New Case! Now what?

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:19

I have bought the Lancool K62 with a window.

How do I transfer my kit from my current Coolermaster 335 to this beast?

Should I start with certain components?

Do I wire as I go along?

Thanks

Redmint · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:21

Unplug/remove everything in your old case. You can leave the CPU and RAM in the board if you like. Build in the new case, start with the motherboard. I usually wire stuff at the end but you could connect some things 'as you go' if you like.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:22

Is there anything I have to do to prepare myself or the case?

Redmint · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:24

Ground yourself to get rid of static and make sure the motherboard stand offs in the new case are in the correct positions.

ThomasTheTankEngine · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:25

Normally it's a good idea to put the dvd drive and psu in first.... before the mobo.

Depends on the design of the case, but they can be a pain to get in after installing the mobo and hsf.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:29

OK. Thanks.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:30

How do I get rid of static electricity?

Doughnut007 · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:32

Im looking at the Red Dragon myself.

Ground yourself disassemble the old one leaving the ram, cpu and heatsink on the MB

Then
PSU
MB
GPU
Drives
and wire it up

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 13:39

Thank you.

Would the build post at the top of the forum be useful although it shows Intel motherboards being used?

manic111 · 24 Sep 2010 at 15:39

Fantastic choice of case

Yup, the build post would be helpful. You'll be able to keep the RAM, CPU, and heatsink all on the mobo though, so don't need to worry about faffing around with that.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 16:21

PSU, Optical drive and fan controller in.

How do I put the hard drive into the case? The instructions don't make sense.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 17:20

Don't worry about the HDD. I have just installed the motherboard. Not all stand off areas were used like in the old case. Does this matter?

stulid · 24 Sep 2010 at 18:08

stormbreaker said:
Don't worry about the HDD. I have just installed the motherboard. Not all stand off areas were used like in the old case. Does this matter?

you only fit standoffs to the case, where the screw holes on the motherboard are.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 18:34

Is it OK if some leads trail across the motherboard?

stulid · 24 Sep 2010 at 18:36

stormbreaker said:
Is it OK if some leads trail across the motherboard?

power cables? 24pin and 8pin motherboard? keep away from the fans.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 18:43

The 8 pin goes across the motherboard, under the end of the GFX and around the heatsink. Is this OK. The graphics card is plugged in and so is the 24 pin. I have plugged in the optical drive and HDD using the flat metal clip connectors. I still have a four pin connector coming out of my PSU. Where does this go?

Thanks again.

stulid · 24 Sep 2010 at 18:48

stormbreaker said:
I still have a four pin connector coming out of my PSU. Where does this go?

Thanks again.

no where, its for motherboards with a 4pin atx power connection instead of the more modern 8pin.

tuck it away.

stormbreaker · 24 Sep 2010 at 18:57

Thanks. Where do the wires from the front of the case go? How do I plug all the fans into my fan controller? Sorry if this sounds a little silly. My fan controller is a Lian Li PT-FN04 5.25" Bay Fan Controller - Black.

Thanks again.

stulid · 24 Sep 2010 at 19:04

do you have your motherboard insatllation manual?

it will be in there including a diagram, if you dont have your manual anymore, then what is the make and model?

not really got a clue about your fan controller, but,

does it take power from your psu....4pin molex connector?....then....connect your case fans into it?

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
that should be it from the back.

stormbreaker · 25 Sep 2010 at 12:57

Thanks. Found everything in the manual for wiring. Booted up fine. However my wireless internet card doesn't work. Why?

Also a few ideas about tidying up the wiring would be useful. How do I post a picture on the forums?

Thanks again.