LED cords and the RESET Switch cord.

In the lower right part of your case you will see a bunch of cords ending with black heads. These black heads will be labeled HDD, RST, PWR, TURBO, etc. If they are not labeled, then good luck trying to figure out which goes where. I've actually had the chance of trying to figure that out ... it took me a few tries, but basically it's trial and error.

Anyhow, take a hold of those cords, look up in your manual where the proper connectors go to, and plug them in.

Connecting your power supply to the board.

You should refer to your computer manual as to how exactly the power supply cords should be connected to your board, but generally the black cords of the two power supply strips will be found in the center of the two connecting power supply outlets on your motherboard.

Connecting your LPT, COM1 and COM2 cables.

On the outer edge of your motherboard, usually near the keyboard connector, you will have 3 outlets. The first two will be close together and are of the same size (small). This is COM1, and COM2. Not to far from these you will see an outlet that is just a little bigger, and this is your LPT outlet. Consult your board manual to find the exact location.

So you will have to take the gray ribbons with the red dots/stripe on the side and connect them to the correct connector.

Make sure that the red stripe/dots face towards the left side of your motherboard (the side where your power supply is).

These gray ribbons then go to a little metal bracket that holds another connector that looks exactly like your printer port. You will have to screw these brackets into your case.

Installing your floppy drive.

Next, take your floppy drive, insert it into an available bay (in the upper right hand corner of your case). Connect a power supply to the drive, which will be a thin cable coming out of your power supply. Next, take your floppy drive gray ribbon (it's the only one that will connect to the floppy drive). Connect one end to the floppy drive, and the other to the board. Look in your manual if you're not sure where this is located. Like in the above step (#6), the red stripe/dots must face towards the left part of your board.

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