Hi I am a bit nervous on replacing a motherboard since I have never done it before. I have Installed a new GPU before and RAM but that is pretty easy. Would u guys recommend that I try to do it myself and save 100 bucks or should I take the safe route and pay a pc repair shop to do it?
Should i replace my own motherboard or should pay for a pc repair shop to do it.
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weberdarren97
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Do you have a phillips screwdriver as well as a standard (flat) screwdriver? You do? Well that's all you should need.
It's incredibly simple. Remove all cables and devices from the old board, unscrew it, and pull it out. If drives or other devices are in the way of pulling the board out, remove said devices rather than putting the board in an awkward position while you attempt to get it out of the case. This will prevent the situation where there's no room for you to get your hands in there to safely place the new board into the case and you end up dropping it against the case.
It's incredibly simple. Remove all cables and devices from the old board, unscrew it, and pull it out. If drives or other devices are in the way of pulling the board out, remove said devices rather than putting the board in an awkward position while you attempt to get it out of the case. This will prevent the situation where there's no room for you to get your hands in there to safely place the new board into the case and you end up dropping it against the case.
Deniedstingray
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Its extremely intimidating the first time and you are probably looking at these answers and saying to yourself "Well these guys have years of experience, how tf am i gonna do it?"
Trust me, if you can operate a screwdriver then you're good to go. Its just a matter of unplugging things and plugging them back in afterwards.
Trust me, if you can operate a screwdriver then you're good to go. Its just a matter of unplugging things and plugging them back in afterwards.
weberdarren97
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I feel I should add that I learned most of what I know now by just playing with stuff.
My first custom machine was one I bought from a shop downtown, a few months later I moved all the internals to a new case and ended up disassembling it further than I really needed to, but really I just did what it looked like I should do. I looked around and thought "what could be holding this board in place" and I saw screws and cables. I removed said screws and cables. The cables just pull off of the board, and the screws, well they unscrew.
This was my first time doing anything more complicated than installing memory.
My first custom machine was one I bought from a shop downtown, a few months later I moved all the internals to a new case and ended up disassembling it further than I really needed to, but really I just did what it looked like I should do. I looked around and thought "what could be holding this board in place" and I saw screws and cables. I removed said screws and cables. The cables just pull off of the board, and the screws, well they unscrew.
This was my first time doing anything more complicated than installing memory.
the most important piece of advice i can give is that it is not a race .. if it takes you 1 hour and it works then all is good.. if it takes you 1 week and it works .. all is good .
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For simplicities sake, I would take a photo of the motherboard before diassambly so you know where all cables go. Mobo manual also tells you but that takes longer. Or if you have an excellent memory, memorize that stuff.
Pull all cables loose from the mobo, after that, remove all cards and memory. Be careful with the CPU. Generally, if you see anything looking like gold, don't touch it. Our hands are oily and the golden surface don't like that. It's not going to break anything but in the long run, 'goldsurface' might start oxidating. Then remove all screws and the I/O shield.
Make sure the heatsink on your CPU cooler is placed and tightened evenly so it does not rest on one edge more than others, that can kill CPUs.
Avoid static electricity.
It's not hard, just don't be in a rush, you make mistakes under pressure.
Pull all cables loose from the mobo, after that, remove all cards and memory. Be careful with the CPU. Generally, if you see anything looking like gold, don't touch it. Our hands are oily and the golden surface don't like that. It's not going to break anything but in the long run, 'goldsurface' might start oxidating. Then remove all screws and the I/O shield.
Make sure the heatsink on your CPU cooler is placed and tightened evenly so it does not rest on one edge more than others, that can kill CPUs.
Avoid static electricity.
It's not hard, just don't be in a rush, you make mistakes under pressure.
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