AMD Athlon Manual page 38

A Guide to Building a PC with an AMD Athlon™ Processor
22914B/0—September 1999
Step 15. Preparing to Install the Motherboard in the Case
The motherboard will be installed on standoffs in the base of the case. Photo 23 shows
standoffs in a typical case.
Photo 23 also shows a location where an extra standoff can be installed. Extra
standoffs may be needed to provide support in areas of high potential mechanical
stress on your motherboard, like the area where circuit cards are inserted. Photo 26
shows an extra standoff installed in a case.
Extra standoffs are included with the hardware that comes with your case. They are
usually brass or brass-like and they have male threads on one end and female threads
on the other end. The male threads secure the extra standoff to the case. The female
threads hold a screw that is used to secure the motherboard to the extra standoff.
Extra standoffs can be secured to the case by applying Locktite to the screw threads
before installing the extra standoff as shown in Photo 24.
Photo 25 shows the extra standoff with Locktite on it being installed in the case. The
Locktite will secure the extra standoff in the case so it won't back out if you ever need
to remove the motherboard.
Extra standoff
Photo 23. Standoff Bulbs in the Case
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