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Lesson Duration: Lesson length is subjective and will vary from instructor to instructor
Performance Objective:
Upon completion of this assignment, students will be able to physically disassemble and
reassemble a PC.
Specific Objectives:
• Boot up the PC to be disassembled and reassembled [verify that it works properly].
• Disassemble a PC.
• Reassemble a PC.
• Boot up the reassembled PC [verify that it works properly].
• Identify safety guidelines related to the lesson.
• List the steps in opening a PC.
• Identify the internal components of a PC.
• Diagram the internal components of a PC.
• Disassemble a PC.
• Reassemble a PC.
Preparation
TEKS Correlations:
§130.273. Computer Maintenance (C)(4)(D)
(The student acquires an understanding of computer technologies. The student is expected to:
explain proper troubleshooting techniques as related to computer hardware;
130.273 (6)(C)(D)(E)
(6) The student applies the concepts and skills of the trade in simulated work situations. The
student is expected to:
(C) identify the operational features and proper terminology related to computer systems;
(D) identify the various components of a computer system such as the central processor,
basic input and output system, read-only memory,
130.273 (7)(A)(D)(E)
(7) The student uses hardware design, operation, and maintenance knowledge and skills to
provide computer support. The student is expected to:
(A) identify the purpose and function of computer components in the operation of the
computer system such as central processing unit, mother board, sockets, chipsets, basic
Instructor/Trainer
References:
1. Cisco Systems Sponsored Curriculum: IT Essentials I: PC Hardware and Software,
Chapter 3: Assembling a Computer.
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdsUuWlhOvo&feature=related
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQH9L9fsdRg&feature=related
4. http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/3046
5. http://www.bedford.k12.va.us/fms/lessons/
6. http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html
7. http://www.homepcbuilder.com/video-lessons/internal-components/lesson-01-hard-drive-
building-your-own-computer.html
Instructional Aids:
1. PC Disassembly and Reassembly: PowerPoint presentation
2. PC Disassembly and Reassembly: PowerPoint presentation Handouts
3. The online tutorials for assembling and reassembling
4. Disassembling/Assembling a PC Performance Aid
5. Lab Sheets for Disassembly and Reassembly of a PC (LABS 1 & 2)
6. PC Disassembly and Reassembly Exam
7. PC Internal Architecture Evaluation Rubric
Materials Needed:
1. Containers
2. Clean work area
3. Pencil (one per student)
4. Graph paper
5. Standard computer technician tool kit (with wrist-strap) [for each pair of students]
6. Copies of Lab Sheet for Disassembly and Reassembly of a PC [for each student]
Equipment Needed:
1. A projection system to display the PowerPoint presentation [PC/Monitor, PC/Projector,
etc.] and online tutorial
2. One PC for each two students, for labs.
3. PC tool kit
4. Antistatic wrist strap
5. Chip extractor
Learner
1. Students should read the appropriate curriculum material for how to
disassemble/assemble a PC [depending on the text/curriculum being used for this course].
This lesson can be taught with only the PowerPoint presentation, and the equipment
outlined above.
IDE storage devices, such as the hard drive and CD-ROM drive, are the most
common type of storage devices installed in today’s PC. How can the computer
technician ensure the cabling for these devices is properly oriented?
Make sure that the colored stripe [usually red, sometimes blue] is oriented on the
number 1 pin of the IDE port [both on the motherboard and the drive]. On the drive’s
IDE port, the number one pin is usually closest to the power connector.
Outline
VII. Reassembling a PC
A. If all parts are found to be in good
condition, the student can begin
reassembling the PC using the diagram
created during disassembly.
Application
MI Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III):
1. The teacher shows and demonstrates each lab principle.
2. The teacher maintains direct supervision in the lab, providing guidance when
warranted.
The teacher will demonstrate how to open a PC; identify the internal components;
diagram the internal components; disassemble a PC; reassemble a PC; and close a
PC following the procedure listed in the outline. The students will work individually
or in pairs to identify, diagram, and disassemble the internal components located in
the assigned PC, following the example illustrated by the teacher in the Guided
Practice portion of the lesson. Students may refer to the
Disassembling/Reassembling a PC Performance Aid to prompt the teacher as to
which step should be taken at what time.
