Before starting the modifications to the Atari case, we’ll connect all the components together outside the case to make sure they function properly and without conflict. By mocking up the system like this, it will help you figure out if you need extra components and what parts (if any) you can discard. Also, by installing and configuring all the necessary software now, you’ll find that when it’s time to stuff all the components into the case, the computer will be ready to power up right away. Mocking up the design also acts as an early “burn-in” test, so if there are any faulty components, they’ll hopefully fail now instead of once everything is fitted into the case.
Fitting all the components together is pretty straightforward and will vary depending on what parts you are using. If you have ever assembled a PC from parts before, the following steps should look familiar.
1. Insert the DRAM into the DIMM slot.
2. Attach the power supply module to the ATX power supply connector.
3. Connect the CD/DVD to the primary IDE connector using ATA133 cable supplied with Mini-ITX. This is after you connect the slim-to-standard ATAPI/IDE adapter.
4. Connect the hard drive to the secondary IDE connector using the 2.5-inch laptop IDE hard drive cable adapter.
Connecting the slim-to-standard ATAPI/IDE adapter.
8. Connect the two Stelladaptors and
5. Attach the power cables to the hard the Logitech wireless mouse/key-drive and CD/DVD. board receiver to the USB hub.
6. Attach the USB/Fire Wire backplane 9. Attach a standard monitor, key-
to the yellow USB connector on the board, and mouse.
motherboard marked with “USB” on
the top silkscreen. 10. Connect the DC power supply to
the power connector.
7. Connect the USB hub and 802.11b wireless USB network interface card (NIC) to the USB ports on the backplane.
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