Left : The diagram on the left shows the components of the PC which I disassembled and then re-assembled. The components are labelled on the right of the image.
I disassebmled this PC and removed every single component that was preset within this machine, even the power supply and the motherboard. I then cleansed all of the components using a small electrical hoover to remove any dust that may be causing insulation which could cause overheating or bad connections, escpcially the RAM. After cleaning all of the components I then started to re assemble the PC starting with the motherboard and the power supply. I then installed the RAM, CD & Floppy drives, along with the GPU, and the hard disk drive. I now had to clean the processor, so I remvoed the heat sync from the chip, and cleansed the residue of the thermal paste that was already on off with denatured alcohol. I then opened a new tube of thermal paste and re attatched the heat sync to the processor. After isnuring that I applied the exact amount of thermal paste I installed the whole CPU unit onto the motherboard into the LGA 775 socket. After ensuring there was no more dust in the case or on any of the components I ensured all of the screws where in place and secure and then closed the case and screwed it shut. I connected the PC up with a VGA cable for the monitor with a standard mouse and keyboard, and booted up the PC. It was now time to install the operating system, please refer to the installation of XP Professional also on my blog.
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