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For convenience, I recommend all the connections be made on the T-Balancer SL4's controller board before mounting the board into an expansion slot. This includes first connecting a Molex plug to the board.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tbalancer/09.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tbalancer/09th.jpg" width="250" height="67" border="0" alt="mCubed T-Balancer SL4"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>Even though the sensors are numbered on the top side of their PCB board, it is recommended that you somehow label each sensor. When the sensor cable plugs in, the printed number will be covered up. </p> <p>Sensors can be connected together in daisy chain fashion by using a sensor cable to connect the controller board to a sensor. Then connecting from one sensor to another sensor and so forth. Each of the two sensor heads on the controller board can handle a chain of up to 4 sensors. To make sure the sensors are properly connected, turn on the computer. If the sensor cable is properly connected to the sensor, the LED on the sensor will be lit. If not, simply unplug the cable and reverse it. Connecting the cable to the top or bottom header on the sensor makes no difference.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tbalancer/10.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tbalancer/10th.jpg" width="250" height="212" border="0" alt="mCubed T-Balancer SL4"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>Mounting the sensors to where ever you want to mount them can be easily done with the included strip of double sided tape. The single included strip is long enough to be cut into more than 8 fair sized pieces. Of course, the double sided tape is not the only means of mounting the sensors; it is simply the only included means. The install guide suggests, but does not mandate, four places to stick the sensors: CPU heatsink, Northbridge heatsink, VGA heatsink, and hard drive.</p> <p>While setting up the sensors with the computer powered on is beneficial, the computer should be turned off for setting up the fans. This is especially true if the CPU fan is involved! Aligning fan connects to a header on the controller board is not critically important. They can be assigned for control by any sensor(s) later, but knowing which fan is plugged into which header is helpful. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tbalancer/11.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tbalancer/11th.jpg" width="250" height="180" border="0" alt="mCubed T-Balancer SL4"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>Obviously, the fans connected to the T-Balancer are no longer connected to whatever they were connected to before, such as the motherboard. This is where the tacho signal section of the T-Balancer comes into play. Using the included signal cables, you can connect the fan's corresponding tacho header to the fan's former connection point (such as the CPU header on the motherboard for the CPU fan). This way, the motherboard is still able to report the fan's RPM.</p> <p>With the fans connected, a USB connection can be made. If an internal USB connection is made, use the included internal USB cable to connect the T-Balancer to an available USB header on the motherboard. After that, the controller board can be mounted to an available expansion slot. If an external USB connection is to be made, the board should be mounted to an expansion slot first. Then connect it to the computer using a type A male to type B male USB cable (not included).</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tbalancer/12.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tbalancer/12th.jpg" width="250" height="205" border="0" alt="mCubed T-Balancer SL4"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font></p> <p>Finally, turn on the computer and install the software. The overall setup will introduce an abundance of cables to your computer. 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