How To Disassemble a Computer

Step 16 Done!

This concludes my Instructable "Disassemble a Computer"! In this step, I will give an overview of every component you get out of a computer with a fried motherboard.

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Please remember to rate, and ask questions if you find something confusing!

Case:

• Metal Right Panel
• Metal Left Panel
• Plastic Front Panel
• Plastic Top Panel
• Metal & Plastic Frame

Hardware:

• Hard Drive
• CD/DVD Drive
• Power Supply
• Card Reader
• Expansion Cards
• RAM Chips
• Connectivity Center

Cables\Wires:

• SATA Cable (Hard Drive to Motherboard)
• Portable HDD Dock and Wires (Power and Data from Portable HDD to Motherboard)
• Accessory Wire (Connected Card Reader to Motherboard)
• Drive Ribbon (CD/DVD Drive to Motherboard)

Miscellaneous:

• 33 Screws
• Drive Slot Cover
• 2 Expansion Card Slot Covers
• Plastic Piece (I refured to it as a "chasis" for a button and LEDs in step 13)
• Large System Fan
• Small CPU Fan
• Portable HDD Slot

Comments

[coldfiregh]

would you be very kind to add how to take out the processor and replace?

[ANDY!]

Take the cooling stuff off, find the little lever, pull it open fully, take chip out. thats it prob.

[Arbitror]

Ill work on it!

And by the way, did you create an account just to ask that question? I see that that was your first comment!

[coldfiregh]

there is a first time for everything; isn't it? the quest for sometime takes people places they never thought about a second ago; anywayz i already figured it out; it implies zero pressure application and release of a latch; thanks very much for the wonderful post

[gorrillamcdouglas]

I don't know if you'll have this problem taking the processor out or not, but for the benefit of everyone else...

If the Processor is stuck to the heatsink, there are a couple ways to get it un-stuck.

First, twist it gently but firmly, avoiding bending the pins on it. If this doesn't work, soak the heatsink and processor in Isopropyl alchohol(70% or more). After a few minutes, take unflavored dental floss and run it inbetween the processor and heatsink. It should come off. But always be sure not to bend the pins and don't use rubbing alchohol below the 70% concentrate.

[IncrediblyCondensedBlackMatter]

you dint cover how to remove the processor from the board but otherwise this is really good. : D

[Solderguy]

Yes he did, in step 15 he said, "The motherboard has seven screws holding it to the frame, which are indicated by large white circles around them. Remove those seven, then lift the motherboard out of the frame." You need to read, and not stare at the pretty pictures. :P

[IncrediblyCondensedBlackMatter]

HA! pwn'd by the AUTHOR! XD anyway, the motherboard and the processorare two totally different components.

[Arbitror]

No I didn't, read some of the comments. Someone asked me before why I didn't show how to remove the CPU, and I replied:

I tried removing the CPU, and it turns out that it is attached to the heatsink itself, and in order to remove a CPU, you must lift a safety bar, that unlocks the pins. The heatsink is in the way of the safety bar, so I cannot unlock the pins. 

In step 15, I showed how to remove the motherboard from the frame. Not the CPU from the motherboard.

Everyone makes mistakes, but just read before you post!

[memyselfand1]

Blimey! How many pictures did you put in this?

[Arbitror]

As you have probably figured out, I love to use lodes of pictures in my 'ibles!

[tanmanknex]

and that's what makes them good. good job!!!;D 5*

[iProton]

Is it possible to disassemble and reassemble it as a Network attached Storage device? :P

[Arbitror]

While it's running?

[iProton]

That would be top of the pilot aceage :P

[dingus234]

Good Job. A lot of work has gone into this. By the way the 'Ethernet expansion card' is actually a dial up modem. :-)