How to set-up your new Desktop PC. and familiarize its component and interface

1. DESKTOP PC INTERFACE
HOOK UP PROCEDURE

2. Basic Parts of a
computer
MOUSE
SYSTEM UNIT
KEYBOARD
SPEAKER
MONITOR
PRINTER

3. Males and Females ports must fit
together
Every computer system, whether a desktop PC or a notebook, includes a bunch of
connectors, both inside and out. Can you recognize each and every one of them? Relevant
handbooks, when they're even available, are often poorly worded or insufficiently illustrated.
This causes readers to lose their orientation and leads to confusion and frustration.
This comprehensive advisor is intended to function as a reference, aimed at helping
newbies and experienced users alike. With numerous pictures and short explanations, we'll tell
you all about the slots, ports, and connectors you'll find on your PC, and what kinds of devices
typically attach (or plug in) to them. We're especially interested in helping those users out who
may not know all the many acronyms associated with computer peripherals, but who seek
immediate solutions to their connectivity and assembly problems.

4. External: Connectors for External
Peripherals
Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectors are designed to connect computers up to external
peripheral devices such as a mouse, keyboard, portable hard disk, digital camera, VoIP
telephone (Skype), or printer . Theoretically, up to 127 devices can be attached to a single
USB host controller. Data transfer rates for this interface tops out at 12 Mbps for USB 1.1
The connectors themselves don't differ for USB 1.1 and 2.0; differences in transfer rates
controller in the computer and the USB devices themselves. USB offers integrated power
interconnecting cable, so that USB devices such as external hard disks can operate without
supplies (provided that they don't need more current than the USB interface can deliver: a
There are three types of USB connectors:
•Type A connector: typically found on the PC
•Type B connector: typically found on the USB device itself (if it has a
detachable cable)
•Mini-USB connector: typically found on digital still and video
(camcorders) cameras, measurement instruments, and external hard
drives

5. Types of USB
Connectors
USB Type a (left for
computer link) and USB
Type B (right for devices)
USB Extension Cables
(should never be more
than 16.4 ft/5 m)
USB Mini connectors are
typical on digital
cameras, external hard
disks, or measurement
instruments
Split cable: 5v and 500 mA
are available from each USB
port; those devices that
need more power (such as a
mobile hard disk) can use
this cable to draw additional
power from a 2nd USB port
(500 + 500 = 1000 mA)
PS2 USB Adapter

6. VGA Monitor Interface
VGA monitor port on a graphics card
Standard analog interfaces to connect a monitor to a
PC using a 15-pin Mini-D-Sub connector, aka HD15.
With the right adapter, you can also connect an analog
monitor to a DVI-I (DVI-integrated) interface as well.
The VGA connector carries RGB signals for red,
green, and blue color values, as well as horizontal (H-
Sync) and vertical (V-Sync) information.
VGA connector on a monitor cable
Newer graphics cards often include 2 DVI ports. But it's
easy to use a DVI-VGA adapter to switch connections as
needed (right in the picture).
This adapter configuration outputs
VGA video signals
VGA stands for VIDEO GRAPHICS ARRAY

7. HDMI Monitor Interface
HDMI stands for HIGH DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE
Digital multimedia
interface for uncompressed
HDTV signals up to
1920x1080 interlaced (aka
1080i), with integrated
Digital Rights Management
(DRM) copy protection
mechanisms. The current
technology in use today is
a Type A connector with 19
pins.
There are no consumer products available today that use the 29-pin Type
B connector (which handles resolutions higher than 1080i). The video
signal for HDMI uses the same digital TDMS signaling technology that DVI-
D also uses. This explains why HDMI-DVI adapters are also available for
high-end video gear. In addition, HDMI can also deliver up 8 audio
channels using 24-bit signals and 192 kHz sample rates. Note that HDMI
cables shouldn't exceed 50 feet (15 m) in length.
HDMI DVI adapter cable

8. Motherboard Ports

9. Power Cords

10. Setting Up Computer
1. Connect the cable between your monitor and computer.
Monitor cables can only be connected the right way and
should never need to be forced. If it has thumbscrews on
either end, tighten them so that the cable does not fall out.
2. Plug your mouse and keyboard into the back of your
computer. If they have color coded plugs that are light green
and lavender, plug them into the corresponding color-coded
ports -- this is more likely if they use round PS/2 connectors.
If not, plug them into any open USB ports on the back of
your computer. While you may want to move them to a more
convenient port later, get your computer up and running with
them plugged into it instead of into a USB hub.
3. Connect any speakers, headphones or microphones to
your computer's USB or audio port. If they connect to a USB
port, plug them into an open port on the back of your
computer. If they connect to a 3.5 mm minijack audio port,
plug the speakers into the port with a picture of a speaker, a
picture of a headphone or a corresponding text label. The
microphone plugs into the microphone port. Sometimes
these cables are also color coded to help you as well.
4. Plug your monitor's power cable into the
power port on the back of the monitor, and
plug its wall plug into a AVR that is not yet
plugged into the wall.

11. Setting Up Computer
5. Plug the computer's power cable into the computer's
power port, and plug the other end into the surge strip
6. Plug your surge strip or AVR into the wall and, if
necessary, turn it on.
7. Press your monitor's "Power" button to turn it on. It may
display its manufacturer's logo or it may stay blank, but you
should see its Power indicator light glow or change color.
8. Press your computer's "Power" button to
turn it on. If your computer doesn't turn on, it
may have a second power switch on its back
panel near where you plugged in the power
cable. Flip it to "On," then press the "Power"
button.
9. Follow the prompts on your computer's
screen as it walks you through its operating
system and software setup and its
registration process.

12. User Interface after Booting Up the
PC
Windows 7 Interface
Windows 8 Interface Windows 10 Interface