...How to Build a PC: Part 1 Abstract 5 STEPS TO FOLLOW IF SOMEONE IS THE VICTIM OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK 1. DO NOT GRAB OR PULL INDIVIDUAL 2. TURN OFF ELECTRICAL POWER, ONLY IF POSSIBLE AND IF IT WILL NOT BE HARMFUL TO YOURSELF 3. IF YOU CANNOT TURN OF POWER, PUSH OR PULL INDIVIDUAL WITH WOODEN STICK 4. CALL FOR HELP IMMEDIATELY 5. AFTER INDIVIDUAL IS FREE OF CONTACT, MOVE IMMEDIATELY AND BEGIN LIFE SAVING TECHNIQUES WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE High voltage is used in this equipment. Be careful when working with AC power distribution. Observe warnings in technical manual and warning decals on all equipment. Death may occur if warnings are not observed. WARNING DEATH ON CONTACT Never work on electronic equipment unless there is another person nearby who is familiar with the operation and hazards of the equipment and who is competent in administering first aid. When the technicians are aided by operators, they must be warned about dangerous areas. Whenever possible, the power supply to the equipment must be shut off before beginning work on the equipment. Take particular care to ground every capacitor likely to hold a dangerous potential. When working inside the equipment, after the power has been turned off, always ground every part before touching it. Be careful not to contact high-voltage connections or 115 VAC input connections when installing or operating this equipment...
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...hardware component is the computer case. The case is where size comes into play. A bigger case allows more room for components. A bigger case is most often used for servers. For basic home computing needs, a small or mid-sized case is most common. Cases also come in many colors mainly for user preference. The most important component for a bare bones PC is the motherboard, a printed circuit board where the processing components are connected. The motherboard itself is just a piece of fiberglass. It's actually the hardware mounted on it that does all the work in the computer. The motherboard connects directly or indirectly to every other part of the computer. IT is the "heart" of your PC. It handles the CPU and all system memory. It accepts expansion devices such as sound and network cards, and modems. Without the motherboard everything is useless. The motherboard receives its power from the power supply. The power supply is the metal box usually found in a corner of the case. The power supply is visible from the back of many systems because it contains the power-cord receptacle and the cooling fan. This is what tells the PC to turn on or off. The cooling fan that is found at the power supply is used for cooling purposes. It draws cooler air into the case from the outside, expels warm air from inside, or moves air across a heatsink to cool a particular component. Another very...
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...HOW TO BUILD A BARE BONES PC PROJECT 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PAGE 1 Case 3 2 Power Supply 3 3 CPU 3 4 CPU cooling fan 3 5 Motherboard 3 6 Main Memory 3 7 Video Display Card 3 8 Monitor 3 9 I/O Card 3 10 Floppy Drive 3 11 Hard Drive 3 12 Keyboard 3 SOME OPTIONAL EXTRAS 1 Cache Memory 4 2 CD-ROM 4 3 CD-RW 4 4 Sound Card 4 5 Speakers 4 6 Modem 4 7 DVD 4 8 Tape back-up 4 9 Zip Drives 4 WORK CITATIONS 6 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE CASE is also called the system unit, is it the core of a computer system. Usually it’s a rectangular box placed on or underneath you desk. Inside the box are many electronic components that process information. POWER SUPPLY unit or PSU is the component that supplies power to a computer. The personal computers can be plugged into standard electrical outlets. The PSU regulates the voltage to eliminate spikes and surges common in most electrical systems. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU) is the one that acts as the “brain” of the computer. The CPU selects instructions, processes them, performs arithmetic and logical comparisons, and stores results of operation in memory. CPU COOLING FAN are mounted directly on top of the computer’s central processing unit for the sole purpose of dissipating heat on that one...
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...THE COMPETITION TO COMPETITORS WITH “TRANSACTIONAL MODEL” Agenda • Brief Summary about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • Recommendations Agenda • Brief Summary about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • Recommendations Overview of Global PC Industry Overview of Global PC Industry • Since early 1980s, PC industry has been the most dynamic electronic industry sector • The global PC industry reached mature level by mid-1990s • Dell and Gateway starts their build-to-order strategies, resulted to the total supply chain respond swiftly to change • Emerge of e-commerce (online sales) hastened PC industry’s clock speed Overview of Global PC Industry • PC-makers enjoys high profits 1990, however, they experiences an extreme downfall in early of 2000 • In 2004, in order to maintain PC vendor’s market position, vendor consolidation can develop economies of scale in order to go into a global presence • Global PC industry currently affected by two major trends; commoditization which is about mass-produced and the absence of mid-market, which separate to the customers that demand cheapest products and that of exclusive products Agenda • Brief Summary about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • Recommendations ...
