Installing and Replacing Motherboard Components
How to Install a Motherboard Support Standoff
The CA810 motherboard fits in a microATX chassis, but it can also be installed in a standard ATX chassis. When it is installed in a standard ATX chassis, one of the motherboard support positions might not have a corresponding standoff in the chassis. The following steps describe how to install an additional standoff in a standard ATX chassis and how to secure the motherboard to this added standoff. The Figure 5 shows the standoff (B), its associated adhesive pad (C), and a standoff retention pin (A).
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Figure 5. Motherboard Support Standoff in a Standard ATX Chassis
Do the following steps to install the added standoff for the motherboard:
1.Trial fit the added standoff (B) in the motherboard (in the position indicated in Figure 5), then position the motherboard in the ATX chassis on the existing standoffs, noting the required mounting location for the new standoff in the chassis.
2.Remove the motherboard, clean the mounting location, then remove the protective paper covering the adhesive (C) at the base of the added standoff (B).
3.Remount the motherboard in the chassis and press down on the added standoff (B) until the adhesive secures it to the chassis.
4.When final fitting the motherboard into the chassis, position the motherboard at the same height on the added standoff (B) as the other standoffs. Press the standoff retention pin (A) into the added standoff to lock the motherboard at that height.
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