Installing & Maintaining Computer Hardware

What did we look at?

Computer hardware Components

Where they live

What they do

Hardware Components continued

Upgrades

Maintenance

Why

How

Why would we install hardware?

What reasons can you think of?

Installing and upgrading hardware is a typical day to day task.

Required for:

Routine maintenance

Fault repairs

Upgrades user requirements

compatibility

increased capacity

increased speed

increased reliability

software requirements.

New software installations

Dust and dirt

Reduced air flow

Bugs Filth

Heat

accelerates aging

causes glitches

Dust build up prevents heat dissipation

Dust can short out components

Unstable power causes crashes and failures

Static electricity can destroy components

Maintenance

Monthly Inspection Look for dust and dirt

Check safe installation

Overloaded power sockets

Trailing cables

Food and drink

Listen for unusual sounds

Use an air blaster to remove dust and debris

Use approved products to clean screens

Use an approved vacuum to remove dust from ventilation slots

You will produce your own diagram giving examples.

Produce you own image using labels

The diagram will consist of all parts.

The components name

A brief description

A label clearly showing where the component is situated.

What is an upgrade?

Why do we maintain computers?

What is downtime?