that you want to take it apart and see what’s inside it? Well before you can do that, we must first consider few things. Computer safety and of course a knowledge on how to disassemble a computer. And since you are going to disassemble a computer, then it should be logical to learn how to assemble it. Before proceeding with the procedure, there are tools to prepare. Since we are going to take each part of the computer, it is also a good idea to clean the insides of your computer. So here are the tools and other things that you should prepare.
• Philip Screwdriver (about 8″)
• Rubber Eraser • Clean Wide-Bristle Paintbrush • Thermal Paste • A Can Of Compressed Air • Mini Vacuum Cleaner • Wide Empty Non-conducting Table Steps On How To Disassemble Your Computer
1. First, turn off your system unit and also
the AVR. Unplug the AVR from the AC outlet. Be sure that your hands are not wet. 2. Take all plugged cables off from your system unit. Remove first the power cable which connects your system unit to the AVR. Upon removing the cable that runs to your system unit to the LCD screen, unscrew it. Remove both the keyboard and mouse from the system unit. If you got other peripherals connected like audio and usb cables, remove them. Please take note of their placements and corresponding ports. 3. Once all cables are removed, put your system unit on a clean and empty non- conducting table. We are now prepared to take off the side cover but first, we must drain off any ESD’s in our body by touching the uninsulated area of the system unit. Usually, the area where the power supply is suited isn’t painted and it is the best place to drain off the ESD. 4. Next is to remove the side cover. Use your screwdriver for this. Be sure to open the side cover that is opposite to the side where the ports are located. Once you’ll get the side cover off, put the screws back on the screw holes of the chassis. 5. With the side cover already open, put the system unit laying on the side with the open area facing up. This is will make removing of the peripherals easier. 6. Once it is laid in the correct position, remove all the connectors from the power supply. All power cables (the ones with the yellow, black, red, and orange wires) and data cables should be disconnected of removed. 7. Having all cables disconnected, we can now remove the power supply. Again, put the screws back on the screw holes of the power supply. 8. With the power supply removed, the next components to clear are the hard drives, DVD drives, and the floppy drive (if your system unit still comes with it). Hard drives can easily be removed via a clip or screw locking system. DVD drives can be removed by pushing it out of the system unit drive bay. 9. Once the power supply and the rest of the drives are cleared, we will now start removing the peripheral cards starting with the RAM, video card, sound card, and other card peripherals. Take note that these cards are either screw or clip locked. 10. You should see now that only the CPU fan remains. Under the CPU fan lies the CPU which we will also take out. To be able to remove the CPU, the fan assembly on opt of it should first be removed. Some CPU fan assembly can easily be removed with a clip lock system or via screws. Clip locked CPU fan assemblies are much easier to wrestle. Just lift the lever or levers and the fan assembly and twist it left and right to break the thermal paste that is between the surface of the processor and the heatsink then the heatsink and fan assembly should be free. 11. Having the fan assembly already removed, you can easily get the CPU by lifting the lever up and hold the processor by its sides then pull it up slowly. Be careful not to bend any pin either on the processor or from the processor socket. There are two main types of processor sockets. One is the PGA or the Pin Grid Array and the other is LGA or Land Grid Array. 12. Having all major components removed from the chassis, you are left with the motherboard. Motherboards are commonly secured with screws so a screwdriver is necessary to remove it. When removing the motherboard, unscrew all screws and then carefully check if the motherboard is totally free. Lift the motherboard on its sides and be very careful not to scratch or heavy apply pressure on the tiny components of the motherboard – they are very delicate. 13. After all of the components are removed, clean the chassis with your paint brush and vacuum cleaner. Also clean the rest of the peripherals with a paint brush but the connector edges of the cards (the gold plated sides of the cards) should be cleaned using an eraser. 14. For cleaning the CPU socket and peripherals slots on the motherboard, use a compressed gas.