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How to Install a Motherboard
Author: Gabriel Torres
Type: Tutorials Last Updated: May 25, 2005
Page: 7 of 7
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Installing the Motherboard to the Case

The next step is finally placing the motherboard in the case. Fit it on its correct place (see Figure 22) and then slide it on the direction of the back of the case (see Figure 23). After the motherboard is in the correct place, screw the metallic plate where the motherboard is installed back to the case.

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Figure 22: Installing the motherboard to the case.

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Figure 23: Installing the motherboard to the case.

Now screw the I/O brackets to the correct place in the case.

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Figure 24: Screwing the I/O brackets.

The final step is organizing the cables inside the case. Take a look at Figure 25 how was our PC after we installed the motherboard. You can see cables everywhere. The wires and cables must be organized in a way that they let the correct airflow inside the case to take place. Otherwise you will face overheating problems, and that's a very common mistake when assembling PCs. In Figure 26 you see our PC after we organized its cables.

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Figure 25: Our PC just after installing the motherboard.

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Figure 26: Our PC after organizing its cables.

That's it, your motherboard is now correctly installed and you won't have headaches. Just install other devices you want in your computer and it will be ready to operating system installation.

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