Before we start mounting the motherboard we need to fit the back
plate. These back plates come supplied with the motherboard. Back plates
are normally labeled and colour coded. Make sure you are holding the
back plate the right way up, and face the labeled side towards the back
of the case. Using your fingers push the plate so that it snaps into
position. It can take some force to get all the corners into place. Once
the back plate sits correctly into place, it should look something like
the image below. As you can see, the plate has cut out so the
motherboard’s ports fit perfectly in to position.
The gold colored screws below are called standoff screws which are
used for mounting the motherboard. Your case may have many holes for the
standoff screws. Which holes should you use ? The easiest way to find
out which holes to use is to place your motherboard on top of the holes.
See which holes on the motherboard line up with the holes on the case.
Mark the holes using a pencil. Those are the ones you’ll install the
standoffs into.
Do not use extra standoff that does not match the motherboard as it
will cause a short circuit. Start placing the standoff’s using your
finger and tighten them using a plier.
This is a Gigabyte H55M UD2H motherboard. It has an Intel 1156 socket
supporting i3, i5, and i7 processors. Place the motherboard on top of
the standoff screws making sure that the ports slide into the back plate
first. Use the supplied screws that goes into the standoff’s to secure
the motherboard. Place the screws into each hole and tighten it using a
screw driver.
