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Instructions for G5 backplate replacement and motherboard mounting.
See end page.
Instructions.
The case should be stripped of all electrical items and fittings prior to kit installation
so as to avoid problems with drilling swarf. The directions below do not detail the
full stripping process.
BACKPLATE
1. With the G5 stripped and fans removed, offer up the backplate to the rear of the G5 and
do a test fit. Test fitting means simply laying the backplate against the rear of the G5
and ,using the PCI slots as a reference and starting from the upper right hand corner
place the short M3 screws through aligned holes in the G5 backplate.
2. With the new backplate lying against the G5 back, this will show you where you will
need to cut away material. I suggest scribing around the inside of where the fan holes will
be, as well as around the I/O cut out. REMEMBER you must keep the material of the G5
backplate that you are going to secure the screws to, so it is a good idea to mark with a
pen or similar the position of the mount holes. The panel should sit like this:
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- Page 1 Instructions for G5 backplate replacement and motherboard mounting. Kit contents: See end page. Instructions. The case should be stripped of all electrical items and fittings prior to kit installation so as to avoid problems with drilling swarf. The directions below do not detail the full stripping process.
- Page 2 3. Once you have marked up the areas to be removed, you can start cutting the G5 back. If in doubt under cut and then go back and cut more later - you can always remove material, but putting it back is not so easy..4.
- Page 3 6. Having done this you can now fasten the backplate to the rear of the G5. There are 6 M3 countersunk bolts and nyloc nuts which fix the blue circled areas of the plate. The trim plate standoffs fix to the areas circled in and attach through the front with 6 more M3 screws.
- Page 4 MOTHERBOARD TRAY 1. Turning to the inside of the G5 we come to the fitting of the motherboard tray. First though, there are some “non” standoffs that need to be removed from the G5 case completely. These are the button headed (i.e. not threaded) standoffs that were used to locate the original motherboard and which allowed the motherboard to slide in elongated slots.
- Page 5 3. For a few G5s, you may find you need to attach the motherboard tray to standoffs that are inside the footprint of the ATX motherboard. For instance, in the motherboard tray shown below, the tray had to be attached at the points arrowed. For these two mount points the standoffs had to be reduced in size by the use of a dremel tool or hacksaw so that when the motherboard was mounted to the tray there was no chance of them interfering with it.
- Page 6 The top of the tray will be fixed in position by using these shelf mounting points: 3. Having done the test fit, now take the board out of the G5, detach the red circled standoffs (you can simply remove them by tapping them lightly with a hammer to give a sideways jolt) peel off the protective film from both sides of your motherboard tray and put it back into the case.
- Page 7 Mounting your motherboard. With the tray in position and the backplate secured, you can complete your buildup. When fitting the motherboard, it is suggested that you do so with the trim plate already in position. Just push the metal IO shield for your motherboard into the rectangular opening formed by the trim plate and the end wall of the PCI slots.
- Page 8 6 x M3 screws and nyloc nuts- attach backplate to G5 6 x M3 screws, 16mm standoffs - attach backplate to G5 and hold trim plate in position 120mm fan grill. Many thanks again, David Chugg of The Laser Hive, Carnaby, Pecket Well, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8QN, UK.
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