1. GETTING STARTED
1.1 Getting Started：
Before you use our products, you must first:
1. Have a properly configured SIM/UIM (Provided by the Service Provider) - facilitates permission to use network.
2. Install the products software, located on the installation CD.
3. Insert SIM/UIM card into the products SIM/UIM card slot.
4. Insert products into the PC card slot on your PC for Microsoft Windows to detect and configure.
5. Launch products, create a profile if necessary and select the Connect button
1. GETTING STARTED
1.1 Getting Started：
Before you use our products, you must first:
1. Have a properly configured SIM/UIM (Provided by the Service Provider) - facilitates permission to use network.
2. Install the products software, located on the installation CD.
3. Insert SIM/UIM card into the products SIM/UIM card slot.
4. Insert products into the PC card slot on your PC for Microsoft Windows to detect and configure.
5. Launch products, create a profile if necessary and select the Connect button.
1.2 System Requirements:
１.２.１ 133 MHz or faster Pentium- compatible
１.２.２ Windows 2000 or Windows XP
１.２.３ At least 64 MB RAM
１.２.４ 50 MB available hard drive space
１.２.５ CD-ROM drive
１.２.６ Type II, PC CARD slot --- 3.3V
2. Driver and Hardware Installation
２.１ Insert the CD that contains the products installation software into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, the installation procedures will start automatically. If the auto-run program does not start, go to the drive path, find setup.exe and double-click file on the CD.
２.２ The "AMS Electronics(Shenzhen) Company Limited welcome you" window will appear. Click next. See Figure 1.
Figure 1
２.３In installation path dialog box (Figure 2), select the installation path, then click next,
Figure 2
２.４The “additional icon” window(Figure 3) will appear. Read the information, choose and click next.
Figure 3
２.5 The "Setup Status" window will appear while products is being installed. See Figure 4.
Figure 4
２.6 Following, the "insert card" window(Figure 5) will appear. Insert the SIM/UIM card into the modem, and then insert the modem into the PC card slot of your PC.
Figure 5
２.７When the installation is complete, the "Completing setup wizard" window(Figure 6) will appear.
Figure 6
.２.8 Click Finish.
Note: SIM/UIM card contact points must face downwards, and the orientation notch must be positioned as shown in the picture.
Install successfully
3. Introduction Manager Interface
3.1 Entering products Manager interface
Double click icon on the desktop to start the products Manager. If the system prompts you to input a PIN, please input a correct one. PIN code just can be inputted 3 times. Over three times, the SIM/UIM card will be locked.
3.2 Shortcut Icons Description
: Connecting or disconnecting the internet.
: Accessing the Call service.
: Accessing the SMS.
: Accessing the Contacts service.
3.3 Internet Service
3.3.1 Network Connection Settings
Creating a New Profile:
1) Click Connection Settings on the menu bar.
2) Click
3) Enter a new profile name and other parameters.
4) Click
Note: Please consult the network operator for all the information to be inputted.
3.3.2 Accessing the Internet
1) Click to connect the network.
2) When the connection is completed, corresponding information about the connected network will be displayed on the right side of the window, which includes:
* the duration of the current connection;
* The data flow volume of the current connection;
* the volume, rate and the top rate of the current sending and received data.
3) Click to disconnect the network.
3.4 Call Service
Insert an earphone into the earphone jack of the products before a call service.
3.4.1 Making a Call by Directly Entering a
Telephone Number
1) Click to open the Call Service window.
2) You may enter a telephone number by clicking telephone keypad on the Call Service window.
3) Click to make a call.
4) Click to hang up.
Note: You may click to cancel the input number digit by digit or to cancel the whole input number by clicking and holding it for a moment. Alternatively, you may also do it by pressing the Backspace key of the computer keyboard.
3.4.2 Making a Call by Choosing a Telephone
Number from the Contacts List
1) Click to go to the Call Service window.
