Installing the Motherboard

If your motherboard mounts differently.

All cases/mounting surfaces are a little different. If your case does not provide the brass stand-offs, but rather uses nylon/plastic standoffs or spacers, you will need to follow some different steps: For every hole on the motherboard that lines up with an eyelet hole on the case (a hole that is very long so that you can slide things in it), install a plastic stand-off on the motherboard. If you look closely at these plastic stand-offs, one end is designed to poke through the motherboard and expand to keep it in place. The little disk on the other end of the stand-off will later be used to slide into the eyelet holes on the case's mounting surface. Typically a small piece of paper with a diagram will come with your case showing you exactly how to attach the standoffs.

Some cases come with mounting panels. Install the motherboard mounting panel if your case uses one. This usually involves inserting a rail on the bottom end of the plate into a tab or guide on the case. Then, like a hinge, raise the top until the plate is vertical with the board inside the case. This removable plate is then closed by locking in a spring loaded handle, or simply screwing it in. On other cases, the plate may slide in a different way, then get screwed into place. These plates are then easily removed later if you ever need to remove the motherboard

Check your work!
Double Check your work. Check to be sure that the bottom surface of the motherboard is not touching any part of the case or mounting plate. Make sure the slots and connectors line up with the holes on the back of the case. And definitely be sure that the board is fastened tightly. If you press down on the board at any point, it should not bend down