From 60e79bc6d7d63cfdb0c99b10effb5f02320db989 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kévin Le Gouguec Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:44:58 +0200 Subject: Finish ranting about PC assembly --- guides/setups/hardware.org | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) (limited to 'guides/setups') diff --git a/guides/setups/hardware.org b/guides/setups/hardware.org index dae82f9..9382048 100644 --- a/guides/setups/hardware.org +++ b/guides/setups/hardware.org @@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ hardware: - Motherboard has [[https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B550M-A-PRO/Specification]["8 mounting holes"]] but covers only 6 of the case's standoffs; none of the diagrams in the case's manual match the format of the motherboard. +- The diagram for inserting the power supply unit leaves a lot to the + imagination. +- The [[https://www.snia.org/forums/cmsi/knowledge/formfactors#U2][SSD dimension nomenclature]] is weird as hell. The SSD's user + manual seems to imply that I have a 2.5″ model, but my measuring + tape says the drive is 2.75″×3.875″ (diagonal 4.625″). +- The link to the LDLC guide for mounting the SSD is dead; the page is + [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170901191800/http://www.ldlc.com/guides/AL00000817/comment-installer-un-ssd-dans-un-pc/][archived]], and merely contains a link to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1dHVb6VuWU][video]]. No matter though, + since it does not describe how to mount the drive on a 2.5″ bay. +- The case user manual says to use specific screws for the SSD drive; + the SSD comes with its own set of screws. Are they meant for the + 3.5″ adapter? 🤷 For novices, some steps range from "not very reassuring" to "downright hostile": @@ -34,3 +45,9 @@ hostile": stick. - No instruction on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAWNzd-gc3Q&t=74s][how to force that I/O shield in]]. - No instruction on how to snap the motherboard into the I/O shield. +- Holy =$DEITY= that power supply unit has a *lot* of cables. And of + course I enthusiastically passed most of the small-headed ones + through the designated case hole, and had to pass them back out + because there was no room left to pass the 20-pin ATX connector. +- Power supply user manual was taped to the bubble wrap, so part of + the "warnings" section got torn off. -- cgit v1.2.3