PC case containing components for your PC build.
MAME is the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator that's capable of bringing back the experiences of arcade machines of long ago using modern PC hardware. Building a MAME PC that's capable of running the games themselves at a speed that's comparable to the original arcade experience can be difficult, though. Because MAME only emulates the various video gaming systems, the PC you build must make due by re-creating arcade system components specifically made for use with the games that MAME recreates. In order to do this, you need an especially powerful PC for full-emulator effectiveness.
Instructions
1. Place the anti-static wrist strap onto your wrist and then clip the other end of the strap to a grounded metal object to avoid producing static electric discharges.
2. Center an antistatic pad onto a flat workspace. Put the motherboard onto the pad with the CPU socket upward. Pull the lever next to the CPU socket up to release the socket and remove the socket cover plate. Align the arrow on the CPU with the arrow on the socket and then lower the CPU into place. Pull the lever down to lock the CPU to the motherboard. Pull the slip of paper from the bottom of the CPU fan and align the four legs of the fan with the four holes surrounding the CPU socket. Lower the legs through the holes so that the fan sits atop the CPU. Clip the CPU fan into place by turning the small panel on the top of the four legs clockwise. Plug the CPU fan power cord into the small labeled socket next to the fan on the motherboard.
3. Align the notch located on the bottoms of the RAM chips with those in the memory sockets on the motherboard. Push the chips into the sockets until firmly seated. Secure the modules into place by pushing the two levers on the sides of the memory sockets into the notches located on the upper sides of each RAM module.
4. Place the PC case onto the work surface and then remove the cover by unscrewing the case screws from the rear of the case and sliding the cover off. Screw the motherboard mounting pegs into the mounting holes in the large flat bottom of the case. Remove the foil I/O cover from the rear of the case and insert the I/O cover that came with your motherboard into the I/O hole. The cover has openings for all of the input/output devices on your motherboard, including the video output, speaker output and USB ports.
5. Slide the motherboard into the case, aligning the I/O ports on the rear of the motherboard with those in the rear of the case, and the mounting holes on the bottom of the board with the mounting pegs in the case bottom. Secure the motherboard in place by screwing case screws through the mounting holes in the board into the mounting pegs in the case bottom.
6. Mount the power supply inside the case at the power supply hole in the case rear. Position the supply so that its mounting holes align with those in the case and the fan is against the hole in the rear of the case. Use case screws through the case and into the power supply to secure it.
7. Remove the case slot cover adjoining the first PCI-E slot on the motherboard. Align the notch at the bottom of the graphics card with the notch in the PCI-E slot on the motherboard and then slide the card into place within the slot. The graphics port on the rear of the card should extend through the slot on the rear of the case once you've placed the card. Secure the card to the case using a case screw through the notch at the top of the card located on the rear of the card against the case.
8. Plug the case cables, including the power switch, reset switch and LED light cables into the labeled pins on the motherboard.
9. Mount the hard drive into a 3 1/2-inch hard drive bay on the case. Slide the drive into the bay with the data and power inputs toward the case interior, until the holes in the drive line up with the mounting holes in the bay. Secure the drive by placing case screws through the mounting holes into the drive. Mount the DVD-ROM drive in a 5 1/4-inch drive bay using the same method. Connect the SATA data cables from the SATA sockets on the motherboard to the SATA inputs on both the hard drive and the DVD-ROM drive.
10. Connect the power cords from the power supply to your computer components. Connect the motherboard power cable to the motherboard socket. Connect the 4-pin power cable to the graphics card and the small SATA power cord to the hard drive and DVD-ROM drive. Connect any case fans to the 4-pin power cables from the power supply.
11. Return the case cover to the case, securing it in place with the two case screws. Plug the power cord into the power supply, and the USB cable for the wireless keyboard/mouse station into the USB port. Plug the powered speakers into the 3mm speaker output. Connect your Internet source to your PC via the Ethernet port using an Ethernet cable. Complete the hardware setup by plugging the monitor into the DVI port at the rear of the graphics card.
12. Turn on the computer and place the Windows 7 Setup Disk into the DVD drive during boot. Follow the setup instructions to install the Windows 7 operating system.
13. Obtain the latest version of MAME from the MAME Developer's website. Download the software and run the installation. Run the application once you've installed it to use your new MAME PC.
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