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... about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • RecommendaKons Agenda • Brief Summary about the case • Global PC Industry • Lenovo: From Emerging to Surging • Key Challenges of Lenovo from the case • RecommendaKons Overview of Global PC Industry Global PC Industry • Since early 1980s, PC industry has been the most dynamic electronic industry sector • The global PC industry reached mature level by mid-‐1990s • Dell and Gateway starts their build-‐to-‐order strategies, resulted to the total supply chain respond swiTly to change • Emerge of e-‐commerce (online sales) hastened PC industry’s clock speed Overview of Global PC Industry • PC-‐makers enjoys high profits 1990, however, they experiences an extreme downfall in early of 2000 • In 2004, in order to maintain PC vendor’s market posiKon, vendor...
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...Building your Own Computer It is increasingly popular to build your own computer. In most cases, it saves money, and it guarantees you get what you want. It also assures you avoid proprietary designs many companies use to keep you coming to them for new parts. Best of all, having built the system yourself, you become very familiar with that system and with computers in general. People from all walks of life today build their own PCs. Executives, engineers, students, housewives, they all do it today. But, at the same time, pre-built PCs have come down in price quite a bit. Today, one is left to wonder whether it is best to build a PC yourself or to simply buy one off the shelf. I’ll address that here. If you are a real PC enthusiast, this question may be a non-issue. The answer may be as obvious as the color of the sky. This is predictable, of course. When one builds their own PC, they are able to not only understand their PC better because they built it, but they are able to choose each component that goes into their PC. There is really something to be said for choosing your own components, and I’ll go into that further below. There is also a certain sense of satisfaction with having built a PC. One spends a few hours (or less for those more familiar with the process) to put the thing together. Then comes the moment of truth when one hits the power switch for the first time. If it works on the first try, its beer time! But, besides the joy of it, is it worth it? Is it...
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...A Gaming PC Simon Slangen simonslangen.com This manual is intellectual property of MakeUseOf. It must only be distributed in its original form. Republishing parts of this guide, albeit altered, is prohibited without prior consent of the owner. How To Build How to Build a Gaming PC This page intentionally left blank 2 SimonSlangen.com How to Build a Gaming PC Table of Contents A Short Introduction.................................................................................................................. 4 The Components of a Gaming PC ........................................................................................... 6 Video Card .............................................................................................................................6 Processor .............................................................................................................................11 Motherboard .........................................................................................................................13 RAM .....................................................................................................................................15 Power Supply .......................................................................................................................17 HDD’s and DVD-RW’s ......................................................................................................... 18 Case and Casemodding...
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...than a hardware geek myself, I was the only Life hacker editor who had never built a PC from scratch. So when I needed a new PC late last year, I took the plunge and built my custom system. I'm so glad I did—the project turned out to be one of my proudest accomplishments of 2010. If you've cracked open your PC before to install a new hard drive or TV capture card, but you've never built a whole new system from the ground up, it's not as difficult as you might think. Here are my notes for first-timers who want to build instead of buy their next computer. Why Build Instead of Buy "But computers are so cheap these days," you say. "Why waste the time and energy building your own system when you can get a great machine fully assembled and shipped to your door?" That's a great question. Building your own PC will not save you time. It might save you money, but that's not even the best reason to do it. For me, it was a fantastic hands-on educational experience. It gives me a deep sense of satisfaction every single day when I press the power button on my tower, watch it light up, and know that I plugged in the wire that goes from that light to the motherboard. Building your PC takes the mystery out of what's going on inside that black box you spend hours on per day. There are other good reasons to build instead of buy, too. With your own build you can customize your system just how you like and make your perfect media center or gaming machine. You can save money if...
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...University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California, USA Keywords The exceptional performance of Dell Computer in recent years illustratesan innovative response to a fundamental competitive factor in the personal computer industry—the value of time. This article shows how Dell’s strategies of direct sales and build-to-order production have proven successful in minimizing inventory and bringing new products to market quickly, enabling it to increase market share and achieve high returns on investment. The Dell case illustrates how one business model may have inherent advantages under particular market conditions, but it also shows the importance of execution in exploiting those advantages. In particular, Dell’s use of information technology (IT) has been vital to executing both elements of its business model—direct sales and build-to-order—and provides valuable insights into how IT can be applied to achieve speed and exibility in an industry in which time is critical. Many of the insights gained from this case can be applied more generally to other time-dependent industries, suggesting that the ndings from the Dell case will have implications for a growing number of companies and industries in the future. build-to-order, business model, clockspeed, customer relationships, Dell Computer, direct sales, distribution channel, information technology, time-basedcompetition, virtual integration “It isn’t so much that we have a new economy, as we have a new...