2) Click to open the Contacts list. Double click a contact or select a contact and then click
If the contact you have selected has only one number, this number will appear on the window and be dialed out directly.
If the contact has two or more numbers, double click the intended number from the pop-up Select Phone Number window or click
3) Click to hang up.
3.4.3 Answering a call
Products may prompt you an incoming call by sound or vision. You may select [Settings/Options] to set the prompt mode for incoming calls.
You will hear a sound on an incoming call by earphone if you have enabled “Equipment alert tone”.
1) Click to enter the Call Service window.
2) Click to make a call.
3) Click to hang up.
* You will see a pop-up window on an incoming call if you have enabled "Alert window"
1) Click
2) Click
3.4.4 Volume Control
Click to open the Call Service window. You may adjust the voice volume by moving.
3.5 SMS
3.5.1 Writing a New Message
1) Click to open the SMS window.
2) Click
3) Enter a telephone number and message contents.
4) Click
Note: You may also click
3.5.2 Viewing a Message
An incoming message can be prompted by sound or vision as is preset on the menu bar [Settings/Options].
You will hear sound prompt on a new incoming message if you have enabled "Alert tone".
1) Click to enter the SMS window.
2) Click
You will see a pop-up window on a new incoming message if you have enabled "Alert window".
Click
3.6 Contacts Service
3.6.1 Creating an Item in the Contacts
1) Click to enter the Contacts window.
2) Click
3) Enter such information as Name, telephone numbers, E-Mail and other information.
4) Click
3.6.2 Modifying Items in the Contacts
1) Click to enter the Contacts window.
2) Highlight the information to be modified and double click it or click
3) Click
3.6.3 Deleting Items from the Contacts
1) Click to open the Contacts window.
2) Select one or more items you want to remove from the contacts, and then click
3) Click
3.6.4 Sending a Message
1) Click to open the Contacts window.
2) Select one or more items from the Contacts, and then click
3) The mobile numbers retrieved appear in the blank column behind the "Contacts". Input the content
for the message and click
3.6.5. Making a Call
1) Click to open the Contacts window.
2) Select the item that contains the number you want to dial from the Contacts, and then click
If the item you have selected contains only one telephone number, the Call Service window will be displayed automatically.
If two or more telephone numbers are contained in
the item you have selected, the Select Phone Number window will be displayed and you will be prompted to select one number. After doing that, click
3) The phone number you have selected will be displayed automatically in the Call Service window; and the number will be dialed out automatically.
3.6.6. Searching for Items in the Contacts
1) Click
2) In the Find window:
Select a field item from the pull-down list in the "Condition" area. Enter relevant searching terms in the "Value" text box.
Select "Match Whole Word Only" and/or "Match Case".
3) Click
Monday, March 30, 2009
User manual started CDMA Modem
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Langkah – langkah Menginstall Web Server Apache, PHP, MySQL
Langkah – langkah Menginstall
Web Server Apache, PHP, MySQL
1.Menginstal Apache
Setelah anda mengambil source Apache, dapat langsung diinstal dengan mengikuti petunjuk yang diberikan dalam setiap langkah. Dalam menginstal Web server Apache under windows, hal yang perlu diperhatikan hanyalah konfigurasi httpd.conf nya saja.
Langkah – langkah Menginstall
Web Server Apache, PHP, MySQL
1.Menginstal Apache
Setelah anda mengambil source Apache, dapat langsung diinstal dengan mengikuti petunjuk yang diberikan dalam setiap langkah. Dalam menginstal Web server Apache under windows, hal yang perlu diperhatikan hanyalah konfigurasi httpd.conf nya saja.
Yang perlu diedit dalam httpd.conf meliputi :
ServerName , yaitu informasi mengenai nama server yang digunakan
Documentroot , yaitu informasi mengenai tempat file web yang kita letakkan
AddType dan ScriptAlias, yang digunakan untuk mendukung script lain seperti php.
