MOBO into CASE QUESTIONS?

Kevin07 · 3 Mar 2013 at 18:02

Hello, I have my MOBO attatched to the case etc but I have a few questions:

CASE - CORASIR 400R
MOBO - ASROCK Z77 EXTREME 4

The mobo has a slot that says USB 3.0 header, I assumed I plug the USB wire into there as the case has USB 3.0 but I still have the USB 3.0 to 2.0 adapter, will I not need this?

on the SATA connectors it has a sticker on top of three of the slots saying "For better performance and short boot up time we suggest you connect the HDD on SATA port 0-5 as boot device" which port is this as the manual says the two SATA3 GRAY ones are named SATA3_A0_A1 GRAY and SATA3_0_1 GRAY, the other two are SATA 2 and black so assume i dont use them. So which sata port do I connect the HDD to?

Kevin07 · 3 Mar 2013 at 18:18

yes but which sata port, there are two gray sata ports one named SATA3_A0_A1 and another named SATA3_0_1?

Kevin07 · 3 Mar 2013 at 19:49

what about the optical drive?

Kevin07 · 4 Mar 2013 at 12:27

OK thanks, one more thing where should I plug in the rear case fan, I was going to plug it into the connector named chassis fan connector (CHA_FAN1) but it was 4 pin and the cable is 3 pin so I put it in (CHA_FAN2) which was 3 pin, is this right?

Kevin07 · 4 Mar 2013 at 12:35

also I have a question about the two SATA cables that came with my MOBO, is there a difference between the two or are they the same as one has end that is curved 90 degrees?

also do I need to push hard into the optical drive and HDD as the cables don't seem to fit and yes I am aligning it to the L shaped notch?