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 Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:28 pm
Electric Kool-Aid that's impressive. I'm pretty good at troubleshooting problems (esp if I can IM Althuth...) but I'm way too scared to open up my compy and poke about inside. I'm break things far too often to be comfortable with that. The inside of computers are much less scary then they seem. Just think of them as a big somewhat expensive lego set. If you ever want me to explain it to you I'll be happy to biggrin
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:28 pm
lol, I'm not scared at all. I built my computer, and my case has a window in the side so I can look down and see inside. It's pretty cool.
And by built, I mean I ordered the parts and screwed them together.
YES. Exactly like legos!
Besides, you have to get in there and dust it out eventually......
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:38 pm
I guess I kind of glorify computers and think of them as people, and I'm not a surgeon so opening one up seems like a bad idea(especially since I dunno what's going on inside really).
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:40 pm
Relax, there's no moving parts. All you need is a screwdriver (not even, sometimes) and a can of compressed air.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:42 pm
 Sorry for the double post, but that's the inside of my computer, before I was done building it. All it's missing in that photo is a bunch of cords, the DVD drive, and the power supply.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 4:45 pm
Yeah, see to me that looks like a city for a lot of tiny little martians. None of it makes sense. >.< I do plan on learning (I also want to be able to know wtf is under my car's hood) but I'd need a live demonstration.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:06 pm
It is all pretty simple. You have your Motherboard which everything hooks into, thats what takes up most of the picture there. The fan that says AMD is where the processor (brain) is (offnote, you will want to get a third party heatsink/fan if you plan to do anything to intensive or you will run into overheating issues). To the right of it is the RAM (just push it in, this is where programs go to get resources to run). The big thing sticking out if the video card (makes things more pretty in games and such) and thats about it. Simple smile
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:11 pm
Oh, and the metal box to the right is the hard drive. Very useful.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:26 pm
but...all the delicate circuitry...
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:29 pm
Is ignorable for most people, since you can buy the boards as separate, readily assembled components.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:32 pm
I tend to be intimidated by computers, but I'm learning 3nodding
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:33 pm
Skreemer Is ignorable for most people, since you can buy the boards as separate, readily assembled components. What he said. All that comes pre-assembled and is much much more durable then you would think.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:37 pm
As long as you wash your hands and only handle the processor, motherboard, hard drive, and the video/sound card by the edges (AKA, don't touch the circuits) you'll be fine. Don't want to get oil on them.
Oh, and watch out for standoff screws. Shorted out a board that way.....
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:37 pm
groovy. Or just keep in good relations with Althuth so when I have problems, HE can be the one handling the motherboard and stuff...until I learn.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 5:41 pm
Lol. That's what my parent's are for....
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