To function, the motherboard must have memory installed on it.
Usually you install modules in the lowest numbered circuits or banks first.
Note that multichannel boards perform best if modules are installed in much multiples.
Consult the motherboard documentation for more information on which circuits to use first and in what
order and how to install the specific modules the board uses.
Because memory modules are keyed to the sockets by a notch on the side or bottom, they can go in only
one way.
The motherboard attaches to the case with one or more screws and standoffs or spacers.
If you are using a new case, you might have to attach one or more standoffs in the proper holes before
you can install the motherboard.
Use the following procedure to install the new motherboard in the case.
Find the holes in the new motherboard for the standoffs.
You should install standoffs in the chassis wherever there is a matching screw hole in the motherboard.
Note that screw holes typically have a ring of soldered solid or dotted around them, which acts as
a grounding point.
Sometimes boards have other holes that are not designed for screws.
These will not have the growing part and should not be used as the metal stand of or screw.
Screw any standoffs into the new case in the proper positions to align with the screw holes in the motherboard.
After you insert the standoffs and line them up with the screw holes on the motherboard, carefully
attach the screws to secure the motherboard to the motherboard tree or case depending on your chassis
design.
Install the i o shield into the chassis by snapping it into place from the inside of the keys, install
the new motherboard into the keys or the motherboard to either screw it directly to the standoffs or
slider standoffs already attached to the board by sliding the entire board into position.
Be sure you align the eye or shield with the case or the ports on the back of the board with the eye
shield already in the case.
Often you will have to set the board into the keys and slide it sideways to engage the standoffs into
the slots in the keys when the board is in the proper position.
The screw holes in the board should be aligned with all the metal standoffs or screw holes in the case.
Take the screws that were supplied with the new motherboard and screw the board into the keys.