Additional information with install new hardware

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Additional information with installing computer hardware.

Answer

Tip: Before installing any hardware inside a computer, you need to open the computer and be aware of ESD and its potential dangers.

Below is a listing of various documents with steps, additional information, and help with installing computer hardware into a desktop computer. Click on the document related to the hardware you wish to install into the computer.

PC computer processor
PC computer drives
PC computer expansion cards
PC computer keyboards
PC computer motherboards
PC computer mouse
PC computer power supply
PC computer memory
PC computer printer
PC computer scanner

PC Computer Processor

Reference Question
CPU Computer processors help and support.
CH000424 Installing a PC computer processor.

PC Computer drives

Reference Question
CD-R CD-R drive help and support.
CD-ROM CD-ROM drive help and support.
CD-RW CD-RW drive help and support.
DVD DVD drive help and support.
Floppy Floppy disk drive help and support.
Hard drive Hard drive help and support.
ZIP Drive Iomega Zip drive help and support.
CH000413 Installing a PC IDE/EIDE hard drive.
CH000414 Installing a PC floppy disk drive.
CH000415 Installing a PC IDE/EIDE CD drive.
CH000416 Installing a PC IDE/EIDE Zip drive.

PC computer expansion cards

Reference Question
Modem Modem help and support.
Network Network card help and support.
Sound card Sound card help and support.
Video Video card help and support.
CH000417 Installing an Internal PC computer modem.
CH000418 Installing a PC computer network card.
CH000419 Installing a PC computer sound card.
CH000420 Installing a PC computer video card.

PC computer keyboards

Reference Question
Keyboard Computer keyboard help and support.
CH000449 Installing a computer keyboard.

PC computer motherboards

Reference Question
Motherboard Computer motherboard help and support.
CH000421 Installing a PC computer motherboard
CH000796 Can I add an AGP slot to my computer?

PC computer mouse

Reference Question
Mouse Computer mouse help and support.
CH000448 Installing a PC computer mouse.

PC computer power supply

Reference Question
PSU Computer Power Supply (PSU) help and support.
CH000422 Installing a PC computer power supply.

PC Computer memory

Reference Question
RAM Computer memory help and support.
CH000423 Installing PC computer memory.

PC computer printer

Reference Question
Printer Computer printer help and support.
CH000441 Installing a PC parallel port computer printer.

PC computer scanner

Reference Question
Scanner Computer scanner help and support.
CH000442 Installing a PC parallel port computer scanner.

Additional information

  • see the hardware definition for further information and all related links.