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DIY project # 1– Desktop Computer January 28, 2007

I recently finished building my first computer, which I am using to write this entry. I am happy that I can actually follow instructions to put together delicate electronics :p

I followed instructions from this great article. I choose these:

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz
Motherboard Intel D946GZISSL Micro ATX Intel
RAM CORSAIR 1GB DDR2 SDRAM
Casing Antec-Quiet Enclosure Steel Mini Tower Case&
Hard drive Seagate Barracuda 80GB
DVD Player SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X
Monitor Hanns•G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Wide screen LCD

OS Windows XP & Ubuntu with shared data partition

my work area

my work area



It took me 8-10 hours to put every thing together, I would have been done in 4 if I did not fail to connect the 2nd power cable on the mother board :|

I learned a valuable lesson: always read all the manuals before installing hardware! You can follow the manual for motherboard installation that comes with the mini-tower case, but be careful to read also the same that comes with the motherboard (how stupid of me not to!)


next potential DIY projects:

* Laptop picture frame
* Melting Coke bottle caps into something useful

come back to see the results of my next DIY project :)

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