Question

Scenario

You are the IT administrator for a small corporate network. You're repairing the computer in the Support Office, which appears to have a failed power supply. After testing the power supply and confirming the failure, you removed it from the computer. Now you need to select a replacement power supply. In this lab, your task is to complete the following: Install a power supply based on the following requirements:
The power supply must have the appropriate power connectors for the motherboard and the CPU. Make sure the power supply you select will support adding a graphics card that requires its own power connector.
Make the following connections from the power supply:
Connect the motherboard power connector.
Connect the CPU power connector.
Connect the power connectors for the SATA hard drives.
Connect the power connector for the optical drive.
Plug the computer in using the existing cable plugged into the power strip.
Turn on the power supply. Start the computer and boot into Windows.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The following connections will need to be done once the power supply is fully installed inside the case and make sure to discharge any built up electricity from you body by using an anti-static bracelet if available.

Connect the motherboard power connector: This requires a 20 pin + 4 pin connector and is usually located in the middle right side of the motherboard.

Connect the CPU power connector: This requires a 4-pin connector and is located in the top right corner on most motherboards

Connect the power connectors for the SATA hard drives: These require sata cables which are small thin and flat cables and whose motherboard connectors are usually located near the motherboard power connector.

Connect the power connector for the optical drive: The power connectors are thick flat and have 4 round entry pins inside, connect this to the back of the cd-drive which should be located in the drive bay of the pc-case.

Plug the computer in using the existing cable plugged into the power strip: simply plug the computer power connector into the case and then the powerstrip

Turn on the power supply. Start the computer and boot into Windows: turn on the pc by pressing the power button and then press the F8 key on the keyboard to enter the boot options. From here choose the drive that has Windows installed on it in order to enter the Windows OS.