parts just arrived...building time...any precautions?

[ucvb6]

ok...the fedex guy finally dropped off the parts i ordered from newegg.

first, here's a list of what i got:

Epox 8K3A
AMD XP 1800 1.53 ghx retail
512 Mb Samsung PC 2700
Gainward GeForce 3 128 Mb
Pioneer 16 DVD - Slot
2 Maxtor 60 Gb 7200RPM
Sony floppy
Antec SX 840
Klipsch Promedia 2.1
Hercules Game Theather XP
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

will not be overclocking.
my main concern right now is that i'am installing Windows XP for the first time. are there some things i need to pay careful attention to?
any other tips on the hardware components will be greatly appreciated

thanks in advance

 

[ScottMac]

Yeah... remember that unless the computer is unplugged, or the power supply has a hard power switch, there's power going to all the slots, RAM, and processor even if the computer is "shut down."

Safest thing is to unplug before adding / changing resources.

Congrats, good luck

Scott

 

[ucvb6]

Originally posted by: ScottMac
Yeah... remember that unless the computer is unplugged, or the power supply has a hard power switch, there's power going to all the slots, RAM, and processor even if the computer is "shut down."

Safest thing is to unplug before adding / changing resources.

Congrats, good luck

Scott

kewl...thanks for the tip ScottMac...will definitely keep that in mind

 

[bandXtrb]

I've read somewhere that the power cable should be kept in so that the system is grounded. Bad advice?

 

[bunker]

Bad advice?

Yes