Internal Hardware

Gudelines

Case

Preparing Components

Fitting the MotherBoard

Installing the CPU

Mounting the Cooler

Installing the RAM

Graphics, Sound and Network

Installing the Hard Disk

Connecting

PowerConnectors and Final Check

To External Hardware

Mounting The Cooler

A cooler made of copper is recommended, since this material is a very efficient heat conductor. You should know your processor's socket type when buying a cooler. You have a choice of two types of cooler - one suitable for both Socket A/462 and Socket 370, or one just for Socket 423 (Pentium 4).

Make sure that the cooler is in the correct position. Here is the cooler about to be connected with the socket.

Clips fix the cooler to the socket. This applies to Socket A/462 (AMD) and Socket 370 (Pentium III and C3).