ALCANSARE, LOTH JR S.

IS PCHASO Date: January 17, 2018

BSIS 2-A Term Project Instructor: Rene Salmingo, ECE
2nd Semester 2017-2018 Basic Computer System Rating:
Basic Computer Diagram

Support 22nm CPU

Intel LGA 1150 Socket

PCIe 3.0x16 slot

Intel® Z97 Chipset

DDR3-3200 Slots (2)

PS2/Mouse Combo Port

USB 3.0 Ports (2)
Audio I/O

Intel SATA 6Gb/s Ports (4)

USB 2.0 Ports (2)

USB 3.0 Ports (2)
HDMI, DP, DVI, D-Sub Ethernet Port
Video Ports

PC PACKAGE SPECIFICATION Motherboard:

Asus Z79I-PLUS
CPU:
Intel® Socket 1150 for the 5th/
New 4th/4th Generation Core™ i7/
Core™ i5/Core™ i3/Pentium®/
Celeron® Processors
Supports Intel® 22 nm CPU
Memory:
2 x DIMM, Max. 16GB,
DDR3 3200(O.C.)/
3100(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/
2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/
2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/
2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/
2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/
1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/
1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC,
Un-buffered Memory
Dual Channel Memory
Architecture
Supports Intel® Extreme
Memory Profile (XMP)
* Hyper DIMM support
is subject to the physical
characteristics of individual
CPUs.

Hard Disk:
Intel® Z97 chipset :
1 x M.2 Socket 3, ,
with M Key, type 2260/2280
storage devices support
(both SATA & PCIE mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s),
gray
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
Supports Intel® Smart
Response Technology,
Intel® Rapid Start Technology,
Intel® Smart Connect Technology
*1

Graphic Adapter:
Integrated Graphics
Processor- Intel® HD Graphics
support
Multi-VGA output support :
HDMI/DVI-D/RGB/DisplayPort
ports
- Supports HDMI with max.
resolution 4096 x 2160
@ 24 Hz / 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DVI-D with max.
resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports RGB with max.
resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
- Supports DisplayPort with
max. resolution 4096 x 2160
@ 24 Hz / 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz
Maximum shared memory of 512
MB
Supports Intel® InTru™ 3D,
Quick Sync Video, Clear Video
HD Technology, Insider™
 Operating System:
Windows® 8.1
Windows® 8
Windows® 7
PC INSTALLATION GUIDE PC MAINTENANCE GUIDE PC TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

1. Check the asset tag on the box 1. Keep your computer in a 1. Your Memory Is Corrupted
matches the asset tag you’ve smoke-free environment One of the most common problem
received via email. that I always encounter while
2. Do a regular spring cleaning. troubleshooting a PC is
2. Open the box and set to one side that Windows stops working
the keyboard, mouse and power 3. Backup your data. inexplicably at random intervals.
cable. Most of the time, it is
4. Handle with Care the memory RAM causing the
3. Connect the keyboard and mouse problem. The easiest way to verify
to the back of your PC via USB 5. Leave your PC on. this is to swap the RAM cards in
slots. your PC with some spare ones and
6. Turn off your monitor. test to see whether this works or
4. Connect the cable to the monitor – not. Of course, if the RAM cards
make sure the tab on the cable 7. Reboot your PC when aren’t easily accessible, you can
plug is on top. programs crash. run memtest as an alternative.
 If your monitor has an Corrupt bits of memory can cause
adapter it can be plugged 8. Update your virus protection. a computer to act funny, and even
into the back of your PC in crash, every time it starts.
the same way. 9. Keep spyware off your
computer. Solution: The only way to solve
5. If you have a second screen a memory problem is to replace it
connect it to the back via a VGA 10. Run a Windows Update. with new memory. You will most
cable. likely end up replacing all of
11. Update your software. the memory sticks (usually two to
6. Connect the wired network cable to four).
the back of your PC – make sure 12. Defrag your computer.
the tab on the plug is on top. 2. Switched Boot Order
13. Remove unnecessary files. When you can’t boot up your PC, it
7. Plug in the black power cable into could be due to a switched boot
the back. 14. Uninstall unused programs. order where the system cannot find
the partition to run the bootloader.
Turn on the PC and monitor and This usually happens when
wait for your computer to complete your CMOS battery (a small
the installation. round battery found on your
motherboard) runs out of juice. It
Once complete the login screen will could also happen if you (or
be displayed. someone else) have accessed the
BIOS recently and changed
something accidentally. You’ll
know your boot order was switched
if you get the “no operating system
found” error when starting
your computer, or something else
besides your operating system’s
loading screen.

