There are some Pitfalls to Building Your Own Computer

                           Beware

1  Choose your parts carefully - there is alot of junk out there
2  You also have to make sure CPU's, Motherboards, and Memory are compatible
   with each other. There are also some differences in power supply wiring,
   such as if you put a new motherboard into a DELL. Dell wires power
   supplies and motherboards non standard.
3  Watch out for STATIC electricity
4  Watch out for SURGES and the "back door" (modem, network card, connected
   TV cable to tuners must have surge protection.
5  Never plug in a card, memory, keyboard, or CPU with the power supply on
6  Never connect a floppy, hard, or CD ROM drive with the power on
7  Never connect a floppy, hard, or CD ROM drive with a reversed cable on
   either drive or to the controller - damage will result
8  Carefully handle and plug in the CPU - you can bend or break pins
9  Watch out for sharp edges on the computer case
10 Buy from a dealer whom you can trust and get help from and obtain service
11 Beware of plugging in AT power supply connectons to the wrong connector
12 Pentium 4 and Athelon use an extra power connector - failure to use the
   plug may burn up the motherboard traces
13 When mounting the motherboard, line up the holes with the mounting
   positions, make sure all posts are screwed down, and make sure no post
   is sticking up underneath to short out the motherboard.