Chapter 3
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3.7
SYSTEM ASSEMBLY OVERVIEW
After installing and connecting the mainboard, assemble components in the following order:
1.
Power Supply: Place the power supply so that it fits the raised tongues on the chassis floor.
Insert and fasten the two screws on the back panel of the chassis. Connect the power supply
to the power supply connector.
2.
Disk Drives: Slide disk drives into the chassis. Connect a wide 34-wire ribbon cable to each
disk drive; this cable will attach to an adapter card. The power supply has four cables, each
with four wires. Connect these cables to the disk drives.
3.
Adapter Cards: Insert each adapter card -- Disk Controller cards, Video card,
Serial/Parallel Interface card, etc. -- into an expansion slot. Refer to the installation and
configuration instruction that comes with the card. Connect the disk drives to the Floppy
Disk Controller card, and built-in IDE HDD connectors.
4.
Keyboard: Connect the keyboard to its connector.
5.
Display: Connect the display cable to the Video Card, and the display's power cord into a
power outlet.
6.
Case: Slide on the case cover and fasten its screws.
Connect the power cord to the power supply and plug it into a wall outlet. Put the boot disk into drive
A: and turn on the power. Users will then need to run the BIOS setup program.