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February 21st, 2004, 02:58 PM
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| First attempt to build a computer !!
I've had computers for a long time, but this is the first I'm building. I'm running into a lot of questions because the manuals are somewhat vague at times.
If any of you can help me as I go through the steps and post problems, I would appreciate it.
Here's background on the system. I'll post some questions afterwards.
Antec PLUS660AMG Mini-Tower
Abit NF7-S nForce 2 SPP AMD Socket A ATX Motherboard
w/S-ATA, 8xAGP, 6CH, Lan, U2, 1394
AMD AthlonXP Desktop 2800+ Socket A Model 8 CPU 333MHZ FSB Barton
Thermaltake Volcano 9 Cooler
512K Crucial 184-pin DIMM Memory
ViewSonic E90F 19" PerfectFlat CRT Monitor
LG Electronics 4x DVD +/- RW Model #GSA-4040B
Asus V9280 VS GeForce 4 Ti4200-8x 128 MB DDR AGP 8x Video Card | 
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February 21st, 2004, 03:01 PM
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WindowsXP Home
Asus A7N8X-X
XP+2800
768 Mb RAM
120 Gb Maxtor HDD
52/24/52 Samsund CD-RW
Pioneer 106 DVD-RW
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February 21st, 2004, 03:03 PM
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February 21st, 2004, 03:11 PM
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Not a bad setup, I personaly do not like the CPU HSF, I would look into the Gigabyte 3d Cooler, or something from Thermalright.
Also do not forget thermal grease like Arctic Silver.
One more thing,
You may want to get a second case fan if your case does not have 2.
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February 21st, 2004, 03:18 PM
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The motherboard manual says
"Connectors, Headers and Switches"
SMB1: System Management Bus Header
Am I supposed to plug something into this header?
USB1 and USB2 Headers
I have two power pins. The headers are called VCC0 and VCC1. Are those the correct headers to plug the power pins into? That's all that's left, other than Data and Ground (GND). | |
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February 21st, 2004, 03:19 PM
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Thanks for the quick replies (even before I posted my first question). I did use Arctic Silver. I'll check out the links, too. Thank you all. | |
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February 21st, 2004, 03:24 PM
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SMB is for networks that an administrator can monitor/ manage the computers remotely. you don't need it.
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February 21st, 2004, 03:30 PM
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USB headers are not standard. This question comes up a lot. do a search, there were some good diagrams in those old threads. | |
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February 21st, 2004, 03:42 PM
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February 21st, 2004, 03:44 PM
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I found a reference to VCC0 in the Antec manual. Those do refer to the power. | |
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