Sony L Series All-In-One Touch-Enabled HD TV/PC At CES 2010
Touchscreen devices are all the rage right now and when you throw in a quad band processor, blu-ray and top notch graphics, what you end up with is a Sony All-In-One L Seriesd desktop that’s worth a closer look.
The Sony L Series All-In-One was shown off at CES 2010 and offers a blu-ray drive, while running on an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, showing off a NVIDIA graphics card and an NTSC / ATSC TV Tuner.
The screen in question is a 24 inch (16:9) Widescreen HD display that offers smooth touchscreen interfacing with quick response times and overall great output for both videos and desktop applications.
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I'm assuming the people reading this are not people that have done this before, so this article will be to the point and less focused on the technical terms that you may not heard about. So please take this guide as a short reference guide but not your “bible” on how to install mobos (motherboards, for short). Also, the guide is assuming you are getting a current motherboard, not one that is 5-6 years old.
Tools
phillips screw driver (preferably automatic and cordless)
portable flash light (for reading those dark, shady areas of the motherboard)
Preparation
The first thing you should do before doing this new personal computer upgrade by yourself is…back up your data first! Changing your own motherboard is a risky operation. Unexpected situations like static, power surges, liquid accidents, etc an ruin you from the start so please back up your data to cd, dvd, or an external hard drive just in case.
True, you are not changing your hard drive, but keep in mind changing your motherboard usually involves re-installing your operating system! It's been my experience where I have had successful mobo installations, but 9 times out of 10, once your hard drive is connected to the new motherboard, windows will either not start, or bsod messages appear (BSOD = Blue Screen of Death error messages) which force you to re-install your os! (os = operating system) So back up your data, especially if you are running Windows XP. When re-installing Windows XP, it always formats your drive, which loses all your data.
The second thing you should do is research your new motherboard. Make sure it's the one you really want. Keep in mind there are mobos designed for the intel processor and mobos designed for the amd processor. There are no mobos that can work with both.
Also, decide how many ram memory slots you want to have. Most of the cheap mobos you get from stores that sell “combo deals” with the cpu processor and mobo tend to give you the cheaper priced motherboards and give you only 2 ram slots. Normal motherboards have 4 ram slots so you have more room for expansion later on.
You may not know that most of today's motherboards have many features built-in to save you money. I've seen all of them have built-in sound, lan and some even have built-in video! Please note even if you pick a mobo with built-in video, you are not stuck with only using that video option. You can always disable it in the bios setup screen when booting up your computer. Many times the mobo is smart enough to disable this for you when you install a separate video card of your choice.
Installation
The first part to installing a new motherboard is removing the old motherboard and other computer parts. Remove the cpu fan and processor (carefully!), the ram modules, the power supply cables, the computer case wires, the video card, any other pci cards (soundblaster card, tv tuner card, usb cards, etc) and put them in a safe place for later use.
Once those parts are removed, you can remove the old motherboard by unscrewing all the screws. Now, you can prepare to put in the new motherboard.
Your motherboard manual is a must read. Read through it carefully and study the schematics thoroughly before proceeding. The manual may surprise you unexpectedly on things you might have to get or do later. For example, the mobo might not be compatible with your old ram memory modules or it may not have as many USB ports you want. The biggest surprise for newbies is the video card slot. Nowadays, many of today's mobos support the new video card standard, pci-e or PCI-Express. If you are expecting to put in your old video card, which is probably an AGP card, then you are out of luck and need to get a new PCI-e video card before you can proceed further. There are still vendors that sell new mobos that have the AGP slot, but they are fast becoming obsolete.
There will be a new motherboard aluminum template that needs to replace the one you had on your case. Switch this out since the positioning of the motherboard will be different . Align the copper screw holders with the holes on your motherboard, put the new mobo on top to see the positioning and begin fastening the screws to the mobo and case firmly.
Refer to your motherboard manual again and leave it on the page showing the information on how to attach the pc case wiring. Sometimes the mobo will clearly indicate in English where to put the wiring, but other times you have to look at the manual to know the correct position. You will need to do this when installing the front USB wiring later.
All done!
I will have another article on how to put the other parts on after you install your motherboard. I hope this guide proves helpful to you.
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