Even the longest journey has to start with a small first-step.
--Confucious
Now that you have taken the first step of filling up the checklist, you would
like to prepare for the real installation. Here are a few tips, for starters:
A very good installation guide is here.
You must visit this excellent site. It also gives tips to find answers for some of the questions asked in
the pre-installation checklist (e.g. video cards, monitor, chipset, modem, ...etc.).