What Not to Do During PC Assembly

Guide on Hardware Failure Leading Mistakes

by Yaroslav Lyssenko

[ 09/16/2005 | 10:05 AM ]

PC Mechanic has posted a rather unusual article about hardware parts and computer as a whole. The author describes several stages of the PC building process where common mistakes occur. They are absence of thermal paste, damage from the screwdriver, static electricity and some others. Each of the described false actions may lead to dramatic component failures.

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“Most of us, at one point or another, have had to modify the insides of our computers. Whether it was adding a new memory stick, fixing a cable, or even more advanced stuff like actually building the computer. Every time you open your computer case, new risks arise. There is always the danger of you doing something wrong (knowingly or unknowingly) that can cause major, and usually permanent, damage to the computer.  It is a horrible feeling to find out that something you did has now ruined your computer (I speak from experience). So in order to reduce the number of stupid mistakes people make, we need to educate the people,” begins the article.

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