Ah, ok. Well I just received my mobo! I'm going to start building tomorrow. Here are some more noob questions but I must clarify or else I'll be too afraid to even start building.
1. I have an SATA hdd and a SATA dvd drive. Does it matter where I plug it in on the mobo? I remember reading and everyone said to plug it in the black slots.
2. If I were to add another SATA hdd, I wouldn't run through any problems with any RAID or AHCI or anything right? I don't really care for those things, I just want more space.
3. Since this is a new build and I want to update to the latest BIOS when is the good time to update it? Right after I succeed in POSTing? After Windows is installed? I plan to use that ISO method nealh pointed out.
4. Still unanswered question on the Heatsink fan. Can I control the fan speed through connecting it to the mobo or do I have to use my fan controller? It's no big problem if I have to, I'd just like less wires going everywhere.

..That's pretty much all I can think of. Once again, please forgive me about these questions.