5-2 Mounting the Motherboard into a Chassis
All serverboards and motherboards have standard mounting holes to fi t different types of chassis. Make sure that the locations of all the mounting holes for both the motherboard and the chassis match. Although a chassis may have both plastic and metal mounting fasteners, metal ones are highly recommended because they ground the motherboard to the chassis. Make sure that the metal standoffs click in or are screwed in tightly.
1. Check the compatibility of the motherboard ports and the I/O shield
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2. Mounting the motherboard onto the mainboard tray in the chassis
Carefully mount the motherboard onto the mainboard tray by aligning the mother- board mounting holes with the raised metal standoffs in the tray. Insert screws into all the mounting holes in the motherboard that line up with the standoffs. Then use a screwdriver to secure the motherboard to the mainboard tray - tighten until just snug (if too tight you might strip the threads). Metal screws provide an electrical contact to the motherboard ground to provide a continuous ground for the system.
5-3 Processor and Heatsink Installation
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Exercise extreme caution when handling and installing the proces- sor. Always connect the power cord last and always remove it be- fore adding, removing or changing any hardware components.
Installing the Processor
1.Lift the lever on the CPU socket until it points straight up.
