Cables, Drives, and Cards
Processor installed? Check. Memory installed? Check. Now it's time to load up your drives and install your video card. The first step involves connecting a few vital cables. Please pay attention because this is not covered in any of your manuals. Because the Little Dude's case is so small, after you install the drive rack it's impossible to access some important plugs and connections. (The manual neglects to warn you about this.)
The drive rack is arranged so that all of the drives are stacked like pancakes, one on top of the other. This saves space, but it also makes it difficult to keep the components cool—less space for air to circulate—and it makes it hard to work on the drives after the drive rack has been installed. ...
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