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PC Hardware - Nervous About Going Inside
I'm a near total-virgin when it comes to computer hardware. I'm not bad with software but the one thing that stops me getting acquainted with the guts of machines is a fear of breaking what i touch. There are all those little chips and metal rods and screws and things I could accidentally break without visibly noticing. Looking at the motherboard, I would have no way of knowing if something was out of place, right now.
I recently took my PC to a repair shop one time and watched how firmly and casually the guy was shoving the parts around... well what he did worked, anyway!
...but I wish I could just get a sense from someone... if you could find a way to put into words how sturdy/delicate the motherboard, graphics card, hard drive, optical drive etc are.
Unless I'm really pushing and extremely bending things... should i pretty much stop worrying about damaging what I touch?