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PC Building help

aaronsharkey · 2013-02-09 08:34:15

Hi im building my pc for the first time and im having problems with the cableing especially the satas i cant seem to get the cables that came with the psu to go in the back of the drives and the sata ports on the motherboard are a different shape have a look at the pictures Thanks pictures attached

09-02-2013 8:34am

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Hi im building my pc for the first time and im having problems with the cableing especially the satas i cant seem to get the cables that came with the psu to go in the back of the drives and the sata ports on the motherboard are a different shape have a look at the pictures

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#2 09-02-2013 9:18am

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Ok, so:

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=240248&d=1360398686 : Sata ports, correct

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=240249&d=1360398726 - Molex Power, used for older HDDs etc, fans.

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=240250&d=1360398745 - Sound header/front panel

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=240251&d=1360398772 - Sata power and sata connector. The long one is from the PSU, the short goes to the motherboard ports above.

http://m.boards.ie/vbulletin/attachment.php?attachmentid=240252&d=1360398800 - Sata power cable. Can be stiff to connect as new.

Have any of those? Thats the sata cable you need for each hdd and optical drive.

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#3 09-02-2013 9:53am

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That four pin connection is off the psu is it not a fan cable also couldn't see the picture you linked to for cable for the optical drives but is it this one

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#4 09-02-2013 10:01am

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I have connected everything I just have some spare satas and molex and that four pin connecter left to plug

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#5 09-02-2013 10:30am

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Fixed my link.

You will have spares. The 4 pin is molex but is often used for fans, though not being a "fan cable".

The small 4 pins you have there are legacy, you probably wont need them.

From those pics it all looks good. I'd tie down the CPU fan cable just in case it would start tapping against the fan but other than that I think you're probably fine

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#6 09-02-2013 10:47am

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Thanks I really appreciate it ill let you know how I get on
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#7 09-02-2013 10:50am

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so I don't have to plug in the small four pin

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#8 09-02-2013 12:26pm

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Thats either USB/Front Audio I'm pretty sure, trace it back to find out which then connect it to the appropriate header on the mobo.

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#9 09-02-2013 12:46pm

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It is attached to the psu

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#10 09-02-2013 1:13pm

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Also in what order would I place these case connections

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#11 09-02-2013 1:55pm

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Consult your manual.

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#12 09-02-2013 2:49pm

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It turns on but nothing comes up on screen

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#13 09-02-2013 2:53pm

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aaronsharkey wrote: »

It turns on but nothing comes up on screen

Ensure that you have the video cable (HDMI, DVI etc) plugged into the graphics card, and not the motherboard.

Also, make sure that you have the CPU 8-pin power connector in.

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#14 09-02-2013 4:50pm

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I can't pull the CPU power connecter out

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#15 09-02-2013 7:08pm

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Is it these

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#16 09-02-2013 7:09pm

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aaronsharkey wrote: »

Is it these

Yes, connect both of them.

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#17 09-02-2013 9:57pm

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Didn't work

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