| Harddrive Disassemby | Adding a harddrive / restoring files from a bad harddrive. |
| Submitted On: Monday, March 16, 2009 at 1:27:36 PM |
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DO NOT ATTEMPT: Articles provided here are for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. DO NOT undertake any project based upon any information obtained on the internet, including this website. We are not responsible for, nor do we assume any liability for, damages resulting from the use of any information on this site. Please read the Legal page for more information. During the server build process, I snapped some photos...Actually, tons of photos, which you will notice below. This isn't how to configure a server, or install software, just for the building one from spare parts. Of course this process can be applied to building a typical desktop computer as well. Gather Materials  You will need several parts to build a working computer, the quantity and quality of the parts is up to you, but here's a quick list: - Case -- Contains all of the parts into a system, provides a system ground, and allows easy moving of the system. - Motherboard -- Basically the nervous system of a computer, contains all of the controller circuitry needed to be called a "computer". - Processor -- The brain of the computer - Memory -- Exactly what it says - Hard drive -- This is where you'd install Windows/Linux, etc and all of your programs - CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, etc -- This enables easy media install/backups. - Power Supply -- Pretty obvious what this one is. - Accessories like Video Cards, network cards, etc. Empty Case  One of two things will happen at this point, either you'll have just bought a new case, or you'll be adding a new setup to an old case, and tearing out the old stuff. Either way, this is what it looks like. Anchoring Points  Inside of the case, you'll notice several holes with threads...This is where you install anchoring points, also known as stand offs. This is what you'll be setting your motherboard on and screwing it down to. The reason you do not screw the motherboard directly to the case is that traces (the little solder balls on the board) would short out, possibly totaling the components of the system. Motherboard Components  You'll want to have the connector insert panel, motherboard, and drivers available. Many operating systems do not use network drivers that are compatible with what is on board all motherboards...So it won't be a simple "Oh, I'll hook it up and install drivers later from the internet" deal. Of course you can use a different system to get them, and either burn them to a CD, or use a USB drive (if the drivers are there for that) to install them as well. Pop Out the Old Panel  Some older boxes don't let you pop them out...If this is the case, go get a new case. Pop in the New Panel  Pin Headers  This part isn't going to be exhaustive, I'll get into details on these later. Looking at this picture, you can see most of the pin header hookups and slots that you will be working with. Blue = IDE Primary Controller (Harddrive(s)) Black = Floppy Controller Green and Orange = Memory (RAM) area The red connectors next to the blue one = SATA hookups White Slots = PCI Slots Red Slot with Back Clip = AGP Slot In the bottom left, you'll see the pins with a ton of different colors. This is where you'd hook up the case interfaces. USB, Firewire, Infrared, Power On, LEDs, Reset, Speaker, etc all hook up here. CD Audio / USB  On the left edge of the board by the PCI slot, you'll see two black connectors. These are for the CD-Audio and USB headers. Installing the Motherboard  After you have the connector insert panel in place, and all of the stand-offs ready, set the motherboard carefully into place and tighten all of the screws down. Make sure that all of the screw holes have screws in them, as the system may use this as a electrical ground source point. Look at the back...  ...And make sure all of the connectors are in place. Installing the Power Supply  This is pretty easy to do, it only goes in one way, and you will have to slide it in from the inside of the case towards the back. Tighten the Screws  Tighten down all of the screws and make sure the power supply is set to your local voltage. In the US it is 115 (110, or 120 is acceptable too), and in most other countries it is 240 (220-240 is acceptable). We will first install the processor, then run all of the power wiring down into the case. Keying Pins  You'll notice on the processor socket that there seems to be missing pins. On some sockets there will be an indicator (a filled in hole, etc) to make sure you put the processor in the right way. Regardless, it's pretty hard to screw up. You'll see in the picture the little metal arm, lift that up. This socket is called a ZIF socket (Zero Insertion Force) which protects the pins from getting bent. Installing the Processor  Observe the underside of the processor to see what pins are missing...Note, these aren't actually missing, they are intentionally left out to allow installation of the processor. Home at Last  Doesn't it look happy? Now push the arm down and lock it under the small tab on the side of the socket. Your processor is now in place. Lubricant  You'll want to put some conductive grease on the processor and heat sink, I didn't have any so I went with the residue. Lock it in!  This process is generally a pain in the ass. You will probably have to use some force. Next to the fan (between the processor fan, and the power supply fan) you'll notice that there's a tab that the processor fan/heatsink locks into. Put it on there and then do the other side as in the next picture: Lever Lock  Quote: Most harddrive manufacturers put the jumper settings directly on the harddrive, if they don't, drive to their offices and shit in their "Mail In" basket.This made me ROFLMAO. Good article. 5* |
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| Sunday, February 21st, 2010 at 8:40:42 AM #32821 |
 graboid90 Soldier 'Bandersnatch' Level 20 Posts: 798 Submissions: 10  | Sweetness. I give this a 5. |
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| Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at 8:51:43 PM #39810 |
 teh1337 Member Level 10 Posts: 2,355 | After reading this again, a few adjustments i'd make: -Always put in the CPU and Heatsink BEFORE you attach the motherboard to the case -Make sure you attach the ram before you put it in also |
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| Thursday, April 8th, 2010 at 10:29:03 PM #39818 |
 ColinFiat Site Admin 'JavaScript' Level 26 Posts: 1,301 Submissions: 85 | For some reason, my original comment is no longer here. Good thing I am a data whore... Quote: Interesting article but very confusing. While I enjoyed looking at the pictures, there was not much to read. And I do have one or two minor things to point out – which should not, in any way detract from the effort you put into creating this article.The first image contains your old case I am guessing. Perhaps an AMD Asus mobo? 300w PSU? And some new boxes! Awesome – love new boxes; especially when they contain NEW items! There’s a photo of an AMD K9MM-V mobo and a user guide but it is dog eared and well used. Not new? No heat sink compound? With the dust on the blades and fins I’d make the effort for some paste – even tooth paste works for a about month. Not sure which AMD CPU you’ve used but they usually run fairly hot. A western Digital Protégé 120gb IDE hard drive is a bit small and old. More capacity? What was your old hard drive? 20bg? Why was the hard drive mounted upside down in the first few post mounting images? HP cd-writer 9100? How old is that? I cannot buy a plain CD writer from any store around here. EVGA GeForce 7300 GT 512MB DDR2 AGP 8x DVI VGA (a dirty one at that) is not the best you could do. And NEVER call a video adaptor an accessory! When were you going to install some RAM? Is this REALLY the new server? Really, I can almost make this out of the junk I keep scattered around in spare boxes – left over shit I have not thrown away yet. |
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