Computer Disassembly

Everyone in computer science should know how to take a computer apart and put it back together with confidence that it will work. I would prefer that you use a desktop computer for this exercise. Do not use a laptop. If you don’t have access to a desktop computer at home or work, feel free to use pictures off the Internet. As much as I would like to take a computer apart, only do if you have access to a computer that is already broken or one that you don’t care if you get it back together. Minimally, I would like you to open up the computer case, take a picture of the motherboard and then identify as many items and parts on the motherboard that you can. Identify the motherboard form factor. Take a picture of the back for the desktop and identify all the different ports. Do the same on the front. With the case open also take pictures of the hard drive, DVD or CD drive and identify those as well. Use the attached document as the framework for the parts that I want you to identify. For the motherboard I would like you to identify as many items as possible within reason (you do not have to identify each chip or determine which CPU is under the heat sink, identify the CPU generically. To complete this exercise take your pictures and bundle them in one document. I would use word, but you can use any program of your choosing as long as I can read the file. Lastly, using a graphics editor identify all the items you found. Again I repeat you do not have to disassemble a desktop computer to complete this exercise, you only need to open the case and then identify the parts.

If you can please try to identify some of the chips on the motherboard and define what they do.

In summary, I want you to demonstrate your knowledge of all the parts that are in a desktop computer and the various components on a motherboard.

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