Assembly Of Ilm To A Motherboard; Back Plate - Intel Xeon 5500 Series Design Manual

Independent Loading Mechanism (ILM)
Figure 3-2.

Back Plate

3.2

Assembly of ILM to a Motherboard

The ILM design allows a bottoms up assembly of the components to the board. In
step 1, (see
provide alignment to the threaded studs. In step 2, the ILM cover assembly is placed
over the socket and threaded studs. Using a T20 Torx* driver fasten the ILM cover
assembly to the back plate with the four captive fasteners. Torque to 8 ± 2 inch-
pounds. The length of the threaded studs accommodate board thicknesses from
0.062" to 0.100".
Thermal/Mechanical Design Guide
Figure 3-3), the back plate is placed in a fixture. Holes in the motherboard
Threaded studs Threaded studs
Threaded studs
Clearance hole
Clearance hole Clearance hole
Threaded nuts
Threaded nuts Threaded nuts
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