I did not have my own practice computer - I shared a computer with 1 or 2 other classmates, and we worked together, helping one another. the other person did most of the work, and all I did was help him on several small things.
That's too bad. You learn a lot more when you have to do it yourself.
the old PC tower in your dining room an empty case or is there
any kind of computer inside it?
...does it work or is it ailing?
Does it have parts missing?
i'm not sure. i have to ask my nephew.
Open it up and have a look yourself. See how many of the parts you can identify.
First, I'd want to start in the wading pool, and go gradually deeper during this practice period. of course, I'd like to start by installing a cd drive first, then the memory, video and sound cards, take a break, then move to the deeper parts. But as for buying an old motherboard off of ebay? i don't know if Mom would allow it - how might I convince her to allow it?
I'm talking about a really cheap one -- less than $10 if you can find one. If it has a processor in it, then maybe a little more.
She might think it's a waste of money - wouldn't it be better and less stress on Mom's nerves if I can obtain an old pc from one of my local friends for free, perhaps?
Isn't what you have in your dining room -- an old PC? Of course if you can find a free one that would be better. But spending a small amount of money on parts to practice with wouldn't be wasteful if you're going to build a computer yourself. It's better to practice on the cheap stuff than on the expensive stuff.
But then again, if that tower does have parts inside of it, wouldn't it be excellent practice material to remove all the parts and wires to end up with an empty tower, and then reassemble these parts back into the tower and try to get the pc to actually work, and if it does, install an os?
Yes. See what's inside it. You have a screwdriver, don't you? See if you can get the case off. Find out what you have to work with.
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