11 BRICKING IT

LET’S SITUATE this transparent power brick inside our case. While the Q500L’s versatile design means that the PSU can be mounted in a variety of different positions within the case, we’ll be sticking to the default configuration here and placing it towards the front. You should be able to see markings on the chassis where it was originally fitted; use these holes, along with the screws that held it in place to begin with, to mount it. Again, be careful here; the PSU is heavy, and dropping it could damage your motherboard. Once the PSU is secured, plug in the extension kettle cable built into the case.

12 CABLE CAPERS

WITH ALL OUR PARTS IN PLACE, we need to plug everything in. Route the cables from the PSU across the rear of the motherboard plate and through the cutouts to plug them into the appropriate sockets, securing them to the clips with cable ties as you go. We don’t have many cables here, so keeping everything tidy shouldn’t be hard. The same goes for our front I/O cables; there’s not much to do here, simply plug in the HD audio and USB cables to the relevant motherboard connectors, along with the delicate wires for the buttons and LEDs.