Installation

I chose to begin installation with the CPU, as I think it'll prevent any headaches later, particularly with the RAM. The heatsink came off easily enough by unlatching the two clips on either side of the CPU. Sadly, there isn't really an option of a better CPU cooler due to the proprietary clip design.

Afterwards, I installed the RAM which was a simple task provided the RAM is the right size. RAM with heatsinks that extend far enough upwards may not fit in this case.

Next up was the optical and hard drives. For these, I had to remove the drive cage from the front of the case. This is done by removing three retaining screws around the cage. Installation from here was simple, as it was simply screwing in the drives.

After connecting the relevant cables for the optical and hard drives, it was on to expansion. There are physical PCI and PCI-Express connectors on this board, and they are in series with one another. The riser cards releases from these allowing for easy installation of expansion modules. I've decided to install an ExpressCard to PCI-Express adapter from StarTech.com.

That concludes the installation. Installation was very trivial in the case of this barebone, and now I just have to hope that I didn't miss anything important before installation.