Connect The Motherboard To The Power Supply

The MSI K8N Neo Platinum motherboard is ready to be connected to the power supply. There are two connections to be made. The 20-pin connection shown circled in blue, and the 4-pin connection shown circled in yellow.

Sort out the motherboard power plugs from the tangle of power cords coming from the power supply. They look as shown below. Note that these two plugs may come as one long 24-pin connector, but if they do then the two plugs can be separated by sliding them apart.

Plug the 20-pin power plug and 4-pin power plug into their corresponding sockets on the motherboard. They should both click into place. If they need to be unplugged, they should not slide right out - it should be necessary to squeeze the little locking clip on each one as it's removed. Each connection is keyed so they can only be plugged in one way.

20-pin power connection	4-pin power connection

With the power connections made, this portion of the motherboard now looks like this.

Unlike the power supply I'm using in build 1 using the Antec KS-282 computer case, the power supply I'm using with the Antec Sonata does not need to have a connection made for the power supply exhaust fan to work. However, it does have this "PSU Fan Monitor Connector" which can optionally be connected to a 3-pin socket on the motherboard so that the speed of the power supply fan can be monitored by software once the computer is up and running.

Next: Computer Assembly - Connect the EPoX 8RDA+ PN1 and PN2 Indicators
Or:   Computer Assembly - Connect the MSI K8N Neo Platinum PN1 and PN2 Indicators

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	Parts List [go]
	Tools [go]
	Antistatic Wrist Strap [go]
	Computer Case and Power Supply [go]
	Motherboard [go]
	Processor, CPU Cooler and Thermal Compound [go]
	RAM - System Memory [go]
	Video Card [go]
	Monitor [go]
	Keyboard and Mouse [go]
	Floppy Drive [go]
	Hard Drive [go]
	CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD RW [go]
	Sound Card and Speakers [go]
	Modem [go]
	Install the Processor onto the Motherboard [go]
	Install the CPU Cooler [go]
	Install the RAM - System Memory [go]
	Install the Motherboard into the Computer Case [go]
	Install the Video Card [go]
	Connect the Power Supply to the Motherboard [20-pin Connector  or  24-pin Connector]
	Connect the PN1 and PN2 Indicators to the Motherboard [KS-282 to EPoX 8RDA+  or  Sonata to MSI K8N Neo Platinum]
	Ready the Monitor [go]
	Ready the Keyboard and Mouse [go]
	First Boot [go]
	First Boot Common Problems [go]
	Install the CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD RW Drives [go]
	Install the Hard Drive and Floppy Drive [PATA Hard Drive  or  SATA Hard Drive]
	Connect the Speakers (if using built-in sound) [go]
	Second Boot [PATA  or  SATA]
	Configure the BIOS Parameter Settings [EPoX 8RDA+  or  MSI K8N Neo Platinum]
	Test The Hard Drive [PATA  or  SATA]
	Install a Second SATA Hard Drive For RAID (optional) [go]
	Install the Operating System - Windows XP [on PATA hard drive  or  on SATA hard drive]
	Driver Installation [go]
	How To Copy Big Files From Another Computer Using Just a Floppy Drive [go]
	Install the Modem [go]
	Install the Motherboard Chipset Drivers [EPoX 8RDA+  or  MSI K8N Neo Platinum]
	Install the Monitor Driver [go]
	Install the Video Card Drivers [EPoX 8RDA+  or  MSI K8N Neo Platinum]
	Install the Sound Card and Speakers [go]
	Install System Information Utility - EVEREST [go]
	Diagnostic Test - DirectX [go]
	Speed Test - System Memory (RAM) Performance [go]
	Speed Test - Hard Drive Performance [PATA and SATA results]
	Speed Test - CD Performance [go]
	Speed Test - Total System Performance [go]
	Stress/Torture Tests [go]
	Connect Front Panel Ports For Audio, Firewire and USB 2.0 [go]
	Install Rear Panel Ports For Firewire And USB 2.0 [go]
	Install The Computer Case Fans [go]
	Post Assembly Needs [go]
	Graduation [go]
	Video Card Driver Settings [go]
	BIOS Flash Update [go]
	BIOS Settings [go]

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