Contoh httpd.conf yang dapat dilihat di file cthhttpd.txt
2.Menginstal PHP
Menginstal PHP sedikit lebih rumit dari Apache. Setelah anda memperoleh sourcenya, kopikan file – file php ke folder khusus seperti C:\php3.
Langkah selanjutnya adalah dengan mengedit file php3.ini-dist. Sama seperti httpd.conf, file ini harus diset dan di save dengan nama php3.ini.
Hal yang perlu diedit dalam php3.ini meliputi ;
upload_tmp_dir , diisikan nama folder tempat kita menyimpan web
extension_dir , diisikan nama folder tempat kita menyimpan file php3
Contoh php3.ini dapat diliha di cthphp3ini.txt
Setelah selesai,kita masih harus mengedit register pada windows kita. Hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan cara masuk ke Regedit.exe dan mengubah settingnya. Namun hal ini sangat tidak dianjurkan karena dapat menyebabkan ketidakstabilan bila terjadi kesalahan.
Cara yang paling mudah adalah dengan menginstal php_iis_reg.inf yang terdapat dalam folder php tadi.
3.Menginstal MySQL
Mengintal MySQL sama mudahnya dengan menginstal apache. Setelah sourcenya diperoleh, kita dapat langsung menginstal dengan mengklik setup.exe. Dengan mengikuti instruksi yang diberikan , MySQL akan terpasang di komputer anda.
Hal yang perlu diperhatikan adalah setelah masuk ke sistem kita harus mengatur user dan passwordnya.
mysql>mysql mysql
mysql>delete from user where User=' ' AND Host='localhost';
mysql>quit
bye
c:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin reload
c:\mysql\bin\mysqladmin –u nama password passworduser
Selamat Mencoba !!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
How to build a company identity from scratch
Joanna L. Krotz writes about small-business marketing and management issues. She is the co-author of the "Microsoft Small Business Kit" and runs Muse2Muse Productions, a New York City-based custom publisher.
By Joanna L. Krotz
The early years of a business are all about scrambling to gain traction. It's hard to find the time or tactics that will make you stand out.
Yet we all know that impressing customers and driving sales get a lot easier when prospects know your name.
Joanna L. Krotz writes about small-business marketing and management issues. She is the co-author of the "Microsoft Small Business Kit" and runs Muse2Muse Productions, a New York City-based custom publisher.
By Joanna L. Krotz
The early years of a business are all about scrambling to gain traction. It's hard to find the time or tactics that will make you stand out.
Yet we all know that impressing customers and driving sales get a lot easier when prospects know your name.
So despite the daily pressures during your first few years in running a business, you should be trying to quickly and efficiently create a company identify that will build your profile in the community and/or industry.
Here's some help in going about it.
What creates identity?
Brand building is not just the announcement you send out when you open shop, though that's certainly a good thing to do. Rather, brand building is the ongoing relationship between your business and your most influential audience, including customers, media, investors, employees, family, suppliers, and so on.
"A brand image is from the inside out, from the CEO to the mailroom employee to the consumer product or service," says Katy Saeger, vice president of 5W Public Relations in New York, who has worked with such diverse brands as the San Francisco 49ers, Levi's and Chevron. "The brand needs to evoke an emotional response to create loyalty. For instance, today's Target store — you know it's fresh and hip, and it won't break the bank."
Like any new relationship, the process of getting people to notice and trust your brand takes time. As business grows, you can deepen or expand marketing efforts to harness more sophisticated strategies and metrics.
At the start, however, consider these practical, affordable baby-branding steps that will move you along the road to creating a profile for your company.
1. Get your name on a plaque. Contribute to a local charity, neighborhood project, public park or playground, school stadium, community house, educational facility, professional or trade center. Choose a group that has some affinity with your company goals. Then, send out a press release jointly with the organization to announce your gift.If you can't afford to underwrite an entire project, just get involved in the community. "Join a local service club, such as Rotary, Lions or Kiwanis, not just a business club," says John Chappelear of Changing the Focus, an executive training company in Fairfax, Va. "Make sure you're personally connected to the community." Stay visible by serving on the board or chairing events or committees. That will get you known around town and reel in clients.
