The document provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading the RAM and installing a network interface card (NIC) on a computer. It explains that backups should be made in case something goes wrong during the upgrade. It also notes that drivers must be installed for the NIC to function and outlines the simple steps to install the drivers. Finally, it describes properly installing the NIC and RAM and verifying the upgrades by checking the computer's properties.

1. Practical Installation
By Nick Sampson

2. Backing Up
• It is important to back up a
computer because if
something goes wrong whilst
you are updating the
computer or changing some
of the components, you will
have your work saved so it
won’t really be lost.

3. Properties
• In this image, you can see
that there is only 1GB of
RAM on the computer at the
moment, which means that it
will need to be upgraded.

4. Drivers
• Before the NIC has been
installed, for it to work, you
must install the drivers.
These are disks that take you
through steps to make the
NIC compatible with the
computer.

5. Installing Drivers 1
• This is one of the very simple
steps of installing the drivers.
All this one is asking is that
you select your language.

6. Installing Drivers 2
• The next step of the setup
wizard is to turn off the
computer and install the NIC
into a DCIe slot. Then, after
you have installed it and the
computer is turned on, you
will be able to connect to the
Internet wirelessly.

7. Protecting Components
• Whilst you are not using a
component, you should store
it in an antistatic bag, which
prevents antistatic discharge
when they are put into the
motherboard.

8. Motherboard
This is the space
for the RAMs.
• This is an image of the
motherboard before we have
upgraded it. As you can see,
there isn’t a NIC. We are
going to put in a NIC and
upgrade the RAM.
These are the
DCIe slots, which
is where we are
going to plug the
NICs in.

9. Updating RAM
• Although this image looks
like nothing has changed,
this photo was taken after
the RAM was installed, which
meant that there was 1.5GB
of RAM instead of just 1GB
of RAM.

10. Installing NIC
• In this image, you can see
that the NIC has been
installed. It has been pushed
right into the DCIe slots so
that the copper from the NIC
connects to the copper in
the DCIe slot. If it wasn’t
pushed down, then the
copper wouldn’t connect and
the NIC wouldn’t work.

11. Updated Properties
• Once the RAM has been
installed, if you look at the
properties, you will see that
the Installed memory has
increased from 1GB to
1.5GB.