How To Install A Motherboard &
How To Remove A Motherboard
How to install a
motherboard - Installing or removing a motherboard is not a
difficult procedure, it could best be described as fiddly.
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As long as you don’t
rush and are properly prepared you should have no problems.
Before we begin the
Install Procedure we shall firstly cover how to remove a
motherboard for the benefit of anyone who is upgrading.
The tools we’ll
need for the removal and installation of a motherboard are as
follows..
Phillips
Screwdriver ( preferably magnetized, it’s much easier to put the
screws in, and if any drop in side the case it’s very easy to
get them )
Flat bladed screw driver medium size
Pair of long nose pliers
Small pot , saucer etc to put screws in
To begin with always make sure the computer is unplugged from
the mains supply.
Secondly when
touching any electronic components always make sure you are
earthed. Checkout our
ESD article
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To begin with remove the computers cover.
Trace the connections
from the computers power supply to the motherboard.
There should be two
connections ( one if it’s a Pentium 3 or older ) Unplug all
devices such as DVD / CD , Hard Drive , Floppy Drive , all these
devices will have a Data cable running to the motherboard and a
Power cable running to the power supply.
Next remove the
cables running from the case to the motherboard these include ,
the reset button , power led , power switch , hard drive led .
It’s worth making a
note of what goes where.
If you or anyone else
is going to use the motherboard in the future, plugging these
cables in without any instructions can be a real pain.
Now use the Phillips
screwdriver to remove any cards.
All of the cards
should just pull out.
But sometimes the
Graphics or PCI/AGP port will have a small catch on the front of
the connector, you just have to press this and then you’ll be
able to pull out the card.
If you need to remove
the RAM it’s just a case of simply pulling the motherboards RAM
holders outwards, you’ll then be able to remove the memory.
Removing the
processor , can be a little bit tricky , first you’ll have to
remove the heatsink/fan , to do this unclip the fans power
connector from the motherboard ,
Now press down the
heatsink lock and use the flat bladed screwdriver to un-secure
it from the motherboard
Now you just need to
raise the Motherboards Processor locking arm , and you’ll be
able to remove the processor.
Now everything has
been removed from the motherboard it’s just a question of
removing all of the screws holding it in.
Don’t forget to keep
the screws in the small pot or saucer, to lose any means the new
motherboard will not be properly secured or earthed.
To skip directly to how to install a
motherboard checkout our Install guide here
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