INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
COURSE OBJECTIVES
You must be able to install, configure and upgrade personal computer components.
Perform device driver installation scheduled maintenance and memory and firmware update.
Identify common tools, basic diagnosis, procedures, troubleshooting, techniques and preventive
maintenance tools.
Use and managed files system, operating system utilities, backup program and optimization.
Describe the process to install, secure, configure and troubleshoot a basic small or home office
network.
Describe and apply appropriate operational procedures including safety environmental
procedures, good communication skill and professional behaviors.
COURSE OUTLINE
CHAPTER 0: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: HARDWARE MAINTENANCE
The main board/mother board.
The CPU installation.
The RAM installation.
BIOS system configuration.
Troubleshooting techniques.
CHAPTER 2: SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE
Installation of an OS).
Partition and format a disk.
Installation of application.
Task manager.
Cleaning a system.
Device drivers, installation and updates.
CHAPTER 3: PC DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING MAINTENANCE
Software diagnosis.
The hardware boot process.
The pc maintenance tools.
Preventing maintenance.
Troubleshooting tools and techniques
CHAPTER 4: LEGAL REGULATION
General regulation.
Copyright and related laws.
CHAPTER 0: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Computers systems needs maintenance for a number of reasons, to keep it up and running to enhance
features, to rework the system for changes into the feature, to move into the cloud or any other changes.
As such computer system maintenance is more than simply finding and fixing bugs. It is keeping the heart
of your business up and running.
Types of maintenance
There are 4 types of maintenance in computer science which are; corrective, adaptive, perfective and
preventive maintenance
Corrective maintenance: it is Corrective maintenance addresses the errors and faults within
software application that could impact various parts your software, including the design, logic and
codes. It also consists of direct solving a hardware damage.
Adaptive maintenance: It becomes important when the environment of your software or
hardware changes. This can be brought on by changing in the OS, hardware computer, cloud
storage or changes within the OS sometimes. Adaptive maintenance reflects organizational
policies or rules as well. Updating services, making modifications to vendors or changing
payment processions can also necessitate hardware maintenance.
Perfective maintenance: It focuses on the evolution of requirements and features that exists your
system. Perfective maintenance takes over some of the work, both adding features that can
enhance user experience and removing features that are not effective and functional. This can
include features that are not used or those that do not help to meet your aimed goals.
Preventive maintenance: It helps to make changes and adaptations to your system so that it can
work for a long period of time. The focus of the type of maintenance is to prevent the
deterioration of your software or hardware as it continues to adapt and change. This consist of
preventing your hardware from any short-circuit and software from any virus or network
intrusion. It helps you reduce the risk associated with cooperative software for a long time helping
you to become more stable, understandable and maintainable.
CHAPTER 1: HARDWARE MAINTENANCE
LESSON 1: THE MOTHER BOARD
Introduction: It contains the processor, buses and memory, hence it is considered as the core board of the
computer.
FEATURES OF THE MOTHER BOARD
1. Processor: This is the main component of the mother board. It is the one in charge of all
arithmetic and logic operations. The main constructor is Intel. There are many types of generation
of processors, the latest one is the Intel core i9 processor. The Intel 815EP b-step ship set is based
on an innovative and scalable architecture which is proving reliability and performance. A few of
the ship sets advanced features are;
Memory control Hub (MCH): built on intel graphics technology featuring a
backwards compatible unified graphic driver.
Input output controller Hub (I/O Hub): which delivers twice the input bandwidth
as traditional bridge architecture.
Two USB controllers: which doubles the bandwidth to 24Mbps across four (4) ports.
2. The memory: Supports SD-RAM up to one Gb. Uses a three pieces of 3.3 ports, un buffered 168
pin socket, accommodate 3 double side DIMMs at 100MGhez system memory bus.
3. VGA (Video Graphic Arrays): ADP technology provides a direct connection between the
graphic sub-system and the processor so that the graphic doesn’t have to complete the processor
time with other devices.
4. AC 97 audio: it supports 18bits ADC (Analogue to Digital converter) and DAC resolution as well
as 18bits stereo full duplex codex with independent and variable sapling rates.
5. Expansion cards: The main board comes with the following expansions;
6 32bits slot
1 AGP slot
2 IDE (Integrated Drive Electronic) channels
1 floppy disk-drive interface.
6. Integrated input/output: The main board has a full I/O port and connectors;
PS2 ports for mouse and keyboards
2 serial ports
1 parallel port
1 MIDI or game port
2 USB ports
Audio jacks for microphones lines in and line out.
7. The bios firmware: This main board uses award Bios that enable users to configure many
systems features including the following;
Power management
Wakeup alarms
CPU and memory timing
Installation of the memory
The firmware can also be used to set parameters for different processor clock
speed.
LESSON2: INTALLATION OF THE MAIN BOARD AND ITS COMPONENTS
Installation of the mainboard.
Precautions
Wear a grounding strip attached to a grounded device, to avoid damage from static electricity.
Discharge static electricity by the touching the metal case of the safety grounded object before
working on the mother board.
Leave component in the static-prove bag they came in.
Hold all circuits boards by the edges.
Do not bend circuits boards.
Steps to follow;
Place the mainboard over the case fasteners.
Secure the scrolls in the mainboard holes that aligns with the chassis holes.
Connecting case components
After installing the mainboard into the case, you can now connect the components to main board as
follows;
Connect the case power supply to ATX1.
Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPU FAN1.
Connect the case cooling fan connector to CASFA1.
Installation of the processor
Precautions
Before installing the CPU, you should make you should not scratch the surface mount resistor
with the clip of the cooling fan. If the clip of the cooling fan scrape across the main board, you
may cause serious damages.
The mainboard automatically determines the CPU clock frequency and system bus frequency for
processor. You may be able to change these automatic settings by making changes to jumpers on the
motherboard or changing the settings in the system set-up utilities. We strongly recommend that you do
not over clock the mainboard to run processor or other components faster than their rayed speed.
Step to install the CPU(processor);
Pull the CPU socket looking lever away from the socket to unhook and raise the locking lever to upright
position.
Identify the Pin1 corner on the CPU socket and the Pin1 on the CPU
Match the Pin-1 corners and insert the CPU into the socket and do not use force.
Swing the locking lever down and hook it the latch on the edge of the socket.
Plug the CPU fan power cable on the CPU cooling fan power supply on the main board
(CPUFAN1).
Installation of the memory
Procedures
The mainboard accommodates 3 memories modules (can also be 2, 4 etc.). You must at least one
module in any of the 3 slots (desktop).
First step: Align the memory modules with slot. The DIMM slot are keyed with notches and the
DIMM are keyed with cutouts so that they can always be installed correctly.
2nd step: Push the lattice on each side of the DIMM slot down.
3rd step: install the DIMM modules into the slot and press firmly down so that is sits correctly.
