So, like the title says my mobo is a MSI Gaming M7 Z170A.
I have a few noob questions. First of all, my motherboard's I/O shield came with an aluminum foam around it. I didn't notice this until now and my mobo is already in place along with all of the other parts. Will the aluminum foam be a problem? Do I have to remove it or does it matter at all? Or is it supposed to be there?
Second question is, where are the connectors for the peripherals? My PSU (EVGA SuperNova G2) has two PERIF cables but I do not see where I should connect these on the mobo. I assume I don't need them?
And my last question is, I have two small parts that look like extensions, one of them has 7 pins with the following text under the pins:
SPK+, BUZ-, BUZ+, SPK-, GND, SLED, PLED. The other part has 9 pins and the following text:
PWR_SW-, PWR_SW+, FP PWR/SLP, FP PWR/SLP, HD_LED+, HD_LED-, RST_SW-, RST_SW+, RSVD_DNU.
Now, some of them are pretty self explanatory, however I have no idea what to connect to GND, SLED, PLED, the two FP/PWR/SLP and RSVD_DNU. Furthermore, I can't figure out where I have to put these two parts ON the motherboard.
Again, I'm doing my first ever build so I'm sorry if the questions are stupid or confusing.
I have a few noob questions. First of all, my motherboard's I/O shield came with an aluminum foam around it. I didn't notice this until now and my mobo is already in place along with all of the other parts. Will the aluminum foam be a problem? Do I have to remove it or does it matter at all? Or is it supposed to be there?
Second question is, where are the connectors for the peripherals? My PSU (EVGA SuperNova G2) has two PERIF cables but I do not see where I should connect these on the mobo. I assume I don't need them?
And my last question is, I have two small parts that look like extensions, one of them has 7 pins with the following text under the pins:
SPK+, BUZ-, BUZ+, SPK-, GND, SLED, PLED. The other part has 9 pins and the following text:
PWR_SW-, PWR_SW+, FP PWR/SLP, FP PWR/SLP, HD_LED+, HD_LED-, RST_SW-, RST_SW+, RSVD_DNU.
Now, some of them are pretty self explanatory, however I have no idea what to connect to GND, SLED, PLED, the two FP/PWR/SLP and RSVD_DNU. Furthermore, I can't figure out where I have to put these two parts ON the motherboard.
Again, I'm doing my first ever build so I'm sorry if the questions are stupid or confusing.
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