Quote Originally Posted by theseeker View Post
BA has helped me many times and he is quite gracious! Not many people are nice enough to give away their secrets and help you along the way. The M|M folks are a blessing!
Most definitely. The fact that I can still make a mistake like this is yet another sign that I am challenged when it comes to putting things together. SO, for all those new to this - take heart. If I can do it, anyone should be able to.

A few other goofs along the way -

1) Forgot to plug in the USB and HD Audio connectors for my front panel before installing the triple cards. A bit tricky, but managed to do it with a pair of needle nose pliers.

2) Screwed up sleeving the first additional PCI-E cable (the wires are all black on the spares ... got the ground and 12v reversed). Fortunately, I tested first (on my husband's computer, of course) - and was able to fix it and get the other ones right.

Is it any wonder my husband just shakes his head when he sees me start these projects