostic card has changed recently, not only is it now available as a USB device which means it can easily be swapped between any computer with a USB port, but the interface is now usable without a degree in computer science ..

Identifying your motherboard
Identifying motherboards computer hardware configuration when looking for driver types can be very difficult, there are however a number of ways and software packages that can help point us in the right direction .. computer hardware information article

Motherboard manufacturers
List of motherboard manufacturers

Motherboard cooling tips
A computer that runs too hot can run up to 70% slower than an adequately cooled computer, read some tips on keeping your computer cool and fast ..

Other Articles

Spilt something on your computer ?
Spilling something on your computer is one of everyone's worst nightmares, checkout some ideas on what to do next to limit damage to your computer or even yourself .. this is computer advisers computer hardware information article

What is a computer mouse
We all use computer mice of some nature, but did you ever think about how the idea for this little wonder came about or who actually invented it?

Computer hardware information buyers guides
Looking for computer components or accessories? checkout our free computer hardware information buyers guides

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