Summary
Evaluation
Extension
Manufacturer:
Task Completed
Model:
Hard drive capacity/space:
External location of hard drive:
Disassembling a PC
Note and record each part, drive, cable, and
connection
Avoid forcing the removal of parts (if they don’t come
out easily, STOP and assess why)
Remove the drives with their connecting cables
(allows more room for work)
Place the removed parts in a separate space on the
work area
Remove the expansion cards, noting the bays in
which they were originally located
Background:
In this procedure you will start a computer to verify that it is operating
properly. Then you will disassemble the computer. You will go through all
the steps of disassembly.
Most PCs are capable of working with several different types of disk
storage devices. The drives that are normally included as standard
equipment with a PC are a 3 1/2 inch floppy disk drive (FDD), a multi-
gigabyte hard disk drive (HDD), and a CD-ROM drive. These units can
typically be found in the front section of the system unit.
Resources:
You will work in teams. The following resources will be required:
• PC Tool Kit
• Antistatic Wrist Strap
• Personal computer (PC)
• Operating system installed (MS-DOS, MS Windows
95/98/2000/Millennium)
Step 9 – Remove the system board mount and the system board
a. Remove the screws from the system board mount.
b. Pull the system board mount and the system board from the chassis.
c. Remove the system board mounting screws from the system board.
d. Remove the system board.
Video Card:
Network Card:
Table 1-2
Cable Color/Orientation
Power Switch:
Speaker:
Power LED:
IDE LDE:
Reset:
Background:
In this procedure, you will reassemble the PC that was disassembled in Lab 1.
You will go through all the steps of reassembly. After reassembling the PC, you
will start the computer to verify that it is operating properly.
Resources:
You will work in teams. The following resources will be required:
• PC Tool Kit
• Antistatic Wrist Strap
• Disassembled personal computer (PC)
• Operating system installed on hard drive (MS-DOS, MS Windows
95/98/2000/Millennium)
Step 2 – Attach the system board mount and the system board
a. Place the system board on the system board mounts.
b. Install the system board mounting screws through the system board.
c. Install the system board mount and the system board into the chassis.
d. Install the screws through the system board mount.
Step 3 – Attach all the front panel connections [See Table 1-2, Lab 1 if needed]
a. Find the speaker connection and connect it to the motherboard where it is labeled
“Speaker.”
b. Find the power LED connector and connect it to the motherboard where it is labeled
“Power LED.”
c. Find the hard-disk drive LED connector and connect it to the motherboard [or interface
card] where it is labeled “HDD LED.”
d. Find the reset switch connector and connect it to the motherboard where it is labeled
“Reset.”
NOTE: Assembly is complete. You need to reboot the computer to see if it is still
working properly.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 3: Which of the following statements regarding Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMMs)
is valid?
A. memory error
B. keyboard error
C. hard drive error
D. system board error
Question 5: Moving the computer with the power on is most likely to damage which
component?
A. power supply
B. monitor
C. hard drive
D. video card
A. AMD Athlon
B. Intel 486
C. Intel Pentium III
D. Intel Pentium II
A. slot
B. bus
C. DIMM
D. bank
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20
Question 10: Which of the following computer components is dangerous to work with while
wearing an anti-static wrist strap?
A. floppy drive
B. motherboard
C. monitor
D. hard drive
Question 11: What does the colored stripe on a data cable represent?
A. termination
B. pin 1
C. pin 40
D. a keyed cable
E. pin 34
Question 12: What is the most common SIMM size currently used in computers?
A. 168 pin
B. 30 pin
C. 72 pin
D. 32 pin
E. 184 pins
Question 14: What is the purpose of the jumpers on an IDE hard drive?
Question 15: Which of the following computer problems will cause the floppy drive light to stay
on constantly?
