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Staren · 06-06-2007, 10:14 PM

Well finished the hardware portion of the build finally. The motherboard went in perfectly. Definatly need to connect the case headers before installing any PCI cards because of location, but other then that it worked out very well. Had some problems with the case so I got first POST and called it a night.

What turned this into a 5 hour build was the case. There is a LOT in the P182 to be taken out during prep, and the PSU location makes getting the wires untangled and ready to be run a project. I also had to mess with the tooless drives for a while because I misunderstood the mounting at first. Did manage to run all major wires behind the motherboard, even the 24pin ATX connector. Was a little tight but it's doable.

Going to finish the software install tomorrow.

06-06-2007, 10:14 PM	#12
Staren Member (11 bit) Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,616	Well finished the hardware portion of the build finally. The motherboard went in perfectly. Definatly need to connect the case headers before installing any PCI cards because of location, but other then that it worked out very well. Had some problems with the case so I got first POST and called it a night. What turned this into a 5 hour build was the case. There is a LOT in the P182 to be taken out during prep, and the PSU location makes getting the wires untangled and ready to be run a project. I also had to mess with the tooless drives for a while because I misunderstood the mounting at first. Did manage to run all major wires behind the motherboard, even the 24pin ATX connector. Was a little tight but it's doable. Going to finish the software install tomorrow. __________________ Laptop HP DM4t / i5-560M / 14.1 WXGA Widescreen / 1GB Radeon Mobility 6370 / 4GB RAM / 320 GB 7200rpm HD / DVD-RW / 802.11n & BT wireless First Build Abit IC7-G Max II Motherboard / 2.8C 800mhz P4 / 1024 DDR 3200 (2x 512 in Duel Channel) / Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128 / Samsung 120 GB SATA HD / Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM / NEC DVD-RW Last edited by Staren; 06-06-2007 at 11:51 PM.