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  • Opal: Physical assembly – the motherboard

    Posted on October 18, 2021 at 02:42 CDT by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

    HARDWARE DIY

    Will Fastie

    By Will Fastie

    I didn’t realize assembling a PC could be so dangerous.

    Like other folks who put together PCs, I usually call them “builds.” That’s a bit generous. As you’ve seen from my previous installment in this series (AskWoody 2021-08-30), I acquired components. I’m not really building anything — I’m assembling those components into the final product, Opal.

    Once the collection of components is on hand, where does one start?

    Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.40.0 (2021-10-18).

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