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1. Read the recommended documents
2. Search for the best-price-offered webstore
3. Buy the components

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4. Install the exhuast fan
5. Get familiar with your drive cables
6. Install FDD

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7. Install DVD
8. Install HDD
9. Install heatsink suport assembly

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10. Prepare the punchout access ports
11. Prepare to install the motherboard in the case
12. Install motherboard on standoffs and tighten screws

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13. Install memory on the motherboard
14. Install the AGP graphics card
15. Install floppy drive cable

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16. Install the primary and scondary IDE cables
17. Clear the airflow by rerouting cables
18. Place the heatsink clip in the heatsink fins

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19. Install the fan power cable
20. Slide the processor module into the guides
21. Lock the processor module

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22. Install the heatsink support clip
23. Install the keyboard and mouse cables
24. Install the monitor cable

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25. Verify the 115/230 setting
26. Install the power cable
27. Check the BIOS settings

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28. Partition and load the operation system

As processor technology pushes to faster speeds and higher performance, the higher volume of heat is dissipated.  It is recommended that you should install fan as much as possible to drive the heat from your your case.

Photo 1. Install the exhuast fan in front of the case

Photo 2. Install the exhust fan in the rear of the case

There is a pass-through cable for the exhaust cooling fan.  This cable has male and female connectors as shown in Photo 3, so that it is only installed one way.

Photo 3. Power cable pass-through for the exhaust fan

Step5. Get familiar with your drive cables

Before installing your basic devices (Harddrive, DVD (or CD) drive, Floopy drive) , you should become familiar with the cables that are used with those various drives.

When you bought the retailer-boxed mother board, you will usually have 3 different types of cables; floppy drive cable, UDMA-33 (regular IDE) cable and UDMA-66 (ATA-66) cable.

Photo 4, "Floppy drive cable", shows the logic cable that is plugged into the floppy disk drive.  Notice that the cable has a twisted wire between the connectors and has a red or blue stripe on the right side.  This stripe  mates with the pin 1 side of the cable connect oon the floppy drive.  Also, the width of the connector is smaller than those of UDMA33 and UDMA66.

Photo 4. Floppy drive cable

Photo 5, "UDMA-33 (Regular IDE) cable", shows a cable that is usually used to connect with the secondary drives such as DVD (or CD) drive, ZIP drive, or LS-120 drive.  Compared with the UDMA-66 cable, the UDMA-33 cable has 40 wires which are obviously thicker.  Though, the number of pins of both connectors are the same as 40 pins, and both cables may have a red marking for the pin 1 side, otherwise a key to ease you to get them correctly plugged in.

Photo 5. UDMA-33 (Regular IDE) cable

Photo 6, "UDMA-66 (ATA66) cable", shows a cable that is genarrally plugged into the primary drives such as the harddrive.  The UDMA-66 cable has 80 wires which are much thinner than those of UDMA-33 cable.  (See more details in Photo 2.)

Photo 6. UDMA-66 (ATA66) cable

Step6. Install FDD

Install the floppy drive into the appropriate location in the case as shown in Photo 7.

Photo 7. Flopy drive in the case

Plug "Floppy drive cable" shown in Photo 4 and the power cable into the back of the floppy drive as shown in Photo 8. Make sure that the red stripe of the cable mates with the pin 1 side of the cable connector on the floppy drive.

Photo 8. Plug the power cable and floppy cable