Lesson 4:Computer Hardware Basic

Maintenance

• to set up the input and output devices correctly• state the steps to connect the peripherals to system unit• powering the system

At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

This module contains 5 activities: Activity 1: Naming the peripheral port on

the system unit

Activity 2: Connecting the Monitor

to the system unit

Activity 3: Connecting the Keyboard and

mouse to the system unit

Activity 4: Connecting the Speaker to

the system unit

Activity 5: Powering the System

Activity 1: Naming the Peripherals Port

1. Power port

2. PS2 port (Mouse)

3. PS2 port (keyboard)

4. USB port

5. Parallel port (printer port)

6. Port (Modem)

7.VGA port (Monitor display)

8.Game port

9,10,11(Speaker,headphone

and microphone)

No: Label of the ports

Activity 2: Connecting the Monitor to the

system unitSteps:

1. Plug the VGA cable of the monitor to the display device port as in Figure 2.

2. The VGA cable is blue in colour must be connected to the display that has the same colour. Students must connect the tiny pin

on VGA cable carefully.

Figure 2: Connecting VGA cable to monitor port

Activity 3: Connecting the Keyboard and

mouse to the system unit

1. Plug the PS2 cable of the keyboard (purple nozzle) and mouse (green nozzle) to the device port as Figure 3.1.

2. Students also need to be extremely careful to attach the keyboard and mouse to their respective PS/2 port. For keyboard and mouse that have USB toggle use Figure 3.2.

Figure 3.1: Connecting keyboard and mouse to the PS2 ports

Figure 3.2: Connecting keyboard and mouse to the USB ports

Activity 4: Connecting Audio and Microphone

Devices to the system unit

1. Plug the cable of the speaker (green

nozzle) and microphone (blue nozzle) to the device port as figure 4.

Figure 4: Connecting peripherals Audio and Microphone

to the Audio ports

Activity 5: Powering the System

• Steps:

1. Plug in the power cord and switch

the power supply switch to the‘On’ position.

2. Press the power button. If everything is

connected as it should be, all system fans

should start spinning. You should hear

a single beep, and after 2-5 seconds, the

computer will start to boot.

Figure 5: Connecting the power cable

Basic Computer Setting

BASIC COMPUTER SETTING

At the end of this lesson, students should be able to:• customize settings for display

• customize settings for mouse

• customize settings for sound

• customize settings for date and time

• regional and language options

This module contains 5 activities:

• Activity 1: Customizing settings for display.

• Activity 2: Customizing settings for mouse.

• Activity 3: Customizing settings for sound.

• Activity 4: Customizing settings for date and time.

• Activity 5: Customizing settings for regional and language options.

Activity 1: Customizing settings for display

1. Click Start button, then click Control Panel

Control Panel

2. Control Panel window will appear as shown below. Then click Appearance and Setting.

Appearance and

Setting

3. Click Display

Display

4. Display Properties window will appear as shown below.

Themes

In the Themes option, you can change the themes of your computer by choosing from the drop down menu. Choose Window XP and click OK.

Drop down menu

5. Click Desktop tab. You can change your desktop background. Choose Bliss in the Background menu and than click OK.

Desktop

Background menu

Ok

6. Click Screen Saver tab.

Screen Saver

You can change your screen saver by choosing from the dropdown menu. Choose 3D Flying Objects and click OK.

Drop down menu

7. Click Appearance tab. In Windows and buttons,

Appearance

You can change the appearance of windows and buttons, colour schemes and font size by choosing from drop down menu.

Windows and buttons

Colour scheme

Font size

choose Window XP style. In colour scheme choose Default(blue). In Fontsize choose Normal. Then click OK.

Windows and buttons

Colour scheme

Font size

OK

Activity 2:Customizing settings for mouse

1. In the Control Panel, click Appearance and Themes.

Appearance and themes

2. Appearance and Themes window will be displayed, then click Mouse Pointers.

Mouse Pointers

3. The Mouse Properties window will appear as shown below. Choose Pointer tab option. You can customize the mouse pointer by choosing from the customize Drop down menu. Choose Normal Select and click OK.

Pointers

Customize Drop Down menu

4. Click Pointer Option tab. You can select the pointer speed by moving the motion slide indicator. Click OK.

Pointers Options

Motion Slide Indicator

Activity 3: Customizing settings for sound1. In the Control Panel, click Sounds, Speech and Audio Devices. Then click Adjust the system volume.

Sound, Speech and Audio Devices Adjust the System Volume

2. Choose the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.

Volume Slide Indicator

3. For advance volume control setting, click Advanced. A window will appear. Adjust the volume level by moving the volume slide indicator.

Advanced Volume Slide Indicator

Activity 4. Customizing settings for Date and Time1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options.

Date,Time,Language and Regional Options

Then click Date and Time.

Date and Time

2. Click Date and Time tab. Choose day, month and year from the Date options.Change the time in the time option.Then click OK.

Month

Day

Date and Time

Time Option

Year

3. Click Time Zone.

Time Zone

Choose the time zone from the drop down menu according to the country you stay. Choose (GMT+08:00) Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and click OK.

Drop down menu

Activity 5: Customizing settings for Regional and Language Options.1. In the Control Panel, click Date, Time, Language and Regional Options.

Date,Time,Language and Regional Options

In the Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options window, click Regional and Language Options.

Regional and Language Options

2. Click Regional Options tab. IRegional option will set how some programs format numbers, currencies, dates and time.

Drop down menu

Regional Options

Then, click the drop down menu. English (United States) is commonly use. Choose English (United States) and click OK.

3. Control Panel window will appear as below. Close the Control Panel Window.

Close

4. The interface will be shown as below.

Current Development of Hardware Technology

1. Blu-ray and HD (2008 – 2009)

2. Netbook ( 2007-2009)

3. 3G, WiFi and WiMax (2006-2008)

4. Intel: The Latest Processor Intel Itanium

siri 9100 (2002- present)

5. HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart

Web All-in-One Printer

(2009)

Blu-ray and HD

Blu-ray HD-DVD

Blu-rayBlu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name of a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).

HD DVDHD DVD (short for High-Definition/Density DVD) is a discontinued high-density optical disc format for storing data and high-definition video.Supported principally by Toshiba, HD DVD was envisaged to be the successor to the standard DVD format

Wireless Technology –

3G, WiFi dan WiMax Networking

3G

International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT-2000), better known as 3G or 3rd Generation.

WiFi

Wi-Fi is a class of wireless local area network (WLAN) devices based on the IEEE 802.11 standards.

WiMax

• WiMAX, meaning Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a telecommunications technology that provides wireless transmission of data using a variety of transmission modes, from point-to-multipoint links to portable and fully mobile internet access.

The technology provides up to 10 Mbit/s [ broadband speed without the need for cables. The technology is based on the IEEE 802.16 standard (also called Broadband Wireless Access)

Netbooks• Netbooks (also called mini notebooks or

subnotebooks) are a rapidly evolving category of small, light and inexpensive laptop computers suited for general computing and accessing web-based applications.

The Latest Processor Intel Itanium siri 9100

The Latest Processor Intel Itanium siri 9100

• Itanium is a family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture (formerly called IA-64).

• The processors are marketed for use in enterprise servers and high-performance computing systems.

HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One

Printer

HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One

Printer

• Aside from the never-ending name, the HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer looks good and prints high-quality photos at competitive speeds.