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Tutorial #10 – Installing a CPU (PGA version)

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:25:36 +0000

This is a generic guide on how to install a CPU with a PGA (Pin Grid Array) socket in which the pins are on the CPU.

Notice about Tutorials #10 and later

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:23:56 +0000

I will now post tutorial videos first on YouTube then on my Website since it is harder converting and uploading the FLV file to my website. I will post the video on my website (Hosted here) later.
Why not check out PCHardwareTutor.com’s official YouTube channel and if you have an account there, why not subscribe to me.

PCHardwareTutor.com is now on YouTube

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:51:10 +0000

Check out PCHardwareTutor.com’s Official YouTube Page! I uploaded all my tutorials to YouTube. It took some time, especially on Tutorials #6 and #9. That way, I can get more visitors on my website. It took 45 minutes to upload all of the nine tutorials.

New! PCHardwaretutor.com Labs

Neel Chauhan — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:39:53 +0000

I added a new part of this website called PCHardwaretutor.com labs. I will do experiments with PC hardware there. To see it, Click here.

pchardwaretutor.com’s logo!

Neel Chauhan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:03:28 +0000

I designed a logo for pchardwaretutor.com on Paint.net image editing software.

Tutorial #9 – Install a Hard Drive

Neel Chauhan — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:58:44 +0000

Level 4
Today, I will help you install a Hard Drive. (This website has a logo I designed)
Video part of Tutorial

Removed PDF Downloads and iPhone Theme

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:14:03 +0000

PDF downloads failed on Tutorial #2 – Adding a PCI card and the iPhone theme never worked out since no one visited my website with a touch screen phone, and if they did, my regular theme should work.

I will also be adding HTML5 video support after I post Tutorial 9.

Changing the Look!

Neel Chauhan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:51:02 +0000

Right now, I am changing the Style sheet of this page to change the look. I changed the look from light green to dark green.

All videos now have a Flash Player

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:05:18 +0000

I converted all videos to FLV format with a player now. Tutorial 6 was a little hard since I had to convert SWF to FLV.

Tutorial #8 – Install a TV Tuner

Neel Chauhan — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:56:52 +0000

Level 1
Here, I will teach you how to Install a TV Tuner.
Video part of Tutorial

Tutorial #7 – Record Speaker Audio

Neel Chauhan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:03:05 +0000

Level 1
Today, I will teach you how to record speaker audio with a speaker, headphone splitter, and a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable. Sorry for posting later than usual. I was very busy. Had to put braces on, watched the 3D version of Avatar (It was so boring, I could have recorded Tutorial #7 then instead), and my sister had a playdate and they used the camera I use for tutorials. Also, I went back to 16:9 for tutorials and changed my site’s playback format to Flash Video (Tutorials 1-6 will use the VCD quality videos, Tutorial 7+ will use 480*270 for YouTube and other sites), and my voice got deeper.
Text Edition

Get a Speaker, 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable, and a Earphone splitter
Plug in your Earphone splitter to the Earphone jack
Plug one end of the 3.5mm to the earphone splitter
Plug the other end of the 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable to the Microphone jack
Plug in the speaker to the other plug of the earphone jack
Record a sound with your PC

Video part of tutorial

Two News Events

Neel Chauhan — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:03:03 +0000

I have two news events:

I deleted categories from the forum because I am planning to start a new website on MS Windows Tutorials and it will have a forum.
Tutorial 7 and later will be posted at February end because recently, I got a cold, and I was busy for the start of 2010. Also, I will be on vacation for the beginning of February.

I recently upgraded my PC to Windows 7 (My PC has a free upgrade, and I delayed the building of my new PC), and changed the media converter I used to Format Factory (My camera records in a QuickTime Format but I convert it to Windows Media Video since I use Windows Movie Maker). Notice I use Windows Movie Maker 2.6 on Windows 7 since the old movie maker has a timeline, not the new Windows Live Movie Maker (WMM 2.6 will be used for tutorials 7-9. I may get a program supporting H.264 for tutorials 10 and newer)

Happy 2010!

Neel Chauhan — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:47:53 +0000

Sorry for posting one day late but HAPPY 2010!

Tutorial #6 – Paper Clip TV/Radio attena

Neel Chauhan — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:36:03 +0000

Level 1
Paperclips can make basic TV or Radio attenas. Not good quality but OK for some people. I tried it with a radio.
In the Video, I said I could lisiten to Radio but I don’t do it much.
Video part of Tutorial

Converted videos to Flash Video

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:09:25 +0000

Earlier, you needed a 1.5 Megabit connection to play video on my site, since quality is so good, but some people can’t get a 1.5M+ connection, so I made a flash version of the video, which only needs a 256 Kilobit connection, but the MPEG versions can get accessed by clicking (HQ).
If you can watch YouTube, you can watch our tutorials.

Merry Christmas and Happy 1000 Views (and counting)!

Neel Chauhan — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:50:26 +0000

My website is enjoying Christmas with 1000 total views (and counting)1

Happy Holidays from PCHardwareTutor.com!