2. Invest in being hip. Put your money where your brand is. Kick in extra bucks to hire a veteran graphics designer or high-powered package designer so your logo or product launches at the head of the pack. Yes, you must mind pennies at this stage of the game, but you must also think strategically. If you invest in good looks, people will always notice your brand.
3. Automate every byte. "Have great software to track who you meet, what they do and build your network," says Chicago-area publicist Kate Koziol. By using applications such as Outlook 2003 with Business Contact Manager, you can forge lasting customer relationships. Creating seamless databases allows you to quickly manage account information, customer contact and buying habits, such as birthdays and special occasions (with your customer's permission, of course). Use such technology to establish your reputation and credibility by sending personalized notes and offers to valued customers.
4. Offer free advice. Christine Louise Hohlbaum, author of "Diary of a Mother," publishes a weekly parenting e-zine called "Powerful Families, Powerful Lives," which promotes her work and expertise. In addition, Hohlbaum says, "I am a member of a number of online discussion groups. Whenever I see a post in which I can help someone, I immediately offer an answer."You get noticed fast when you send prospects free information relevant to their interests or work. Besides advice, this can be one-of-a-kind reports, the latest trade survey results, features you forward from a professional magazine, time-sensitive deals or your own e-zine. Microsoft List Builder makes creating and sending e-mail newsletters easy and cost-effective.
5. Add value to voice mail. Instead of simply stating your name or listing a mobile number, add some data or statistic or useful professional trick or hint in your recorded voice-mail message. You'll be remembered, fast. Just make sure to collect a bunch of tips before you begin, so you can change the message every day without any hassles. Consistency and fresh ideas are critical.
6. Get people to wear your brand. You can find many marketers to emblazon your logo on various items of clothing, such as T-shirts, hats, workout togs, scarves and more (Amazon and Lands' End do it, to name two). Use the clothing as premiums for favored clients or employees. Free T-shirts not only make people feel special, but get worn on weekends and when customers travel. Your brand could go far.
7. Don't dally on getting online. You may be tempted to focus on offline branding and leave the online stuff for later. Resist that impulse. Every small business now needs a Web site, even if it's only an interactive business card. Small-business Web hosting from Microsoft can put you online for less than $20 a month.
8. Amortize an attractive ad. Spend enough to get an attractive, smartly written ad and then use it repeatedly. "A campaign made up of small space ads sprinkled throughout a well-read local newspaper can gain favorable attention quickly and fairly inexpensively," says Gary Watson, who runs a copywriting business in Wellesley Hills, Mass.
9. Build with a blog. Web logs or blogs are online journals that can be used to burnish your reputation as an industry expert or thought leader. At CooperKatz, a New York boutique PR agency, Steve Rubell launched micropersuasion.com, a Web log that examines how participatory journalism is changing the news. The blog gets him close to potential clients and builds visibility for his services. (For more on how blogging can help your business, see this article.)
10. Think small. "I would use what I call my 'Blair Witch Project' concept, where you overachieve to the ultimate degree on one small, targeted objective," says Wayne Schaffel, an account manager at Euro RSCG Magnet in New York, who has 20-plus years in marketing and PR. Identify and then "own" a target niche, he suggests. That way, you'll quickly become known for some service or expertise right away and you can build on the initial recognition.
Finally, remember the everyday branding opportunities that many owners overlook, such as e-mail signatures (see this article), or by having your logo and tag line on every note, message or shopping bag that goes out the door.
By leveraging these techniques, you can build your company name as fast as you grow your business.
How To Build Traffic To Your Blog
With the growing interest in blogging as a means of online promotion and branding, a lot of marketers are starting blogs to promote their opinions, products, books and services.
