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I got all my parts a few days ago and I'm starting to assemble it. Though I have a few questions:

This is what I put together so far
http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/1256/picture008ju.jpg

Though for this slot:
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9199/picture007we.jpg

I don't know what to insert into it:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4074/picture005cb.jpg
or
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1007/picture003ux.jpg

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Then i'm supposed to insert a bunch of different things for this:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7333/picture012qm.jpg

and the things are these:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/4400/picture010mf.jpg

Right below the slots for those cords are as follows (in order with picture):
+msg- +pw- +speak- (yellow, red, orange)
+hd- -res+ -ci+ +pwr_led (blue, green, silver pink)

I also have no idea what to do these:
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8796/picture013bs.jpg
 
I got all my parts a few days ago and I'm starting to assemble it. Though I have a few questions:

This is what I put together so far
http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/1256/picture008ju.jpg

Though for this slot:
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9199/picture007we.jpg

I don't know what to insert into it:
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4074/picture005cb.jpg
or
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1007/picture003ux.jpg

-----

Then i'm supposed to insert a bunch of different things for this:
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7333/picture012qm.jpg

and the things are these:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/4400/picture010mf.jpg

Right below the slots for those cords are as follows (in order with picture):
+msg- +pw- +speak- (yellow, red, orange)
+hd- -res+ -ci+ +pwr_led (blue, green, silver pink)

I also have no idea what to do these:
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8796/picture013bs.jpg

First, that socket is the ATX12V connector that provides power to the CPU. You'll want to use that 4+4 connector, not the 6+2 PCIe power (that's for the GPU).

Second, those are the front panel headers for the power button, reset button, HDD LED, and power LED. Just match them up with the connectors on the mobo.

POWER SW -> +pw-
RESET SW -> -res+
HDD LED -> +hd-
P LED -> +pwr_led-

Make sure to match up the polarities on the LEDs.

Finally, the last picture is a bunch of Molex and SATA power connectors. You'll probably only need the SATA ones for your drives; it's OK to have extra.
 
Sorry I can't direct link the pictures right now, on an ancient computer with old IE version.

This is what it looks like now(it's upside down): http://img708.imageshack.us/i/picture019hi.jpg/I have everything to my knowledge connected:

I used the blue SATA cables to connect my disk drive and hard drive and the default black one (coming out of the front with the PW and HD cables) in the the SATA slots on my motherboard (L-shaped slots). The Disk drive goes into SATA3_0, the Hard drive goes into SATA3_1, the black cable goes to SATA2_2. Does that sound alright? Here's a picture (the black and blue one above it I switched after the pic):
http://img10.imageshack.us/i/picture016yc.jpg/

This is the end of my disk drive:
http://img846.imageshack.us/i/picture017d.jpg/

And the end of my hard drive: http://img51.imageshack.us/i/picture015n.jpg/
Note that there as pins there, but I don't know what to do with them.

The only thing I can see that connects to my GPU is the PSU(other than attaching it to my mobo): http://img151.imageshack.us/i/picture018gz.jpg/
 
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