Functional Computer
Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:33 pm
So previously I had ordered a motherboard, a PSU, and memory for a brand new computer.
I already had a hard drive, case and of course a mouse and a keyboard.
Today though I finally got the last piece to make the computer bootable - The CPU!
Everything else was already installed into the case so all I had to do was plop the CPU down and attach the fan mount.
This probably sounds pathetic but I had been practicing installing the CPU with a old (probably dead) CPU. I even went as far as to trying to intentionally screw up the placement. With all the "be extremely careful you don't bend a single pin!!111!!!" I was scared to be honest. The reality though was even with a intentionally miss drop there was little if any chance of bending the pins... If I didn't bend pins while being very nonchalant than a person being careful isn't going to bend them.
Anyways. So I misplaced the CPU, and it nearly magically fell into the correct position (as seemed to always happen on my practice drops). The hardest part really was getting the fan mount to attach correctly. I entirely blame the small confines caused by the power supply.
Turned on the computer - Saw the ASUS bios screen... Which caused a huge sigh of relief... I was convinced I killed the motherboard while having a hell of a time getting it into the case... And it started booting Windows Vista to my subtle surprise. I was even more surprised when I encountered a HP first time setup screen. Needles to say it didn't validate (probably because of the lack of a HP motherboard).
Right now I'm formatting it so I can install a OS... May try Ubuntu, but I'm not sure.
Thursday I'll probably buy Windows 7 though.
Anyways. As of this moment I have successfully built my very first computer all by myself. All due credit to Jenna for helping me figure out you need to press the power button though.
I already had a hard drive, case and of course a mouse and a keyboard.
Today though I finally got the last piece to make the computer bootable - The CPU!
Everything else was already installed into the case so all I had to do was plop the CPU down and attach the fan mount.
This probably sounds pathetic but I had been practicing installing the CPU with a old (probably dead) CPU. I even went as far as to trying to intentionally screw up the placement. With all the "be extremely careful you don't bend a single pin!!111!!!" I was scared to be honest. The reality though was even with a intentionally miss drop there was little if any chance of bending the pins... If I didn't bend pins while being very nonchalant than a person being careful isn't going to bend them.
Anyways. So I misplaced the CPU, and it nearly magically fell into the correct position (as seemed to always happen on my practice drops). The hardest part really was getting the fan mount to attach correctly. I entirely blame the small confines caused by the power supply.
Turned on the computer - Saw the ASUS bios screen... Which caused a huge sigh of relief... I was convinced I killed the motherboard while having a hell of a time getting it into the case... And it started booting Windows Vista to my subtle surprise. I was even more surprised when I encountered a HP first time setup screen. Needles to say it didn't validate (probably because of the lack of a HP motherboard).
Right now I'm formatting it so I can install a OS... May try Ubuntu, but I'm not sure.
Thursday I'll probably buy Windows 7 though.
Anyways. As of this moment I have successfully built my very first computer all by myself. All due credit to Jenna for helping me figure out you need to press the power button though.