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   - Remove the SD memory card and any cables currently plugged into your Raspberry Pi® board.   - Remove the SD memory card and any cables currently plugged into your Raspberry Pi® board.
-  - One of case ends has cutouts for USB and Ethernet. There’s a small part attached inside the Ethernet cutout — snap this out and set it aside for later. The ring of plastic separating this piece can be discarded.{{ :​products:​pibox:​snap.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}+  - One of the case ends has cutouts for USB and Ethernet. There’s a small part attached inside the Ethernet cutout — snap this out and set it aside for later. The ring of plastic separating this piece can be discarded.{{ :​products:​pibox:​snap.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}
   - Peel the protective backing from all parts:{{ :​products:​pibox:​paper.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}With the paper removed, you’ll notice the four sides of the case have I/O ports labeled. This will help later to tell inside from out. Note especially the side with the HDMI port…if you find the case isn’t assembling right, it’s most often because this side is installed upside-down or inside-out.   - Peel the protective backing from all parts:{{ :​products:​pibox:​paper.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}With the paper removed, you’ll notice the four sides of the case have I/O ports labeled. This will help later to tell inside from out. Note especially the side with the HDMI port…if you find the case isn’t assembling right, it’s most often because this side is installed upside-down or inside-out.
-  - **Optional:​** if using a ribbon cable to break out the GPIO pins, install this on the board first. The pin 1 stripe should be positioned nearest the SD card end of the board. The cable should go straight out the side, not double back on itself, and there is no clearance for a strain relief.{{ :​products:​pibox:​ribbon.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}+  - **Optional:​** if using a ribbon cable to break out the GPIO pins, install this on the board first. The pin 1 stripe should be positioned nearest the SD card end of the board. The cable should go straight out the side, not double back on itself, and there is no clearance for a strain relief ​— remove it if present.{{ :​products:​pibox:​ribbon.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}
   - Position the first side of the case, with the Audio Out and Composite Video Out jacks. If you added a ribbon cable as in the prior step, slot the piece over that first.{{ :​products:​pibox:​side1.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}   - Position the first side of the case, with the Audio Out and Composite Video Out jacks. If you added a ribbon cable as in the prior step, slot the piece over that first.{{ :​products:​pibox:​side1.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}
   - On the underside of the board, under the Ethernet jack, install the small spacer piece that was snapped out in Step 2.{{ :​products:​pibox:​spacer.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}   - On the underside of the board, under the Ethernet jack, install the small spacer piece that was snapped out in Step 2.{{ :​products:​pibox:​spacer.jpg?​nolink&​ |}}