Section 2: Putting the PC together

After that, install the backplate for your motherboard in the hole in the back of the case, and find the brass standoffs in the bag of screws supplied with the case. These stop the solder points on the motherboard shorting out on the metal insides of the case, and you'll need to screw them into the correct holes to match the motherboard. In this case, you need to screw them into the holes marked A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and M8. You can now screw your motherboard into the standoffs using the supplied screws.

Put the 20+4-pin ATX connectors together and plug them into the main motherboard power socket. Then plug the 4-pin ATX12V connector into the socket above the Freezer 7 Pro (this may be tight, but it will go in). After that, plug the cable from the Freezer 7 Pro into the CPU fan power socket to the right of it, and plug the rear 120mm case fan into the socket marked SYS_FAN1.

The next task is to wire up the connectors, switches and lights on the front of the case. Plug the front panel audio connector into the appropriately labelled pins (near the system fan connector) on the motherboard, and plug the USB front panel connector into the USB pins at the bottom of the motherboard. Next, wire up the lights and switches; these are labelled on the motherboard, which makes life easier.

Plug the power switch, hard disk LED, speaker and reset switch connectors into the labelled pins at the bottom of the motherboard, with the pin labels facing the bottom of the case. The two connectors for the power LED must be wired to the outside pins of the connector at the bottom of the motherboard (there are three pins, but you can ignore the middle one), with the plus cable on the bottom (pin 1), and the minus cable on the top. You can now place the sticky pad for cable ties that came with the PSU on the bottom of the case, and pass through the plastic cable tie to hold all the bottom cables neatly in place.The drive home

After that, it's time to install the DVD burner, so pull off the case's front fascia and unclip the drive bay cover. You need to remove the metal plate behind the drive bay, so wiggle it back and forth until it comes free. Remove two of the screwless drive holders (there aren't any on the right side for some reason, so take one from the left side).

Turn the knob 90 degrees anti-clockwise to remove it, and slot in your DVD burner. It's useful to replace the front of the case at this point to make sure the DVD burner is flush with it. Then insert screwless holders into the drive's holes on each side of the case and turn the knobs 90 degrees clockwise to lock them into place.

Plug the S-ATA power connector that's in the middle of the cable into the DVD burner, leaving the end connector to trail down to the internal 3.5in hard drive bays. This is where you need to install your hard drive, so remove the screwless holders on the left and right (these are supplied for the 3.5in bays) and slot the hard drive into the lowest bay that the power cable will allow. After securing the screwless holders, plug in the final S-ATA power cable and grab the orange S-ATA data cables supplied with your motherboard.

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