No, not yet, but I haven't really looked at the motherboard closely. Maybe it will be labelled on there? I skimmed the manual again and couldn't find it, but that doesn't mean it's not there. I can read something several times, and go back and read it again, and find something I missed the other times. I don't think it's stuff I skip reading, but I think it's stuff that just doesn't register in my memory for whatever reason the first few times through. But I can swear that I don't remember reading that in the manual.

When that part I just ordered today gets here, I'll look a lot closer and then if I can't I'll be here begging for help, believe me. lol

There should be a small number near the SATA ports. It might be hard to see and easily overlooked. Most things tend to be labelled somewhat on a motherboard.

Those are some big-ass fans on your case! Looks like a good choice.

Sata0 is usually a super tiny number on the mobo as Fomalhaut30 said.. if its not there you can snag the PDF offline and check the image... i dont know of many mobo's without online documentation...

the crap they put in the box now-a-days is appalling...

OFG, I checked my board and it's labeled on the board itself on mine, right under the SATA ports. Likely the same for yours as well.

New blue ray reader/writer on sale Monday arrived yesterday afternoon, finished up my chores this morning.

Starting.... NOW!

*fingers crossed* Gonna be hard to build with my fingers crossed, maybe I better cross my toes. lol

Thanks again to everyone in advance. Feeling pretty good about it actually. I'm building it on a table right next to this laptop (also new and AMAZING) and can keep in touch as I go if anyone is interested. I will say though that I am almost assuredly going to be interrupted several times with things that need attending to so it will likely take me longer than most. Might not even finish today if one of those interuptions turns out to be very time consuming. Don't think it will be a problem though. Thanks again!!!

Music, check. Comfortable environment, check. Helpful community nearby and ready to help, check. Finished build, in progress.
Should you need anything, I think we'll be glad to help you. We'd also appreciate a picture commentary if you can, though not necessary. Take your time, and as was said in Starship Troopers, "do it right, even if it takes half a second more"

True, the cameras on the laptops is usually a pain to find out how to turn them on outside of making a video call through MSN/Skype etc. Best advice I can give you is to press start and type "web camera" in it, and see if it finds the manufacturer's application that way, since ASUS should have provided one.
No worries if you can't find it, but don't you want to document this occasion for posterity? :P

Well, I just tried lots of stuff on here, anything that looked like it might be right, and this apparently didn't come with software. Assholes.

I did find something that initialized the camera, and my ugly mug came up staring back at me. It was called Easy Face 2.0, and I thought FINALLY, but no, that doesn't take pics, it's damned face recognition software. lol

OK, PSU if fully in now (had in the other day, but took it out thinking I might need more wattage). Next up, motherboard. First, gonna put the CPU in outside though, and I'm thinking if I can attach the cooler without too much trouble gonna do that outside too.

So, I guess no pics. Now would be time for number one I guess, since the PSU is fully in.

EDIT: OK, CPU is in. Squeezed out a pea sized amount of Artic Silver thermal paste in the middle, pressed down the CPU cooler onto it, and I think the cooler is now installed correctly. Gonna let that sit still for awhile (don't know if that's necessary with the paste or not, no damn directions at all on that shit), but I've gotta put in all the right little things for the 8 holes in my motherboard to screw into. I've already laid a piece of paper under the motherboard and marked where the holes are so that piece of paper should guide me to the right places to install these things on the motherboard.

Already got a question. this motherboard has one "cap" that's called a stand off or something or other. Dammit, I can't tell by the pics where that goes. Gonna have to stop for awhile and research that. I don't even know what the hell that thing is and what it's for.

Ugh, I HATE incomplete instructions.

Can anyone look at this "manual" (and yes, that's ALL there is regarding this) and tell me what I'm supposed to do???

Is that thing trying to stay the stand off socket goes right next to where the indententation in the case is for the motherboard cooler??? If so, doesn't that mean it will be underneath the motherboard?? I thought that was bad??? I thought you were only supposed to put those things in the holes that matched the holes in the motherboard???

Dammit, I'm sorry if this is a completely stupid question but I'm ready to put the MB in and I have no clue what the hell this "stand off socket" is and/or what it's for, and/or where it goes. It "looks" like it's it's right next to the indentation for the motherboard cooler, but the area around it doesn't look like the pic in the case, or I'm looking in the wrong area.

It's always little tiny things like this that no one that does DIY videos ever mentions that leaves those of us who have never done it in the dark.

Any help appreciated. FWIW, I think this "stand off socket" is a feature of only this case. (The CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced. I get the impression the CoolerMaster HAF 932 doesn't have this)

EDIT: Oops, forgot the link. here it is:

http://www.coolermaster-usa.com/upload/download/245/files/Stand%20off%20socket%20manual-1025.jpg

The stand off socket, to me, looks like nothing more than an extra tool to help secure the actual stand off. Put the stand off in the hole on the case, put the socket over it, use the screwdriver to tighten the stand off, remove the socket. Then the MB will screw into the stand off.

If there's only one socket then that means that, in theory, I should be right.

You'll have to match up the stand off holes on your MB to the case. Part of that match up also means that you'll have to match up the stuff like USB ports, serial ports, etc., on the MB to the external opening on the case. There should be "extra" stand off holes on the case to accommodate different MB configurations.

Ow, you have that system.
Your computercase comes with severall holes to allow for different mobo's.
What you need to do is identify what holes your mobo need to get secured into the case.
Once you have done that you can screw a spacer or standoff how its called here into the case.
The philipscover is just a help tool to be able to screw them into the case (I use combinition pliers, but I never had that help tool ;o) ).
Then you should be able to install the mobo into the case and use screws to secure it.
Check carefully if you got the spacers right, if you placed one wrong and sits behind (scratching) the mobo it can short circuit when you power it up.

By the way, have you checked if the silverpaste didn't spill over your cpu, I always fix the cooler to pressure it and than remove it to check, better safe then sorry.

Thanks for the quick responses guys. Really appreciated.

First of all, yeah, I looked to see if there was ANY of that paste showing anywhere, and it looked good to me, I couldn't see any. I didn't remove the cooler though, and now that it's been awhile, I'm not gonna.

Second, it looks to me like there's nothing in the "manual" showing the standoff cap being removed after it's inserted.

And finally, while I appreciate both of your responses, I'm so stupid I STILL don't understand what you were saying. I am sorry. I may have to call someone to come do this after all. Better safe than sorry. Because yeah, I did understand that you can't have ANY of those little things that are in holes not lined up with the holes on the motherboard. I now have all of those in, but just wondering what the hell the "stand off socket" is and what it's for. I'm thinking of just not using it, since it must not be reqired since if I'm reading everything right the HAF 932 (as opposed to the HAF 932 Advanced) didn't have one.

Again thanks, and again sorry I'm so dense I still don't get it.

There's only one of those stand off sockets, correct?

It's only there to make the screwing in of the stand offs easier by providing you a place to use a screwdriver, rather than a socket/pliers/fingers/etc. Once the stand off is securely screwed in, the stand off socket comes off. The stand off socket would have to be removed, because otherwise, there is nothing for the motherboard to screw into.

You are familiar with socket sets, right? You know how the socket goes over the bolt and is then turned with the ratchet? Same principle here. Only instead of the ratchet, you are using a screwdriver.

The stand off is needed so the back of your mobo doesn't make contact with the case.
The mounting holes of your mobo are isolated and are needed to secure your mobo into the case.
The only thing that is important is that all the holes of your mobo align with a stand off.