Comments on: STEP 9 : Install the Motherboard

By: Disaster9876

Disaster9876 — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 17:04:00 +0000

Hmmpf… some pictures would be nice for some ppl i guess

By: maria

maria — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:43:25 +0000

thanx

By: Justin Basser

Justin Basser — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:11:37 +0000

If your looking for a quick DIY, use double sided weather stripping which would prevent it from touching and keep it a little more sturdy. I would really just buy a new case or swap it to prevent any future problems from ruining your investment.

By: george

george — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:18:34 +0000

this is my first new build. my GA EX58 UD5 shorts in the Antec 902 case. does fine in the POST test outside the case. looks like the metal bracket for the the NB under the MB could touch the case because the standoffs are 1/4″ and the bracket is about the same. could i tape the bracket to prevent contact or would a sheet of paper or styrofoam between case and board be safe? also have a noctua NH U12P with backplate for mounting on the board. should i tape it or put a sheet of paper or styrofoam between it and the case? i intalled all 9 stanoffs and their screws when i had the board in the case. thankjs.

By: chuck

chuck — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:19:32 +0000

I was always amazed that I could find the power buton on my computer so building my own scared me to death but, thanks to this website I have done it.It was totaly built with nothing but the info off of this site and the motherboard owners manual. It fired up without a hitch and is running great and fast. I only ran it a short time because I wanted to ask this question first. The motherboard has the ATX 8 pin power connector and I have the (2) 4pin power connectors from the PSU. So, this is the question. The 8 pin connector on the motherboard has a cover over 4 of the pins. should I just plug in / leave plugged in 1 of the 4 pin connectors or go ahead and remove the cover and hook up both. I dont want to fry anything. (like the Q9550). I just figured there must be a reason they put that cover on there. My uneducated PC building guess was it was to let people know that “if” you are going to use just 1 4pin power plug to use that 1 side of the power connector. I knew to match up the right 4pin plug with the power connector. Just wondering about the other plug.
Thanks
Chuck

By: Flo

Flo — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:30:53 +0000

a really good point Dale!
I can remember my first board; unscrewing the whole board, cutting my hands open on the metal casing and just cursing that poor board. It could have been a lot easier…

By: Dale Stark

Dale Stark — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:52:10 +0000

Before installing your motherboard, now would be a good time to precheck your work. Do a post install boot. Hook up your power supply, and video card (unless you have an on board video card) and monitor. Short the 2 prongs for your power on your motherboard. If your system boots. (a quick beep)or monitor shows no hard drive or disk, fine. No harm done. Better now to find out that something is wrong than try to fix it when in your case.