I'm a newbie also. The one thing I've learned is don't be afraid your going to mess it up (within reason). If you are going to learn you have to dive in. Best tips I've learned so far? Most of my problems have been loose/bad connections that were easily fixed. If you take something out, take lots of pictures so you know where the wires go and how that piece goes back in. I get discouraged when my machine keeps having problems but excited and pretty proud of myself when I'm able to fix it. Enjoy, I think JP is a pretty fun game.