Expodition of the Week: Tearing Apart Technology

So maybe I'm not so great at this blogging-on-the-right-day thing, but I think I can manage to at least blog about events. But, pretty much, you shouldn't pay attention to the date it was posted on because it makes no difference :)

As part of the ciriculum in one of my classes at school with the awesome name of Indy Comp (Independant Computers) I took apart a PC and then put it back together again. This is something that I have always wanted to do, but never had the nerve to try myself.

And as any good blogger would do, I took pictures to share with you. Enjoy!

Step 1. Gather Materials.

This is what I started with...A standard PC, a screwdriver, and pen and paper to document where everything came from and where it went.

Step 2. See what your working with.

I had no idea what I was getting myself into....there was a lot of stuff going
on inside that little box.

Step 3. Disconnecting everything

It may not look like it, but there was a lot of stuff to take out of that thing. It involved lots of pictures, letters, and numbers.

Step 4. The Realization

I noticed a very important little metal plaque on the side of one of the CD drives, that read, "WARRENTY VOID IF REMOVED" good thing this computer is currently being stored in a deep dark place to wait for the recycle man to come destroy it.

For the record, I wouldn't recommend trying this at home...

Step 5. Everything has a place and there is a place for everything

And I found them all!!! I put everything back to the where it was supposed to be :)

Step 6. The Test

The final step was to test the computer to make sure that it worked. When everything is correct you get a beautiful screen like the one seen to the left :)

*Excitement followed this screen, for anybody who was wondering :)

These are my pretty pictures that I drew. Every little detail had to be labled and drawn out so that I knew where to put everything when it came to putting it all back together.

So I would say that this is my first offical blog, leave comments and let me know what you think :)