CHAPTER ONE 

INTRODUCTION 

Building and assembling a computer system, gives maximum satisfaction to the user and a very rewarding experience. To Assembles Desktop PC (Personal Computer) the users/builders of such systems are probably contemplating building or assembling a computer instead of purchasing one pre-built or pre-assembled. This project is to enlighten us on how a computer students can build a computer and peer to peer network with less stress and less amount of money, and how the computer built can meet up with the processing requirement of the school Laboratory. This research has managed to purchase the Sub-Assembly computer components and couple it to make a computer system that could rival the performance of the branded version. 

1.1 BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY 

Building the computer system on this research embarks on gathering 

different components/devices of computer system together in other to make a 

well functioning computer system available to the computer laboratory (THE 

FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC ADO-EKITI) and to enable students to be more 

familiar to each components of the computer system. Thus, this project will cover 

all the process of purchasing components, coupling, and the process of installing 

the OS (operating system) into the computer system. Building or assembling 

Pentium IV computer brings significant benefits which is identified below. 

i. Know about computer components and how they fit and work together. 

ii. Understanding the internal and hardware workings of a computer. 

iii. Learning computer hardware terminology 

iv. Ability to customize a computer according to specialized specifications. 

v. Building and assembling computer system from components.