The fist step in this process is to get the computer case and the motherboard. When purchasing a case, he picks one that comes with the power supply preinstalled. Then all he has to do is prep the case and get it ready for the insertion of the motherboard. After this is complete, he can continue with t

The last step is to load the OS. Ricky first goes into the BIOS and makes the CD ROM the first boot device. This will make the system boot from the CD-ROM, which has the OS (Otero). Then he places the Windows XP CD into the drive. The system automatically reads the cd, and Ricky is given the option for “New Installation or Upgrade.” Since his hard drive is new, he chooses “New Installation.” Ricky goes through the process and waits for the installation to complete.

The second step is to install the drives, the peripheral cards, and the wiring. He starts to setup and prepare the drives before installing them into the case and attaches the appropriate cables to them. The hard drive and the CD-ROM are set as master devices, and his CDRW device is set as a slave drive. He aligns the drives with the cases front face cover so they will sit flush once the system is put together. Next, there are the inline peripheral cards. These are very easy to install and this is one of the simplest things to do when assembling a system. Ricky gives himself an open slot between the installation of the sound card and video card, which helps in heat reducti

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