Question 16: How many pins are on the connector of an IDE hard drive?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 34
D. 68
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20
A. RDRAM
B. SDRAM
C. EDO-RAM
D. DDR-SDRAM
Question 20: After you assemble a new PC and load the operating system, you notice that the
hard drive activity LED is not lit up. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
Question 21: What does the black wire on the floppy drive power connector provide?
A. +5v DC
B. -5v DC
C. ground
D. +12v DC
E. -12v DC
Question 22: How much voltage does the yellow wire of a PC power supply provide to the PC
components?
A. -5v DC
B. +5v DC
C. -12v DC
D. +12v DC
E. +3.3v DC
F. ground
Question 23: If you want the PC to look for a bootable floppy first, which boot sequence must
be selected in CMOS?
A. A, C, CD-ROM
B. C, A, CD-ROM
C. C, CD-ROM, A
D. CD-ROM, C, A
Question 24: What is the minimum recommended wattage for a PC power supply?
A. 150 watts
B. 200 watts
C. 250 watts
D. 300 watts
A. The CMOS setup utility is always started by pressing the Delete key.
B. The CMOS setup utility is automatically started each time the computer is powered on.
C. The key or key combination to enter the CMOS setup utility can vary from one BIOS
manufacturer to another.
D. The CMOS utility may be entered with the operating system already booted up.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Question 3: Which of the following statements regarding Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMMs)
is valid?
A. memory error
B. keyboard error
C. hard drive error
D. system board error
Question 5: Moving the computer with the power on is most likely to damage which
component?
A. power supply
B. monitor
C. hard drive
D. video card
A. AMD Athlon
B. Intel 486
C. Intel Pentium III
D. Intel Pentium II
A. slot
B. bus
C. DIMM
D. bank
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20
Question 10: Which of the following computer components is dangerous to work with while
wearing an anti-static wrist strap?
A. floppy drive
B. motherboard
C. monitor
D. hard drive
Question 11: What does the colored stripe on a data cable represent?
A. termination
B. pin 1
C. pin 40
D. a keyed cable
E. pin 34
Question 12: What is the most common SIMM size currently used in computers?
A. 168 pin
B. 30 pin
C. 72 pin
D. 32 pin
E. 184 pins
Question 14: What is the purpose of the jumpers on an IDE hard drive?
Question 15: Which of the following computer problems will cause the floppy drive light to stay
on constantly?
Question 16: How many pins are on the connector of an IDE hard drive?
A. 40
B. 50
C. 34
D. 68
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 20
A. RDRAM
B. SDRAM
C. EDO-RAM
D. DDR-SDRAM
Question 20: After you assemble a new PC and load the operating system, you notice that the
hard drive activity LED is not lit up. What is the most likely cause of this problem?
Question 21: What does the black wire on the floppy drive power connector provide?
A. +5v DC
B. -5v DC
C. ground
D. +12v DC
E. -12v DC
Question 22: How much voltage does the yellow wire of a PC power supply provide to the PC
components?
A. -5v DC
B. +5v DC
C. -12v DC
D. +12v DC
E. +3.3v DC
F. ground
Question 23: If you want the PC to look for a bootable floppy first, which boot sequence must
be selected in CMOS?
A. A, C, CD-ROM
B. C, A, CD-ROM
C. C, CD-ROM, A
D. CD-ROM, C, A
Question 24: What is the minimum recommended wattage for a PC power supply?
A. 150 watts
B. 200 watts
C. 250 watts
D. 300 watts
A. The CMOS setup utility is always started by pressing the Delete key.
B. The CMOS setup utility is automatically started each time the computer is powered on.
C. The key or key combination to enter the CMOS setup utility can vary from one
BIOS manufacturer to another.
D. The CMOS utility may be entered with the operating system already booted up.
Task Independently
Unable to Perform
Model:
Able to Perform
Able to Perform
Able to Perform
Task with Help
Hard drive capacity/space:
Task
External location of hard drive: Comments
Assessment Criteria
0 1 2.5 4
Opening a PC
Reassembling a PC
If all parts are found to be in good condition,
the student can begin reassembling the PC
using the diagram created during disassembly
Closing a PC
Replace the case, watching out for internal
wires and cables