MSI FM2 User Guide - Page 25

To prevent damage to the motherboard, any contact between the motherboard

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Chapter 1 BATT + The I/O ports should be facing toward the rear of the computer case. They should line up with the holes on the I/O backplate. MS-7721 Mounting Screw Holes When installing the motherboard, first install the necessary mounting stands required for an motherboard on the mounting plate in your computer case. If there is an I/O back plate that came with the computer case, please replace it with the I/O backplate that came with the motherboard package. The I/O backplate should snap easily into the computer case without the need for any screws. Align the mounting plate's mounting stands with the screw holes on the motherboard and secure the motherboard with the screws provided with your computer case. The locations of the screw holes on the motherboard are shown below. For more information, please refer to the manual that came with the computer case. Important • Install the motherboard on a flat surface free from unnecessary debris. • To prevent damage to the motherboard, any contact between the motherboard circuitry and the computer case, except for the mounting stands, is prohibited. • Please make sure there are no loose metal components on the motherboard or within the computer case that may cause a short circuit of the motherboard. 1-13

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MS-7721
Chapter 1
BATT
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Mount±ng Screw Holes
When ±nstall±ng the motherboard, first ±nstall the necessary mount±ng stands requ±red
for an motherboard on the mount±ng plate ±n your computer case. If there ±s an I/O back
plate that came w±th the computer case, please replace ±t w±th the I/O backplate that
came w±th the motherboard package. The I/O backplate should snap eas±ly ±nto the
computer case w±thout the need for any screws. Al±gn the mount±ng plate’s mount±ng
stands w±th the screw holes on the motherboard and secure the motherboard w±th the
screws prov±ded w±th your computer case. The locat±ons of the screw holes on the
motherboard are shown below.
For more ±nformat±on, please refer to the manual that
came w±th the computer case.
Important
Install the motherboard on a flat surface free from unnecessary debr±s.
To prevent damage to the motherboard, any contact between the motherboard
c±rcu±try and the computer case, except for the mount±ng stands, ±s proh±b±ted.
Please make sure there are no loose metal components on the motherboard or w±th±n
the computer case that may cause a short c±rcu±t of the motherboard.
The I/O ports should be fac±ng toward
the rear of the computer case. They
should l±ne up w±th the holes on the
I/O backplate.