You must make several connections between the motherboard and the keys.
These include LEDs for the hard disk and power, an internal speaker connection, a reset button and
a power button.
Most modern motherboards also have several built in iReports that have to be connected.
Some boards also include additional items such as built in video or sound adaptors.
If the board is an ATX type, the connectors for all the external IO ports are already built into the
rear of the board.
Use the following procedure to connect the cables needed for on board.
IO connect the serial ETA cables to the drives and host adapter ports on the motherboard.
I touched the front panels which led internal speaker wires on front mounted ports such as USB and audio
from the case front panel to the motherboard if they are not marked on the board.
Check where each one is on the diagram in the motherboard manual.
Unfortunately, even though standards for these types of connection exist.
Many motherboard and chassis manufacturers do not follow the industry standards and you might find some
frustration in getting these connections right.
At this point, you should install your hard drive or drives and solid state drives before you physically
install a drive in the computer.
You must ensure that it is properly configured.
Serial drives generally don't require a jumper configuration because serial ATA drives connects to the
SATA host adapter in a point to point configuration using a dedicated cable.
There is no master slave or cable select certain as there is with parallel drives.
Note however, that some SATA hard disk drives might have jumpers to help solve compatibility issues
such as to configure a six gigabit per second interface speed drive into the slower 1.5 gigabits per
second or two gigabits per second modes to walk our own problems with some older SATA adapters, some
computer cases use plastic or metal reels that are secured to the sides of a drive, so it can slide
into the B in the chassis.
Other case designs have drive bays that directly accept the drive via screws to the side supports and
no other hardware is necessary.
Some cases have two or three designs with sliding latches to secure drives without screws.
Still others use a cage management in which you first install the drives into a cage and then slide
the cage into the keys.
If your case uses rails or a cage, these are usually included with the keys, with the proper mounting
mechanism supplied via the keys.
All you need is the bare drive to install.
Many hard disk drives come with special short length screws that may have the same size tread as other
screws you might use in your system.
But these screws should not be interchanged.
If you use screws that are too long, they might protrude too far into the drive casing and cause problems.
The step by step procedure for installing drives is as follows SATA drives typically do not require
a jumper configuration.
However, in some six gigabits per second or three gigabits per second drives, you may need to set
a jumper to force the drive to 1.5 gigabits per second mode for compatibility with older 1.5 gigabits
per second Host adapters Slide the drive into an available drive B on the security using the screws,
rails or brackets provided with either the drive or chassis.
Connect the certain data cable between the drive and the host adapter.
Attach a power connector to the drive.
Some SATA drives have both conventional four pin peripheral power connectors as well as SATA 15 pin
power connectors, in which case you can use one or the other, but not both simultaneously.
If your drive has only a sutopo connector and a power supply does not have such a power connectors available,
you might need to purchase a peripheral to SATA power cable adapter if one was not provided with your
drive.
This type of adapter changes the standard four pin peripheral power connector to a 15 pin setup or connector
if necessary.
You can also use a wire splitter cable to create two power connectors from one.
Some computers have fewer power connectors than drive bays.
Follow these steps to install a video card into a system if necessary.
Remove the screw and slot cover behind the expansion slot.
You want to use the new video card?
Four.
If the card uses a cooling fan that requires a second expansion slot.
Four Exhausts Remove the adjacent slot cover, slide the video card straight down into the slot where
it will be installed.
Typically, a PCI express slot pushed the card down into the slot using a front to back rocket motion
if necessary to get the edge connector to slide into the slot.
Not many PCI express cards feature a retaining tab at the end of the connector, which helps to secure
the card in the slot.
Several types of retainer designs are used and you will need to disengage this retainer when removing
the card.
If the card requires power, connects the appropriate power lead from the power supply.
Most recent high end PCI times 16 Video cards use six pin PCI or six plus two or eight pin PCI power
leads.
If you are installing a second video card for use in an N.V. link or CROSSFIRE configuration, keep
in mind that the second card might block the adjacent expansion slot.
However, when the second PCI times 16 card is installed, its cooling short blocks, the space that
the PCI card would have used.
Thus you might have fewer available slots than you expected.
Use either the screw you removed during removal of the old card or the screw used in step one to fasten
the card into place.
If you are installing two or more cards in an N.V. link or CROSSFIRE configuration, repeat steps 1
to 5 for the additional cards.
If the envy link or CROSSFIRE configuration requires you to attach a bridge between the cards, attach
the bridge, attach the video cable from the monitor to the proper connector at the rear of the monitor
if the card uses a DVI, HDMI or.
Displayport connector under monitor uses the standard 15 pin VGA connector use an appropriate adapter
which might be provided with a video card or available separately from stores that stock computer parts.
If you're building a dual display system, be sure to plug in your primary and secondary displays to
the appropriate connectors.
If you are replacing an existing video card or switching from on board video to an added video card.
Remove the existing installed video driver before powering down to install the new car.
This helps prevent the system from improperly identifying the new video card and makes for a smoother
upgrade.
To do this, open the Windows Device manager.
Select the existing display adapter and select Remove or uninstall.
Do not reboot the system if axed.
Instead, power down and remove the existing video card.
Then install the new video card after the entire system is assembled.
When the system boots up windows should detect the new video card and automatically begin the driver
installation process.
At that point, follow the manufacturer's instructions for installing the latest video drivers for the
new video card.
After the video card drivers are installed, you can use the window display properties to fine tune
its settings for resolution, color, depth or refresh rate.
If desired, many systems use additional expansion cards for networking, sound or other functions.
These cards are plugged into the bus slots present on the motherboard.
To install these cards, follow these steps, insert each card by holding it carefully by the edges.
Be sure not to touch the chips on the circuitry, puts the bottom edge finger connector into the appropriate
open slot, which will be the PCI or PCI express firmly pressed down on the top of the card, exerting
even pressure until it snaps into place.
Secure each card bracket with a screw.
Attach any internal cables you might have removed earlier from the cards.
If the card requires additional power, connect the appropriate power lead from the power supply.
If you have multiple slots to choose from.
Try to consider airflow when choosing the slot to install a particular card.
In some cases you might want to leave blank slots between cards or group, all the cards away from any
video cards that might be installed.
Because video cards generally creates more heat than all the other cards combined.
Now the system should be nearly assembled.
All that remains is installing the cover assembly and connecting any external devices that are cabled
to the system.
This normally includes a keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers and network cables.
I usually do not like to install the case cover screws until I have tested a system and make sure that
everything is working properly.