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From: Robert Hale <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, September 18, 1998 11:13 AM
Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Lying down on the job


>Does anyone know of a good website and/or book that has instructions on
>installing a motherboard properly.  The reason I ask is because I am
>unsure as to where to use the little washers that come with the screws.
>Do they go on top of, or below, the motherboard when mounting on the
>brass mounting screws? It's not a major problem, but I do not want to
>short circuit a motherboard because of ignorance.
>
>Thanks in advance...
>Robert
>
I have seen a good description on mb installation at

    www.tyan.com

and at

    www.krex.com

The brass screws are not mounting screws, they are grounding
screws.  I believe that you should only need to use 1  when you
install a mb.  For the rest of the mounting support you should use
those @#$* plastic things that have knobs to slide into the case
and arrows to go thru the mb.  These loose mounts allow the
motherboard to expand and contract as it heats up, helping
to keep the board from flexing and having the ic's work loose
or a solder joint or trace break.

Dean Kukral

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