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DIY HD HTPC Extravaganza - Part 3: Tuners, Graphics, & Putting It All Together

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16. Test Build 1, Continued

The power supply's cable bundle slides neatly out of sign under the DVD drive

The installation and cabling of our chosen hardware proved to be downright simple, since the HTPC 200's case interior offers an amazing amount of free space. The AOPen (and also MSI) motherboard fit like a dream and the widely available Antec PSU went in without a hitch. Excess cables from the power supply were easy to stow underneath the DVD drive. The connector cables for the front ports were sufficiently long and clearly labeled, which made hooking them up a snap.

No problems cropped up when connecting the front panel ports.

We installed the TV card in the outermost PCI slot inside the nMedia HTPC 200 case, enabling heat from the tuner to escape through the side vents.

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