How to connect the motherboard
connecting the motherboard and front panel controls
Now that you have properly installed the motherboard in the case it's time to know how to connect the motherboard and front panel controls.
ATX is the format that most motherboards are built with. Take the large ATX power connector for your power supply and plug it into the corresponding port on your motherboard.
Plug the CPU fan into one of the many connector branches from the power supply.
When connecting the parts, if they can not fit; do not force them; simply try the other way.
connect the front panel controls
Now it’s time to open your motherboard manual to the page on front panel indicators and follow carefully the instructions to connect the tiny leads for the power and reset switches, the hard disk activity lights, pc speaker etc...
If necessary you can use the needle nose pliers.
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step7: installing the graphic card
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