First Build Advice == P4C800-E Deluxe

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All,

The parts are here. This is my first ever build, so I am looking for any
last minute good advice, gotchas, and/or tips on things to double check etc.
I bought a pre-tested bundle from MWave.com with mobo, 512 Kingston RAM, and
a 2.8P4.

Remember == this is your last chance to save me from myself!!!

Amazingly (or stupidly) the thing that is freaking me out right now is
actually seating the mobo in the case. Is there anything I need to know
there? Is it really as easy as it looks?

Thanks for everyone with there very good advice which I have been trying my
best to keep up with and absorb!

JohnH
 
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tuta wrote:
| All,
|
| The parts are here. This is my first ever build, so I am looking for any
| last minute good advice, gotchas, and/or tips on things to double
check etc.
| I bought a pre-tested bundle from MWave.com with mobo, 512 Kingston
RAM, and
| a 2.8P4.
|
| Remember == this is your last chance to save me from myself!!!
|
| Amazingly (or stupidly) the thing that is freaking me out right now is
| actually seating the mobo in the case. Is there anything I need to know
| there? Is it really as easy as it looks?

Its not too bad, it depends on the case, many manufacturers have a
removable motherboard tray that you can take out of the case to mount
the motherboard on, and then put it back in the case.

My other suggestion, this first time you POST, turn off the Quick POST
and Full Screen Logo. This way you can see your cpu/ram/device detection
to ensure everything is going.

Also, you didnt mention if you plan on using PATA or SATA drives to run
from.

If you intend to use (install windows to) SATA, you will require XPsp1
or higher version CD (2002) with SATA support, otherwise you are
required to make a floppy with drivers from your support CD for
installing. If your drives are all PATA at the moment, then your set :)

Make sure you connect *both* the ATX power connector, *AND* the 2x2
connector to the motherboard (it requires 2 connections for power)

My biggest piece of advice, please take the time to read the manual
front to back, as it will answer a lot of the questions you may have.

hth
Philip
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Philip Callan said:
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tuta wrote:
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Its not too bad, it depends on the case, many manufacturers have a
removable motherboard tray that you can take out of the case to mount
the motherboard on, and then put it back in the case.
Click to expand...

I don't think the tray comes out. It is just a generic case, but I picked
it since it was pretty spacious and left room to 'grow' and manuever around
in.
My other suggestion, this first time you POST, turn off the Quick POST
and Full Screen Logo. This way you can see your cpu/ram/device detection
to ensure everything is going.

Also, you didnt mention if you plan on using PATA or SATA drives to run
from.

If you intend to use (install windows to) SATA, you will require XPsp1
or higher version CD (2002) with SATA support, otherwise you are
required to make a floppy with drivers from your support CD for
installing. If your drives are all PATA at the moment, then your set :)
Click to expand...
Currently, I have 80GB(Primary drive) // 200GB // CD Burner --- I eventually
want to add a DVD burner -- they are all PATA.
Make sure you connect *both* the ATX power connector, *AND* the 2x2
connector to the motherboard (it requires 2 connections for power)

My biggest piece of advice, please take the time to read the manual
front to back, as it will answer a lot of the questions you may have.

hth
Philip
Click to expand...

Several times now = my concern is I may have gotten to the point of
'forgetting' the stuff I thought I knew!

JohnH
 
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|>tuta wrote:
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|>Its not too bad, it depends on the case, many manufacturers have a
|>removable motherboard tray that you can take out of the case to mount
|>the motherboard on, and then put it back in the case.
|
|
| I don't think the tray comes out. It is just a generic case, but I picked
| it since it was pretty spacious and left room to 'grow' and manuever
around
| in.
|

Yeah, that was my only complaint about my Antec Sonata, was that the
tray wasn't removable.

|>My biggest piece of advice, please take the time to read the manual
|>front to back, as it will answer a lot of the questions you may have.
|>
|>hth
|>Philip
|
|
| Several times now = my concern is I may have gotten to the point of
| 'forgetting' the stuff I thought I knew!
|
| JohnH

Hahah, yeah been there ;) Be glad you are only buiding the one, I had to
build my i875p asus and my wifes 865 board, and had two sets of 'which
port or setting for what' floating around my head.

I think your going to be exceptionally satisfied with this board, It rocks.

Philip
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I built my P4C800-E system with no real problems. The only tricky part
I remember was a slight desire for three hands to get the screws started
on my zalman cpu cooler, but it wasn't too bad (and the screw down system
is simpler to deal with than the clips some coolers have where you need
to apply about 3000 pounds of force on a 2mm wide clip to get the clip
snapped down :-).
 
If you are 100% careful / prepared with antistatic procedures and don't
force anything then you have nothing to worry about except for your little
sister...

- Tim
 
Na, it is much easier now...first motherboards I installed had 50 million
jumpers and those damn heat sink arms that you needed to insert with a screw
driver that never fit right. Once it slipped and damaged the motherboard,
then asus got smart and put little plastic protectors on the board (I must
not be the only one who has had the screw driver slip). Now both AMD and
Intel factory heat sinks have slick levers.
 
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