With the growing interest in blogging as a means of online promotion and branding, a lot of marketers are starting blogs to promote their opinions, products, books and services.
But a blog is like a website. "Write and they will come" isn't exactly a magic formula to bring in traffic by the boatload.
If you need to promote your website in order to build traffic to it, you need to promote your blog as well.
Here are some ways you can become a well-read and influential blogger.
1. Write Posts That People Will Want To Read
This should be common sense, but many marketers tend to forget that their readers are real people and that you need to use the principles of online copywriting to make your headlines and copy interesting to your readers.
If you write posts that people enjoy reading, they will reward you by returning to your blog regularly.
Make your posts conversational, pithy and topical. Keep them short and stick to one topic per post.
Write often and regularly so that both readers and search engines visit your blog more often.
2. Optimize Your Posts for Search Engines
I cover this topic in detail in my article on "Search Engine Optimization For Blogs"
But here are the most important rules to follow to get your posts listed for keywords of your choice.
* Make sure your blog URL contains the primary keyword you want to optimize for
* Use your primary keywords in the title of your post
* Use your secondary keywords in the body of your post
* Use your keywords in the anchor text of links in the body of your posts
3. Submit Your Blog and RSS Feed To Directories
If you publish a blog you should submit your blog and RSS feed to big directories like Yahoo and Dmoz, as well as the numerous blog directories and search engines.
Here is the best list I've found of places to submit your feed or blog, compiled by Luigi Canali De Rossi, who writes under the pseudonym Robin Good.
Best Blog Directory And RSS Submission Sites
Another list of sites to submit your Blog
4. Ping The Blog Services
There are a number of services designed specifically for tracking and connecting blogs. By sending a small ping to each service you let them know you've updated your blog so they can come check you out.
Bookmark the Ping-O-Matic ping results page so you can visit it and quickly ping a number of services with a single click.
5. Build Links To Your Blog
I recommend the methods here as the best ways to get links pointing to your blog.
* Link to your blog from each page on your main website
* Trackback to other blogs in your posts
* Post legitimate comments on other blogs with related topics
* Offer to exchange links with other similarly themed blogs and websites
6. Edit Your Blog Posts Into Articles
One of the best methods for promoting your website is to write articles and submit them to article directories.
The suggestion for extending this to edit your blog posts into articles and submit them to directories came from the coach at "Explode Blog Traffic" who also has other noteworthy suggestions at his blog.
You'll find an extensive list of article directories here
7. Create Buzz About Your Blog
Creating a buzz about your blog posts and topic in the local and online media will give your marketing a viral component.
* Create a controversy around your blog or it's topic.
* Distribute bumper stickers or other merchandise with your blog's URL and tagline.
* Write a press release about something newsworthy and tie it in with your blog topic.
8. Capture Subscribers By Email
It may seem strange for a blogger to send out updates by email, but email is still the #1 choice of most people who want to receive news and information.
Using a free service like Bloglet to manage your subscriptions is easy and it allows your subscribers to manage all their subscriptions from one interface.
However, if you want more control over your list and don't mind mailing out the updates yourself, you can use an autoresponder system to capture and follow-up with subscribers.
RSS Responder is a new script that allows you to keep in touch and follow-up with your subscribers without the hassle of email.
These tips should give you a good start to building your blog traffic.
Priya Shah is CEO of the blog publishing firm, Connect10. Subscribe to her free Marketing With Blogs email course. Request the whitepaper Boost Your Search Engine Visibility With Blogs And RSS here.
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
How To Build a Computer
Branded computers can offer both value and performance, the parts used can be powerful and not very expensive, and you can switch on and start work. Yet parts are often short-spec in one place or another. Sadly you'll often get a performance "bottleneck" such as a slow graphics card, only a basic amount of memory, or a slimline motherboard with too few upgrade slots. Luckily, computers are surprisingly easy to build. If you can afford the time to plan and build your own machine, you can design a system more targeted toward your own use.
