I started off the day finishing up on a laptop that I worked on from yesterday which I checked to make sure everything was up to date and that the last few Windows updates were completed. I then decided to run a few virus scans just to be sure that everything was good. After that I put the laptop aside and wrote "Done" on it.Next I finally got to delve into some hardware stuff. Vince wanted to get me ready for my build, so he asked me to replace 2 hard drives on 2 separate laptops. I first unscrewed the top paneling and then removed the screws from the cradle that held the hard drive in place. I then put then new hard drive in its place. And then inserted it back into the laptop and then closed it up. I then did the same thing with another laptop but the only thing different was that the cradle was a little bit different.
I then started to prepare for my build, I gathered all the parts that I needed to construct the system. I first placed the CPU into the correct spot made sure that it fit in right. I screwed in the motherboard into the casing. I made sure that it lined up with the certain headers. Next I put the hard drive and the CD-ROM into the correct slots. I got all the wiring connected to the parts, the Hard drive, the motherboard, the CD-ROM. I then closed up the system and made sure that it booted up correctly. I then used a Windows 7 Slipstream to install Windows 7 Home Premium.
After my lunch break I came back and the install finished. I got all the drivers and installed the usual software with a run of Lin's Disk for all the appropriate Anti-Virus programs. Soon later a customer came in looking to buy a system and he picked the one that I built. He was looking to get a new system and was going to use Dial-Up with it. I helped him with it into his car and after I felt pretty proud of myself and that I can't wait to build my next one.
Thanks for taking the time to read this,
Sincerely,
Brandon.F
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