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...From the mid 1970’s the structure of the PC industry had experienced a huge growth and changed dramatically. In 2001, 40% of the PC shipments were accounted by the top four PC vendors namely: Dell, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard (HP) and IBM. Dell, a direct-sales pioneer, grew exponentially in the 1990s and emerged as the worldwide market leader in 2001. During 2001-2002 it was the most profitable among the market leaders. Compaq came up with a full range of PCs ranging between $1,000 and $10,000. Whereas, IBM, which at once had a market share of 30%, was at this time going through a dramatic restructuring to stop its market share and profits from deteriorating further. Whereas, HP maintained a comparatively smaller share in PC sales. Besides these main vendors, there existed other well-known brands such as Acer, Fujitsu, Gateway, NEC and Toshiba. Also, there existed PCS without brands which were assembled by small retailers, resellers accounting for about 23% of the market in North America, 50% in Europe and over two-thirds of the market in China. DELL: Dell’s distinct and successful business model mainly focused on direct sales and build-to-order manufacturing. Shipping of the products was provided in 36 hours, which was how Dell was able to maintain the inventory of as low as six days compared to Compaq’s 26 days inventory. Their model helped them achieve the goal of offering products to customers that accurately matched their requirements and liking. COMPAQ: Compaq was one...
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...18 October 2011 PC vs. Mac: The Real Truth As computers have developed through the last few decades there has been a war between the companies arguing whose computer is best. As more companies developed the birth of Macintosh arose. What made the difference was the makeup of their operating systems at the time. As time went by the difference became more descriptive and detailed. Today the fighting between computer companies never ends, but I am here to prove once and for all that the specifications, availability, and the price variation make PC superior to Mac. One important aspect that makes PC more sophisticated than Mac is the specifications. The fastest desktop PC has a six core processor running at 3.46 GHz without overclocking. Also with their new turbo boost mode that was recently developed it tops out at 3.73 GHz. Mac’s on the other hand have to use two six core processors running at 2.93 Ghz to try and keep up with speeds of desktop PC’s. Pc’s are faster at desktop but also laptop as well. The speed of PC was just proved greater than it opponent Mac which makes PC a greater choice. The availability of a computer is also important when fighting Mac. Another key component when arguing about PC verse Mac is the availability of the product. Today most people will build their own Desktop PC and sometime even laptops. People do this because of the available customization they can achieve and, also it is cheaper this way. They can customize their PC with lights, fancy...
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...L - Us Lab sing IOS CLI wit Switch MAC A S th Address Tables s s T Topology A Addressing Table g Device R1 S1 S2 2 PC C-A PC C-B Interface G0/1 G VLAN 1 V VLAN 1 V NIC N NIC N IP Ad ddress 192.168 8.1.1 192.168 8.1.11 192.168 8.1.12 192.168 8.1.3 192.168 8.1.2 Subnet Mas sk 25 55.255.255.0 0 25 55.255.255.0 0 25 55.255.255.0 0 25 55.255.255.0 0 25 55.255.255.0 0 Default Gateway N/A 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.1 O Objectives Part 1: Bu and Con uild nfigure the Network Cable the network according to the topology diagram. e Config gure the netw work devices according to the Addressin Table. a t ng Part 2: Ex xamine the Switch MAC Address Tab S A ble the Use show commands to observ the proces of building t switch MA address ta s ve ss AC able. B Backgroun / Scenar nd rio The purpo of a Layer 2 LAN switc is to deliver Ethernet fra ose ch ames to host d devices on th local netwo The he ork. switch rec cords host MA addresses that are visible on the ne twork, and m AC s maps those MA addresses to its AC s own Ethernet switch po orts. This proc cess is called building the MAC address table. When a switch rec d n ceives a m amines the fra ame’s source and destinat tion MAC add dresses. The s source MAC address frame from a PC, it exa © 2013 Cisco and its affiliates. All rights reserve This docume is Cisco Publiic. d/or ed. ent Page 1 of 5 Lab - Using IOS CLI with Switch MAC Address Tables is recorded and mapped to the switch port from which...
