4 Questions about my MOBO, and it's headers.

[Guest]

Hey, just got my MOBO and have just hooked up everything to it, cd, fdd, hdd, pw-switch, such. There are a couple problems I have encountered though. My mobo is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128321

1) The headers in the bottom right corner (The ones for the PW-switch, leds, etc.) were all fine except for my power led pin wire. The power led cord from my case needs three pins, but the mobo has only 2 specified for it. So what do I do with that? Do I leave the third one off the header? (By the way, Gigabyte says the 2 are the yellow ones, or the top-left on the header.)

2) Would the mobo run if I put screws in all the slots, to connect it to the mobo tray, except for one? I had slots for all the holes except for the right-center hole. Will that do anything like short it out or something? Also, the mobo shouldn't touch any metal except for the punch-holes? My mobo touches the tray at the right-center, right next to the far punch hole if I push down a little bit. I have insulators in the two punch outs that I cannot use, if that helps any.

3) When can I actually see if it runs or not?-Get into BOIS? How will I change the voltage for the ram to 1.9v if the stock is 1.8v and the ram I want is 1.9v? Will I have to buy a cheap 1.8v dimm to change it in BOIS? I have everything except RAM, GPU, and OS.

4) I put in my AM2 cpu, and when I pulled the lever down, it was pretty tough by the way, it made a click or snap sound about half-way down. I was wondering if that was normal or did I break something? I did TRIPLE check to make sure the CPU was in the right direction with the arrow.

Thanks guys. This is my first build.

 

[mad-dog]

The word of the day is "standoff".
Quoted from Wikipedia:
A standoff is used in mechanics and electronics to separate two parts from one another. Standoffs can be many shapes and sizes and made of many different materials. Insulating standoffs may keep two parts from touching each other, thereby preventing an electronic short. Cable thumbscrews are often screwed into standoffs on the back of computers.

Standoff sizes are usually measured by the Unified Thread Standard. Size 4-40 is used to secure cables to external computer ports, and size 6-32 is used for motherboard mounts [1].

Retail computer buyers should know that Dell, Inc. refers to standoffs that receive thumbscrews as "hex nut screws" and measures them with the Metric system.

 

[Guest]

Could I use that foam stuff that came with the mobo to make sure that the mobo does not touch anything under it? The tray I have is a little flimsy, and I am afraid that something might happen.

Also, could i use rubber bands to straighten out my wires and cables to give it better cooling? Ex. the case fans, and power cables. If not rubber bands, what then?

 

[mad-dog]

That mobo gets pretty hot especially around the CPU and north/south bridges.....that foam would melt and/or catch fire..
Rubberbands are a no-go too, how about zip-ties and rounded IDE/FDD cables..