Thanks and first build problem

masten · 10 Oct 2007 at 22:27

Hi

Ive just bought an evga nforce 650i, an e2180 some Geil RAM, an OCUK 1950pro and hard drives and dvd-ws and stuff.

Would just like to say thanks to everybody who's helped me design a new system.

First problem Have processor in with cut away bit in the right place. But the lever wont go down. Having to exert a lot of pressure?

thanks

Masten

Wingz · 10 Oct 2007 at 22:31

yep you do need a bit of pressure to lock the retention bracket into place.

yantorsen · 10 Oct 2007 at 23:06

yeah and the heatsink will require even more pressure.

Tetras · 10 Oct 2007 at 23:09

Put the pushpins so that the rear of the arrow / back of the lever is facing into the heatsink, push them down in a diagonal order (like top left, then bottom right, cos if you do one side then the other it makes it more difficult).

masten · 11 Oct 2007 at 16:16

ok, thanks - got the proceesor in. Thought the lever would snap in but no just needed to put pressure until it went in.

Heatsink and fan next. Is that row of 3 grey stripes the thermal paste?

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Then for the headers. How do I konw what all the wires do

- two thickish grey ones
- one blue and white coiled
- two mulitcoloued with 4 or 5 different pins on the end??

And where to put them on the motherbaord. The evga instructions are horrendous. Would it have been that hard to put a proper instruction manual in

thanks

MAsten

yantorsen · 11 Oct 2007 at 16:19

masten said:
ok, thanks - got the proceesor in. Thought the lever would snap in but no just needed to put pressure until it went in.

Heatsink and fan next. Is that row of 3 grey stripes the thermal paste?

yep it spreads itself out on it's own when u attatch it.

Cupra · 11 Oct 2007 at 16:19

the 3 stripes is thermal paste yes

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do you mean the ones for the on off switch ect?

if u do thent he colourd side is usualy the + one

masten · 11 Oct 2007 at 16:25

ones for

- on off switch
- reset
- front usb ports
- front audio ports
- hard drive activity,
- on light
- speaker

That's all I can think of. So why so many wires all coming from the behind a panel in the bottom front of the case?

yantorsen · 11 Oct 2007 at 16:41

masten said:
ones for

- on off switch
- reset
- front usb ports
- front audio ports
- hard drive activity,
- on light
- speaker

That's all I can think of. So why so many wires all coming from the behind a panel in the bottom front of the case?

case fans?

masten · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:00

Putting heatsink on. Got one corner snapped in but on the other corner the black bit has snapped in but its not in the hole and wont go in cos its too bg and i cant get the black bit out!

Im sure I didnt do that

How do you remove a refernce intel heatsink?

masten · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:14

cannot see how that will ever come out

yantorsen · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:34

erm... i can't remember i think you have to turn the black plastic things around to release it... hold on ... i'll have a look at mine...

masten · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:44

hi

it's ok thanks, I got it off with a lot of faffing and swearing. I have 3 pins all in now but one is only 3 quarters in. Its secure and solid but wont snap in. I cant press any harder without breaking the motherboard. Will it do.?

Got to say it. What a crap design!

yantorsen · 11 Oct 2007 at 22:55

masten said:
hi

it's ok thanks, I got it off with a lot of faffing and swearing. I have 3 pins all in now but one is only 3 quarters in. Its secure and solid but wont snap in. I cant press any harder without breaking the motherboard. Will it do.?

Got to say it. What a crap design!

well you do have to push really hard, i thought i was gonna break my board when i did it for the 1st time, depends how much the board is bending, if you support the back of the board properly you SHOULD be fine.

masten · 12 Oct 2007 at 16:47

Ok. Ill leave it as it is. Seems secure

Next thing. Got blanking plate in case but what are those bits sticking out of it for. I cant get the motherboard in because of them?

yantorsen · 12 Oct 2007 at 18:31

masten said:
Ok. Ill leave it as it is. Seems secure

Next thing. Got blanking plate in case but what are those bits sticking out of it for. I cant get the motherboard in because of them?

could you be more specific?

and about you're cpu cooler, i'd check you're cpu temps in the bios when you get it running, to check it's making a good contact.

masten · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:18

Hi

I dont know how else to put it - the blanking plate for this motherboard (evga nforce ultta 650i) has got bits that stick out into the case behind some of the holes for the ports.

yantorsen · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:21

masten said:
Hi

I dont know how else to put it - the blanking plate for this motherboard (evga nforce ultta 650i) has got bits that stick out into the case behind some of the holes for the ports.

oh right, well does it still line up with the back of the motherboard? if so then it doesn't really matter, as far as I'm aware.

masten · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:37

well I bent them all back thinking it was some way of securing the motherboard a bit more which seems to work. Dropped motherboard in and has gome down on the pins but now its too low and ports dont line up

yantorsen · 12 Oct 2007 at 19:39

I don't really no what you mean, if you could post a picture it would help.