Connect the necessary cables...

Connect the necessary cables

OK,so now u have all the components install, now u have to connect the cables into them or else it would not run..LOL...

Before we move on, let's give a quick recall on the pins of the power supply..

This is the main 20/24pin motherboard connector shown below....

This is the 6pin PCI express video card connector shown below....

This is the 4/8 pin motherboard connector shown below....

This is the PSU SATA connector shown below....( for your hard disk and dvd writer)...

This is the PSU molex connector shown below..(For your fans ,IDE hard disk and dvd writer )...

This is your PSU floopy connector shown below.....


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Next, we are going to recall the other necessary connectors..

This is the IDE cable shown below....(Connect to dvd writer or hard disk)

This is the Floopy cable shown below.. ..(connect to floopy drive)

This is the front LED connectors shown below.. ...(connect to motherboard)

This is your SATA cable shown below..



This is your fan molex connector shown below...
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First of all, you have to take your Front LED connector and place it on your motherboard according to where it suppose to be. You must refer to your motherboard and your casing manual when doing this...The location of the front led connectors of your motherboard is usually located at the bottom left.

Here's two pictures to guide you..

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Next,you are going to take the 20/24 pin PSU cable and place in onto your motherboard. The location is usually located at the top right of your motherboard and it is white in color with 20 or 24 holes in it..

Here are some pictures to guide you...


Note* Make sure u have to press down the cable and firmly lock the cable into the connector with the clip located at the side of ur cable ( refer to picture 2)..This clip will tell you whether u have placed the cable in the right position and whether you have secured it in tightly..U will feel the clip snapped if you install it correctly..

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Next, we are going to install the 4 or 8 pin power connector..this is usually located at the top left of your motherboard, near to your CPU..In this case, my motherboard uses a 8pin connector..

Here are some pictures to guide you..




Then again..make use of the clip located at the side of the cable to guide you. U should press down the cable tightly and if you do it correctly, u will feel that the clip is snapped..=)

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Next, you will have to connect the 6 pin PCI express to your video card...if you are unsure of the 6 pins,refer to the image below for reference..Then again, my video card uses 2 X 6pin connector..

Here are some pictures shown below to guide you...



Then again..make use of the clip located at the side of the cable to guide you. U should press down the cable tightly and if you do it correctly, u will feel that the clip is snapped..=)

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Next, you are going to find your SATA cables..one from your PSU and one for your motherboard.. With these SATA cables,connect it to your Dvd writer and your hard disk..

The one with longer length is for the PSU and the shorter one is for the motherboard..

Here's an example below:


After u have connected, it will look like the one below:


Now connect the other end of the SATA cable to your motherboard..

Then again,make use of the silver shiny metal at the side of your SATA cable and when you are connecting this to your motherboard, the metal should be facing outwards for your SATA connector:

Here's a picture below to guide you:






For IDE, make use of the molex connector and the IDE connector and connect it to the necessary devices..

An example below:





Then you will need a IDE motherboard connector and connect the other end of the IDE cable to your motherboard and the PSU molex cable to connect to the device molex connector..If you dont know how it's done, here's a picture to guide you..



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For floopy drive, all you have to do is to connect the 4 pin floopy power connector( refer to the top of the page) and the floopy connector..

Here's a picture to guide you:



And then use the other end of the floopy connector to connect to your motherbord which is located usually near the IDE connector...

Here's how it looks like:


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Note* Please double check on your connection. Make sure they are tight and fully pushed in...

And that's it, you have finish building your custom PC...YEAY!!!! but not yet!! You have finish the internal side but you havent finish the external...you have to move to the "You're set to go" section to finish up on your building..=)


I have included in the links section under the video reviews of some of detailed and great reviews of computer hardware...this will help you in installing the computer components..=)


Hope this answer your question. If you have any enquiries, feel free to bring it up in the tagboard or you can comment it here..=)

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