1. Read and follow How to Choose Components for Building a Computer. The more preparation, research and careful selection of parts you do (and making it), the less proportion of your life you will spend making the darn thing work.
2.
Open the case.
3. Attach the PSU (power supply unit) to the inside of the case, following the instructions included with the case (some cases might have this step completed).
4.
Identify the power leads.
5.
Identify the front panel leads.
6.
Locate the motherboard. Place it on top of its antistatic bag.
7.
Observe the missing pins in the processor and match these with the socket on the motherboard.
8.
Insert the processor into the motherboard. Carefully open the CPU's socket and carefully insert the processor (no force needed). If it doesn't slip right in, or it feels like you have to push, it is probably misaligned. Close the socket and ensure the CPU is secure. Some sockets have small arms while others have complex assemblies to open and close the socket.
9.
Apply good thermal paste to the CPU. Use no more than a rice sized amount and spread it in a thin layer over the entire processor surface (or if this is an older Athlon series without the protective cover, only apply to the chip in the center of the processor board). Adding too much thermal paste will slow the transfer of heat, making it more difficult to cool the CPU quickly.
10. Attach the heat sink. This varies from heat sink to heat sink, so read the instructions. Here is the procedure for the cooling device in this example:
*
Push the fixing clip through the cooler and clip on the short end onto the processor socket.
*
Use the tool to push the other end of the clip to the other side of the processor socket.
* If you have an adjustable speed fan for the CPU cooler then the fan should be fitted to the case after the motherboard has been installed.
11.
Insert the RAM in the proper slots by opening the slots and pushing the RAM in until the little handles can lock it into position. Note how the RAM and slots are keyed--line them up so they will fit in properly.
12.
Your motherboard should come with its own IO backplate (former). It is unlikely that your case will have an appropriate backplate for your motherboard. Take out the one that came with your case (this sometimes takes a bit of force). Sometimes they have screws to hold them in place, but most are held in only by friction. Pop it out be pressing on the bracket from rear side of the case.
13.
Knock out any tabs covering IO components up on the motherboard's former.
14.
Insert the motherboard former into the case.
15. Find some standoffs (e.g. metal jack screw standoff #4-40) that raise the motherboard just off the case surface, also some screws (e.g. #4-40 x 3/16" long) that fit in the spacers to screw the motherboard to the case.
16.
The number of spacers required will be determined by the number of shielded holes in the motherboard. So position the motherboard to discover where to screw in the standoffs.
17. Screw the standoffs in the case at the relevant positions and place the motherboard on top ensuring that the ports fit snugly into the former.
18.
Screw the motherboard on to the standoffs. It helps to hold on to the heatsink.
19. Attach the video card (if you have one ) and any other PCI cards into the motherboard. Be sure to secure them into place via the proper screws.
20.
At this point it is a good idea to connect the case connectors. These tend to be located together on the motherboard near the front of the case. The order in which these are connected will depend on which is easiest physically. Normally top left to bottom right is easiest.
~ Soft power switch (motherboard power switch). It does not matter which way around this is connected
~ Reset switch, again it does not matter which way around this is connected
~ LED hard disk indicator (sometimes called power LED)
~ Sleep message indicator (if the case supports this)
~ Internal speaker connection
21.
If you have a front audio panel then remove any jumpers that are installed on the motherboard connector and connect the front audio panel lead. Normally there will be a blank pin so that there is only one way of connecting the lead. Make sure you match up the right connectors, as they will be either AC97 of HDAudio. Assume AC97 when in doubt.
22.
Similarly, locate the front panel USB connector(s) (these are additions to the rear USB connectors) and connect the USB lead(s). There is usually only one way in which these can be connected.
23. Decide where you want to install the various drives (floppy drive, DVD drive, hard disk).
24. Remove the front cover. There are normally cleats that can be squeezed by hand to release the front cover from the chassis.
