Tyan Computer S2912 warranty Back plate Assembly

Back plate Assembly

S2912 follows AMD 1U/2S CPU keep out zoon spec, please use 1U RevF back plate on S2912, the distance of two mounting hole use to lock the CPU heatsink is 4.1 inch. The back plate is mounted on the backside of the motherboard and enhances local stiffness to support shock and vibration loads acting on the heat sink. The back plate assembly prevents excessive motherboard stress in the area near the processor. Without a back plate, excessive stress could cause serious damage to electrical connections of the processor socket and integrated circuit packages surrounding the processor. The back plate also serves as a reinforcement plate for the LGA socket.

While doing the installation, be careful in holding the components. Follow these instructions to install your back plate:

1.Remove the release liner from the back plate.

2.Align the PEM nuts on the back plate to the holes on the reverse side of the PCB.

3.First, insert the taller upper & lower middle PEM nuts through the holes of the PCB. The remaining four shorter PEM nuts should automatically fit the 4 holes on the PCB as shown in the following pictures.

Let 2 upper &	4 PEM nuts
lower-middle PEM	should fit 4 holes.
nuts pass
through the
holes.

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