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...History of Dell Computers Michael Dell, Founder. Dell started business as a student in 1983. Company renamed Dell Computer in 1987. 1987 Dell Computers hit Fortune 500 in 1992. Became the leader of PC industry in the U.S. in 1999. Became the worldwide leader in PCs in 2001. Dell Inc. in 2005 Michael Dell, Founder of Dell Computers Products Dell’s principal products include: Desktop PCs Notebook computers Workstations Servers Printers Storage devices MP3 players LCD and Plasma TVs Digital cameras Memory cards … How Well has Dell been Performing? 2004 U.S. market share Global market share Revenue (millions) Gross profit Operating expenses Net income 33.10% 2003 30.90% 2002 27.90% 2001 23.50% 2000 19.70% 1999 16.60% 1998 13.20% 18.40% $41,444 $7,552 16.90% $35,404 $6,349 15.20% $31,168 $5,507 12.90% $31,888 $6,443 10.60% $25,265 $5,218 10.50% $18,243 $4,106 8.50% $12,327 $2,722 $4,008 $2,645 $3,505 $2,122 $3,718 $1,246 $3,780 $2,177 $2,955 $1,666 $2,060 $1,460 $1,406 $944 How Well has Dell been Performing? 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 Dell Inc. Performance Market shares continue to grow, so do revenues and net profits. Able to maintain profit margins. Able to i in Abl t gain i operational efficiency. ti l ffi i Overall, a great company! U.S. share growth Global share growth 7.12% 10.75% 18.72% 19.29% 18.67% 25.76% 8.88% 11.18% 17.83% 21.70% 0.95% 23.53% Revenue growth Gross profit margin...
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...PC Build Manual | By: Anonymous | | Table of Contents Computer Parts and Specifications | 3 | Opening the Tower Case | 4 | Installing the Power Supply | 5 | Installing the Motherboard | 6 | Installing the Processor | 7 | Installing the Memory | 8 | Installing the Hard Drive | 9 | Installing the Optical Drive | 10 | Installing the Operating System | 11 | Installing the Printer | 12 | Troubleshooting | 13 | Report | 14 | Computer Parts and Specifications Component | Manufacturer | Model | Specifications | Motherboard | MSI | A55M-P33 | CPU Socket FM1 • AMD A55 Chipset • DDR3 1066/1333/1600/1866 dual channel memory (16gb MAX) • Integrated USB/Audio/LAN • M-ATX Form Factor | Processor | AMD | A4 3300 | 2.5GHz Dual Core 1MB L2 Cache w/ integrated HD6410D GPU | Memory | Crucial | CT51264BA1339 | 4GB • DDR3 PC3-10600 • CL=9 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1333 • 1.5V • 512Meg x 64 | Hard Drive | HGST | Z5K500-320 | 320GB • 5400RPM • 8MB Cache • SATA 3.0Gb/s • 2.5” internal | Optical Drive | Lite-On | iHAS124-04 WU | 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model | Tower Case | SuperCase | TM-302 | 14.25” x 7.2” x 15.4” Dimensions | Power Supply | Allied | SL-8320BTX | 300W 20+4 ping ATX PSU | Operating System | Microsoft | Windows 7 | 64-bit Professional Edition | Follow the sections in this manual to complete the steps necessary to build a PC with the components...
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...CIS 10 | PC Gaming | | Ryan Mills 4-24-2014 | PCs are a good choice for gaming for a multitude of reasons, including but not limited to price, reparability, upgradability, value, versatility, performance, game selection, game prices, and more. Computers are an ever-evolving platform. It grows in power, capability, and value almost every single year. The cause of this improvement is partially because it is free of control from any single entity. Rather than being regulated by a single company, control and improvement influence over the PC belongs to everyone equally. Everybody has the freedom to create and/or sell software and hardware for it. It's being constantly improved by competing companies and individuals all over the hardware spectrum, and all of them are trying to offer you (and game developers) the best experience possible. A common misconception is that pc gaming is more expensive than consoles. It is not. Especially if you only plan to target console performance. There are already graphics cards available on the market for $150 that surpass the PS4 and XBox One in terms of frame rate, resolution, detail, value, and power draw. A lot of people incorrectly believe that you have to spend upwards of $750-$1000 to get a PC fully capable of handling games. These inaccuracies can be attributed partially to the highly vocal and misinformed masses, and to the availability and hype of the expensive PC hardware we see advertised a lot. You see it more because it's...
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