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Well
first off, you need to carefully unpack the case. These are normally
packed
in tight fitting Styrofoam to protect them during shipping. There
are a few different ways to go about the remainderof the first
step.
I tend to like putting the processor on before I attach the board
to the case. I also like to do the HSF if it allows for this. In
this
situation the fan and adapter have to be put on after the HS is installed
as they hang over the top to far to allow me to get at the clip
with
a screw driver. The processor is by far the easiest step. Grab your
mb. Lift the metal or plastic bar on the side of the socket. The
chip
will have an arrow on one of the top corners. This arrow meets the
arrow on the socket. This is usually on the bar side of the socket.
Place the chip in the socket with the arrows/marks in the same corner.
Make sure the chip is all the way in and then close the bar. The
processor
is installed. This is the way most are installed. It will not apply
for slot CPU's.
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| STEP
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It's now
time to mount the motherboard in the case. The case will generally
come with a lot of screws and such. In this "such" there
should be some stand-offs. These are normally brass screws with a
hole in top that is threaded and stand out from the rest of the contents
included with your case. They might also be plastic or not even look
like a bolt. In the higher end CoolerMaster cases, they look like
little aluminum bridges. The main characteristic is that they offer
a way to mount the motherboard on top of them with screws. You'll
need to make sure you have a mount for each of the mounting holes
on your board. This will vary by size and manufacturer of board. If
you are using an old case, make sure you don't have any mounts in
areas the new board doesn't have mounting holes for. This can short
it out very quickly. Get those to line up and move on to the I/O ports
for the board. If you are using an ATX case and an ATX board it doesn't
mean the ports are the same. Normally the mb man. will ship an I/O
port mount along with the board. Check first and see which one fits
the board best. Normally you'll find that if the case one works that
it'll be best and fit snug in the case. Now insert the mount onto
the I/O ports of the mb and make sure not to have of the mount blocking
the ports. Now push the mount pack into the case and screw the motherboard
down making sure to keep it tight against the back of the case.
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