Installing System Devices

Key Concepts

• Differentiate types of RAM and installation considerations (DDR, DDR4, ECC)
• Understand the installation and configuration of storage devices (HDD, SSD, NVMe)
• Identify optical drives and their connection methods
• Recognize input/output devices and their installation (keyboards, mice, webcams)
• Understand peripheral device connections (USB, Thunderbolt, FireWire)
• Identify display device types and connectors (HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA, DVI)
• Understand expansion cards and their purpose (graphics, sound, network)

Tools Needed:

1. VirtualBox or VMware
2. Use VM settings to “add RAM” or “attach a virtual storage device”

Setup Steps:

1. Create a VM and adjust RAM allocation to simulate adding/removing memory.
2. Add or remove virtual hard disks to simulate installing storage devices.
3. Use VM BIOS/UEFI setup screens to observe device recognition

Alternative Lab

1. Add or remove removable RAM modules or storage drives from your own PC
2. Use device manager or system info to see installed devices