25. Remove any metal barriers that are in the way between the drive and the front cover. Normally these are loosely moulded to the metal interior and can be removed by judicious wiggling until the barrier snaps off.
26.
Configure the jumpers on the CD/DVD/hard drives. If you are using IDE drives and putting them on the same channel, then you should configure the hard drive as master and the CD/DVD drive as slave; this will make boot-ups faster and prevent issues in the future. Otherwise, check the jumper on the DVD drive to ensure that it is set as Master if this will be the first drive on one of the Extended IDE (E-IDE) channels.
27. Insert the DVD drive and floppy drive in through the front of the case. Some cases will have their own fascias that sit in front of the drives.
28. Install the front cover back on to the chassis.
29. A button on the fascia impinges on the drive button to transfer the action when operating of the drive. Use suitable fixing screws for each drive, normally 4 per drive to fix the drive into the cages built into the case. Ensure that the drives are flush up against the front of the case so that there is good positive action when using the buttons on the front of the case.
30.
Install the hard disk. For IDE drives, check the jumper. If this drive is the master (first hard disk with the bootable operating system) then the jumper should be set to master or Cable Select (CS). If the jumper is set to CS then the first connector on the IDE ribbon cable must be used for this drive. For SATA drives, it doesn't matter which end of the cable you use for the drive, and there are no jumpers to set. When installing the drive ensure that two screw holes can be used on each side to attach the drive to the chassis.
31.
Connect the IDE or SATA cable to the DVD ROM drive. For IDE, the blue end connects to the motherboard and the red strip connects to the right handside at the back of the drive. Blips in the plastic surround help you get the cable connected the right way round. Check the jumper of the drive. This should be set to master if it is the first drive on this IDE bus. The optical drives and the hard disks must be installed on separate IDE buses. When installing the IDE cable to the motherboard you may need to support the motherboard with your fingers to avoid bending it too much. It is simple for SATA: simply connect the drive to the motherboard.
32.
Untangle the power leads with the various connectors and select the leads which do not contain the small floppy disk power lead. Install one of these power leads into the DVD drive.
33.
For legacy operating systems and optical drives, locate the DVD ROM audio lead and connect this to the DVD drive. Find the location on the motherboard for the DVD audio lead and connect it. Newer drives play audio digitally through their regular data connection.
34.
If your computer has a floppy drive, connect the floppy drive ribbon cable. The twist goes at the floppy drive end and the red stripe (pin 1) goes to the left at the back of the floppy drive. There is normally a blip in the plastic surround that corresponds with a gap on the motherboard and floppy drive connections. The twist in the cable identifies it as floppy drive A:, while no twist designates it as the second floppy drive, B:.
35.
If you connected a floppy drive, the small floppy power cable is installed next. There is only one way round that this can be installed too.
36.
Install the IDE or SATA cable for the hard disk. The blue end connects to the motherboard and the red strip connects to the right handside at the back of the hard disk. Blips in the plastic surround help you get the cable connected the right way round. For SATA, use either side of the cable for either connection.
37. Connect the motherboard power leads. There are various types of motherboard power connectors. Older ATX motherboards will have a 20-pin connector and possibly a separate 4-pin 12V connector, while newer motherboards will have a 24-pin connector and a separate 6 or 8-pin 12V connector. Legacy computers may have two or more in-line connectors.
38. Connect case fans if you have them. Most fans will come with their own adapters for plugging into the motherboard or directly attaching to the power supply.
39.
Install the CPU cooler (heatsink or heatsink with fan assembly). You may need to remove screws or retainers that hold the slot blanks in place. Some cooler simply clip to the motherboard's plastic housing or clip through holes in the motherboard.
40.
Connect the CPU cooler's fan to the motherboard.
41. Ensure screws are used to hold in the PCI slot covers.
42. Put the case back together and connect only a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the computer. Once the operating system and drives are installed, connect the other peripherals you have.
