Development of computer hardware course group has received extensive attentions from colleges and universities. In view of the problems with current computer hardware course teaching and with an eye to development of students' abilities in computer systems in application-oriented universities, we carry out development and research of computer hardware course group based on OBE(Outcomes-Based Education) concepts. Our course group development includes the orientation of computer hardware teaching, the content system of the course group, the common platform and the teaching team. According to results from our course group development, we conclude that it can effectively improve computer majors' hardware analysis and practical engineering abilities in application-oriented universities