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:06:01 +0000

2009’s almost over, I am about to get new tutorials for 2009’s end and 2010.

2010’s gonna be a great year! Or at least better than 2009!

But wait! This is not the last post of 2009. Two or three tutorials will follow before 2010 but it is still a suprise.

Happy 2010!

PCHardwareTutor.com is one month old!

Neel Chauhan — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:33:50 +0000

Happy 1 month of PCHardwareTutor.com!

Tutorial #5 – Replacing a CR2032 (System clock) battery

Neel Chauhan — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:23:33 +0000

LEVEL 3
Most computers have a system clock backed by a CR2032 (CMOS) battery unless you have a early PC or XT model. It keeps the time incase of a power outage, system upgrade, or even if you are moving your computer to a different room.

First, get rid of static electricity, and open your PC.
Find a small battery like this:
Push a small (What do you call it?) with your thumbs and take it out.
Push the new battery in.
Close your PC and turn it on. You will need to set the time.

Video part of tutorial

Tutorial #4 – Opening your PC

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:06:01 +0000

LEVEL 2
To do some of my tutorials, you need to open your PC. You can also see what slots are open. Be sure to not have static electricity on your body.

First, unscrew the screws on the back of your PC.
Next, remove the side panel.
You can now see inside your PC.
To close it, do the opposite of these steps.

Video form of Tutorial

Tutorials now have images along with text

Neel Chauhan — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:06:41 +0000

Now, images are with text for tutorials. This is useful for people who can’t open new windows for the video, for mobile phones, or for people who prefer text from video.

Tutorial #3 – Adding RAM in your system

Neel Chauhan — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:55:13 +0000

LEVEL 2
You need to speed your system. Applications like PC Pitstop will help but adding RAM will give you a major boost. I had a old computer running Windows 2000 with 32MB of RAM and I upgraded it to 160MB, it ran faster, but not as fast as the Pentium 4 computer which many of the screen recordings were from.
Be sure you have no static electricity on your body.

Download CPU-Z at http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php and check the Memory and the SPD sections to see what type you need, and then buy it. PC manuals also work but are not the best.
Turn off and open your PC.
Get your RAM ready and find a free slot.
Push the tabs of the RAM slot with your thumbs.
Push your RAM in with your thumbs (The pushing back of the tab is useless because pushing in the RAM will do that.
Turn off your PC and start it.
Experience your PC faster than before.

This is for PC100/133 SDRRAM, DDR(1/2/3), and RDRAM. Old SIMM modules are not used anymore and you are better off getting a new PC.

Video Part of Tutorial
Sorry for the bad video quality. In the Quick Media Converter used to convert the files from the camera to my PC was done in 320*240, not 640*480.

Please don’t republish this video without permission. I would manage republishing this.

Tutorial #2 – Adding a PCI card

Neel Chauhan — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:53:18 +0000

LEVEL 2
Well, If USB devices are adding clutter, internal cards help you manage clutter. PCI or PCI Express cards help you. Instead of external devices, internal devices from your PC help.
Be sure you have no static electricity on your body. Sorry for mistake in video.

Turn off and open your PC
Find a empty PCI slot like this
You should see a empty plate near a PCI slot. Unscrew the cover and remove it
Push your card in to the slot
Screw the card’s mounting plate in to the PC
Close your PC
Start your PC and do the other steps.

Video Part of Tutorial

Here it is Please don’t republish this video without permission. I would manage republishing this.

Tutorial #1 – Building a Ethernet Cable Tester

Neel Chauhan — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:04:05 +0000

LEVEL 1
Many sites may tell you how to build a Ethernet Cable Tester, but they may be hard. I will teach you how to build a Ethernet cable tester for you in two easy methods:
Method 1: Computer to Hub/Switch

Have the Computer and the Switch ready (Both powered on)
Plug in the Ethernet cable to the Stwitch and the Computer
Check on the Computer & the Switch if the port is connected

Method 2: Switch and Cable from Port to Port
This is risky and many hubs or switches may support it.

Make sure the Switch is on
Also, You have to just plug in a cable from one port to another port and see if the lights are on.

Video form of Tutorial
Method 1

Method 2

Sorry for the bad sound, This is only the first time, and the conversion in 852*480(HQ) and 430*240(LQ) crashed, so I used VCD quality. I may re upload with the fixed version.
Please don’t republish this video without permission. I would manage republishing this.

Most tutorials would be released on a weekend or major holiday, but I had lots of free time, so I published this on Tuesday.

Welcome! pchardwaretutor.com is now online!

Neel Chauhan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:10:12 +0000

Here at pchardwaretutor.com, I will tell you how to do hardware hacks. I am starting this as a hobby.

On November 21, 2009 (or 22, 2009), I will give you the first tutorials in both Text and Video (MPEG) format. Times and Dates tutorials are posted are based on Eastern Time.

Each tutorial will have a Level. Level 1 means easiest to Level 5 which means most difficult. The Video part will have a high (1 Megabit and higher) and a low (Slower than 1 Megabit) quality profile. Keep in mind that the low quality profile will be really blocky.