Install The Universal Retention Mechanism; Installing The Universal Retention Mechanism - Intel SE440BX - Desktop Board Motherboard Product Manual

Install the Universal Retention Mechanism

To install the universal retention mechanism, follow these steps:
1. Observe the precautions in "Before You Begin" (see page 19).
2. Find the 242-contact slot connector on the motherboard (see Figure 4).
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3. Orient the retention bracket so the tab of the processor connector matches the corresponding
cutout in the retention bracket, then position the retention bracket on the motherboard.
4. Push each of the four fasteners through its mounting hole in the retention bracket, and then
through the motherboard mounting hole until you feel it snap into place.
5. Push a fastener retainer pin into the through hole of fastener until it is fully seated against the
top of the fastener. Repeat this step for each of the four fasteners.
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Retention bracket
Press-fit fasteners
Figure 4. Installing the Universal Retention Mechanism
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C Fastener retainer pins
D 242-contact slot connector
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