It280 Week 9 Information Technology Guild

The Professional

Guild for the

IT

Employee

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The Professional Guide –Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………. 2

Part 1

Safety

Environmental Concerns………………………………………………………………….. 4

Power Protection……………………………………………………………………………… 6

Dust…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8

Static……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9

Heating Issues………………………………………………………………………………….. 10

Unauthorized Content……………………………………………………………………… 12

Part 2

Cleaning and Inspecting

Cleaning the computer’s case and inspecting…………………………………… 13

Cleaning Monitors, Keyboards, and Mouse………………………………………. 15

Part 3

Components: Replacing and Upgrading

Motherboard…………………………………………………………………………………… 16

Power Supply…………………………………………………………………………………… 19

The Professional Guide –Table of Contents

Processor (CPU)……………………………………………………………………………….. 21

a. Removal of the CPU

b. Reinstalling the CPU

Memory (RAM)………………………………………………………………………………… 23

Hard Drive………………………………………………………………………………………… 25

Part 4

I/O Devices and Installation

Video Card (Graphics Card)……………………………………………………………….. 27

Optical DVD Drive……………………………………………………………………………… 29

Miscellaneous I/O Devices………………………………………………………………… 31

a. Printers

b. Web Cams

c. Network Interface Adaptors

d. Upgrading the Operating System (OS)

The Professional Guide – Introduction

Introduction

This is manual is designed to help new IT employees to become familiar with the guidelines of all aspects of the IT environment. The manual will provide information and training procedures on how to have a safe and trouble free IT environment.

This manual will cover safety, maintenance and cleaning, internal hardware installation, and supporting I/O devices.

The Professional Guide – Safety

Safety

Part 1

This section will cover environmental concerns, power protection, dust, static, and heat issues and unauthorized content and the danger that it poses.

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