Maintaining Computer Systems

Task: Hardware upgrade of a computer system - RAM upgrade

Date 30/03/2009

People involved: Dilyana Manolova 159400

Used equipment:
Antistatic Wrist Strap
Screw driver – Phillips

Health and Safety procedures followed:

1. Cleared enough space for work on the desk.
2. Took a machine from the shelves and put it on the working desk.
3. Took out the Tool kit pack and prepared them for use.
4. Put an antistatic wrist strap to protect the equipment.
5. Checked the power before started work.
6. During the steps of taking out/ putting memory in the computer system was used antistatic wrist strap.

Description of the task:
RAM upgrade of a computer system.

Steps of work:

Step 1.
Unplug the power cable from the socket and all the peripherals from the ports. Unscrew the side panel of the computer case to open it.

Step 2.
Release RAM chips clips and check the RAM type.

Step 3.
Prepare bigger size of the same RAM memory type for upgrade.

Step 4.
Replace RAM memory chips with the new bigger size RAM chip.

Step 5.
Check whether the RAM memory is put on place.

Step 6.
Close the side panel of the computer case and screw it.

Step 7.
Plug back the power cable.