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Richelieu Q.

Aligsao
Grade 9 - Ezekiel STEP 4: REMOVE THE CPU FAN
COMPUTER DISASSEMBLY

STEP 1: UNPLUGGING

 The CPU fan is located right on top of the CPU heat sink,
which is a large piece of metal with fins on the top. The CPU
fan plugs into the motherboard which is hard to access. But
just follow the wires and you should easily find it. To remove
 Unplug ever cable that is connected to the computer. Wear a the fan from the heat sink, remove the four screws securing it
grounding strap or touch an unpainted metal part of the in place.
computer to discharge any static electricity.
STEP 5: REMOVE THE POWER SUPPLY
STEP 2: OPENING THE OUTER SHELL OF THE CASE

 The Power Supply is a large metal box located in the top left
 After your computer is unplugged move to a clean working corner. The first thing you do is unplug every wire coming
space, preferably a table. First off all take the casing off the from the power supply which is the Motherboard (very large
PC by sliding it towards the front side. Then place the case at connector/plug), CD/DVD drive[s] power, Internal hard drive
the side as you don’t need it anymore. power and Portable hard drive slot power. Once everything is
unplugged, unscrew the screws holding the power supply in
STEP 3: REMOVE THE SYSTEM FAN place, on the back of the computer. Next, push the power
supply from the outside, and then lift it out.

STEP 6: REMOVE THE CD OR DVD DRIVE

 The system fan is located at the back side of the computer,


the side with all the component plugins. First, unplug the fan
from the motherboard. You can find the plug by following the
wire from the fan. It should be labeled "SYS_FAN1". Next, you  Just push the grey metal and pull out the drive. If you don't
will have to unscrew the fan from the outside. You should have a second drive, there should be a flat piece of metal
now be able to lift the fan out of the PC. covering the drive slot.
STEP 7: REMOVE THE HARD DISK
STEP 10: REMOVE THE MOTHERBOARD

 Remove the metal casing on the top side of the PC. Remove
the hard drive and floppy disk combo from the computer.  The motherboard is the mother of the computer! The
Then, remove each. Keep the screws/bolt aside in a bag so motherboard links every component in the computer
when you assembling it back, it will be easier. together. The CPU, RAM, and expansion cards are attached
directly to it, and every other part of the computer is in one
STEP 8: REMOVE THE RAM (RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY) way or another attached to it. The motherboard has seven
screws holding it to the frame, which are indicated by large
white circles around them. Remove those seven, then lift
the motherboard out of the frame.

 A RAM is the memory or information storage in a computer


that is used to store running programs and data for the
programs. So, the more RAM you have, the faster your
computer runs. Most computers have 4 or 2 RAM slots. To
remove the RAM, push down on both tabs holding the RAM
in place, which are located at both ends of the RAM.

STEP 9: REMOVE THE EXPANSION CARDS

 Remove the expansion cards from the motherboard.


Although these cards usually slide into preconfigured slots,
there can be screws. Do not touch the gold connectors on the
cards if you’re reinstalling the cards.

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