These are tall screws that are hollowed out in the middle. Step 3: Next, grab that accessory box and find your motherboard standoffs. Make a note of which holes you can see and then put your motherboard back inside its anti-static bag. Take your motherboard out of its anti-static bag and try and line them up with the holes on the motherboard itself, making sure it's nice and snug against that backplate you've just fitted. Inside your case, you should see a variety of pre-drilled holes in the back.
Place your PC on its side so the main cavity is facing upwards. Step 2: With the backplate installed, it's time to measure up your motherboard. Most motherboards will need you to push in a little silver plate (left), but some come with it pre-mounted on the motherboard itself (right), which is MUCH less hassle. Once it's in the correct orientation, give it a gentle push and it should click into place. You'll want the metal rim and any writing it has to be on the outside, but check how the ports on your motherboard are actually laid out to make sure you've actually got it the right up. The best way to install the backplate is to push it into place from inside the case. Sometimes you'll need to remove the metal tabs covering up each port hole beforehand by twisting them off the backplate or pushing them inwards, but most motherboard backplates have the holes cut out already. Some motherboards have them pre-mounted these days, so you can skip this bit and move onto Step 2 if you happen to have one of those.įor everyone else, it's time to wheedle this onto the back of your case. This goes in front of your motherboard's ports to keep things nice and tidy. The first thing you need is the thin metal backplate. Open up your motherboard box and take everything out.
Step 1: All right, then, let's get started. I'll be building into an ATX-sized motherboard into a mid-tower case in this particular instance, but the same steps apply for ITX and mini-ITX builds as well - you'll just have fewer mounting points to worry about. This is arguably one of the fiddliest bits of building a PC, so it's important to take your time here. You've just learned how to install your power supply the next step in our How to build a PC guide is installing your motherboard.
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