Solution: access your BIOS (press

“F2” or “Del” button when the BIOS
screen appear) and reconfigure
the boot order. Your boot order
should look like this:
 CD/DVD Drive
 Hard Drive
  Everything else
If your configuration already looks
like this and it still cannot boot up,
check your CD ROM and eject any
disc that are in it, then restart.

3. Corrupted Bootloader
If the above solution does not work,
your problem could be due to a
corrupted boot loader.

The Solution: Use Super Grub

Disk to fix the bootloader.

4. Registry Issues (In Windows)

Your Windows Registry holds
important information to your
system, and it can often cause
problem when it is mishandled.
This happens when an application
write into a key that doesn’t belong
to them. They also could be
caused by viruses built to sabotage
your computer’s resources. That’s
why it’s good to back up your
registry once in a while. You’ll
know that you have registry issues
when there are errors on startup,
often leading to using your PC in
safe mode.

The Solution:
Use CCleaner and nCleaner. They
will eliminate things that don’t really
belong in the registry. If a program
wrote over something system-
based, however, it usually cannot
be fixed without either restoring a
backup of the registry or re-
installing Windows.

5. Hardware Is Sending Bad

Signals
This one is a common one in
systems with Windows XP or
earlier, but isn’t uncommon in Vista
and later systems.
Usually, hardware problems of this
nature happen because the
wrong driver was installed for a
certain piece of hardware. As
much as Windows tries to
mitigate hardware issues, they will
happen at one point or another
regardless of how careful you are.
How to Find the Issue: You can see
where hardware conflicts occur by
accessing the Device Manager.
In Windows 7, you can click the
“Start” menu, type “Device
Manager,” and press “Enter.”
In Windows 8, access the Start
screen and just start typing the
name followed by the “Enter” key.
Conflicting devices are often
shown with an exclamation point
next to them. To find out the cause
of the problem, simply right-click
the device and click “Properties.”

The Solution: You must uninstall

the driver for that specific piece
of hardware and then install the
proper one. This will take some
searching unless you still have its
instruction manual. This often
happens to video cards and hard
drive controllers, although sound
cards and virtually anything else
are prone to such issue. Once
you installthe correct drivers for
your hardware, restart
the computer.

6. Corrupt Clusters in Hard Drive

Corrupt clusters within

your hard drive might cause
your computer to crash (either
Blue Screen of Death, or
the PC restarts), especially when
trying to access a file. If you feel
you have this problem, you can
confirm it by performing a
maintenance check on your hard
drive. You should do this at least
once a month.

The Solution: If you would like to

scan your hard drive for problems
and fix them along the way, read
the question asking “What’s the
best way of finding out my hard
drive’s health for free?”

7. Improper Airflow
It might seem like a trivial issue, but
PCs can suffer from airflow
problems that prevent them from
cooling down effectively. You can
almost identify this immediately
when the CPU’s or graphics card’s
fans start to whirl loudly.
Causes for this could be a dirty, or
spoilt fan, the heat is not directed
to the case opening, or that the
heat sink is not dissipating the heat
effectively. In case you are
wondering, here’s what a heat sink
looks like:
 The Solution: Check the fans. If
they’re dusty, clean them. If they’re
making noise, replace them. Also,
check the direction in which the air
is flowing (by checking the
direction of the fan rotation). A
computer’s airflow ideally should
match this diagram:

8. Infection
Viruses are nasty things that
usually make a part of
the computer – or the entire
system – exaggeratedly slow.
Some of them also intentionally or
unintentionally crash
your computer. After analyzing a
lot of the code inside of a virus, it’s
more often the latter than the
former because the programmers
who wrote the virus didn’t really
have your computer’s longevity in
mind.

The Solution: To quickly determine

what’s wrong, get your hands on
Microsoft Security
Essentials or AVG’s free antivirus.
It’s worth a try. They’ll eliminate the
threat and hopefully restore
your computer to working order.

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