Does anyone have a full diagram?

[KyleG]

I probably sound really dumb, but does any have a full diagram of a the internals of a basic tower? I am not sure of a few details. If you can post it on this thread or send it to my email that would be great.

[TwoRails]

Take a look at any case on Newegg's site. They have excellent pics of them. What are you not sure of??

(PS: you might want to remove your eddress as spammers really love them being posted )

[Alaron]

I removed your address for you Kyle, for just what TR mentioned.

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[KyleG]

Thanks guys.

[glfredrick]

KyleG,

It really isn't all that difficult... Each component that you purchase will have an instruction manual with it, albeit, some better than others, but at least they tell you what gets plugged into where.

Most of the wires will only fit a certain plug, so making mistakes isn't all that easy. Also, most plugs only go a certain way, so there is almost no chance of getting them backward.

If you have a specific question about a build, I'm sure that the expertise here on the site will be more than adequate for your needs, so get building -- its a blast!

I built my first machine way back in the 1970s and have come and gone over the years. Every time I do a new build, I have to spend some time getting back up to speed with the latest technology, so I read and read some more -- Newegg is fantastic -- you can learn a ton just from the reviews (taken with a grain of salt and sometimes tongue in cheek -- nothing is ever as bad as that or as good as that in every case). Once I actually started the latest build (see my sig) everything went like clockwork. Total time start to first fire was under an hour...

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by KyleG I probably sound really dumb, but does any have a full diagram of a the internals of a basic tower? I am not sure of a few details. If you can post it on this thread or send it to my email that would be great.

Are you looking for something like this?

Or are you looking for a tutorial on how to put a computer together?

Cricket

[KyleG]

No I was looking for like a basic wiring diagram. No big deal.

[Cricket]

Wiring? Like from the power supply to all the drives and the motherboard and the data cables from the drives to the motherboards...stuff like that? Or do you want circuit schematics?

Most of the wiring within a computer isn't that hard to connect up...there are a few things that do take time to figure out, like the front panel header connections and any USB or FireWire connections if the case uses individual connectors instead of a one piece connector. But almost everything else is pretty straight forward.

Take a look at this.

Cricket

[shadowpr]

If you just want the basics about where to connect the case wires to the MB, just look in the MB manual.

[KCD]

Thanks for the links, Cricket !
Getting ready to build one myself as I'm a little "long in the tooth".

[KyleG]

ok thanks

[piasabird]

Well if you were going to use say an Asus Motherboard you could go to their site and look up the motherboard like say a ASUS P5K SE and go to their download section or support section and just download the manual on a PDF (Adobe) file and read the manual. Some of the Drive manufacturer sites may also have the Drive Manuals.

http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...202_p5k-se.pdf

This is a fairly good motherboard for an Intel Based system. Some are cheaper and some are more expensive.