Scope

This tutorial will take you through the steps involved in installing a new motherboard - covering each of the following:

• installing a CPU and heat sink on the motherboard
• installing memory in the motherboard
• fitting the motherboard
• making the connections between PSU and motherboard
• making the connections between system case and motherboard
• making the connections between drive controllers and motherboard
• setting up the motherboard's BIOS
• ensuring the integrity of Windows after the upgrade.

The context for the upgrade is a dual-boot system, with Windows 98SE and Windows XP environments implemented on separate hard disk drives.