Supero SC836E1-R800B, User Manual

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C hapt er 5: C ha ssis Se tup
5-5 Installation Step 3: Installing the Motherboard
Permanent and Optional Standoffs
S tan d off s p re v e nt s ho r t c ir cu i t s by se cu ri ng s pac e b e tw ee n th e moth er boa rd an d
th e cha ssis s u r fac e. T h e SC836 cha ssis i nclu des p er man e nt s tan d off s i n locat i on s
u sed by mo s t moth er boa rds. T h ese s tan d off s acc e pt th e r oun ded Ph i ll i p s h e a d
s c re w s i nclu ded i n th e SC836 acc ess o ries packag i ng .
S om e moth er boa rd re qu ire a ddi t i onal s c re w s fo r h e at si nk s , g e n er al compon e nt s
an d /o r non -s tan d a rd se cu ri ty . Opt i onal s tan d off s a re i nclu ded to th ese moth er-
boa rds. T o u se an opt i onal s tan d off, you mu s t se cu re a h e xagonal po s t by s c re w i ng
i t i nto th e n e c ess a r y s pot .
Standoffs Labeling
S tan d off locat i on s a re lab e l ed on th e bottom of th e SC836 cha ssis w i th th e l e tt ers :
P, D, an d A.
P = M o s t compat i bl e moth er boa rds hav e a p r oc ess o r o r C P U locat ed h ere. I f
n e c ess a r y, plac e s tan d off s h ere fo r th e C P U ' s h e at si nk .
D = Plac e opt i onal s tan d off s h ere i f you r moth er boa rd re qu ires a ddi t i onal po s t s to
hol d th e un i t i n plac e.
A = A numb er of ol der moth er boa rds hav e p r oc ess o rs o r C P Us locat ed i n a re a s
desi gnat ed " A " . Plac e s tan d off s h ere fo r th e C P U ' s h e at si nk .
To install the motherboard:
1. Re v ie w th e d ocum e ntat i on that cam e w i th you r moth er boa rd. Be com e fam i l i a r
w i th compon e nt plac e m e nt, re qu ire m e nt s , an d p re caut i on s.
2. C onfi r m that th e pow er s upply is dis conn e ct ed an d lay th e cha ssis on a flat
s u r fac e.
3. Op e n th e cha ssis cov er.