Motherboard Installation Problem

[rsgrossman1]

Greetings,

I am installing a Via PC2500E motherboard (PC-1 mainboard) with a C-7D processor in a Lian Li PC65 case. All of the holes line up OK without the rear I/O shield installed. The only problem is that when the rear I/O shield is installed the motherboard cannot be pushed enough so the mounting holes line up correctly. The rear I/O shield is being installed so the symbols or icons are visible on the outside of the case.

Thank you. Any ideas you may have would be greatly appreciated.

[Rick]

Make sure the rear IO plate is completely seated
it should be hard to get it in and even harder to get it out

[Sun-Tzu]

Also, quite a few IO plates have "guiding" rails for the motherboard I/O. One of these "guides" may be under your motherboard not allowing it to seat properly.

[Heartborne]

I always have this problem. It's lame. On every mobo I've worked with there are little metal prongs on the I/O plate that make it difficult to push the inputs into it.

I usually just bend them out of the way. Maybe it's not the "official" way to do this, but I've never had a problem with it.

[rsgrossman1]

Thanks. That worked. Everything is installed now. Just waiting for an OS. Take care.

[rsgrossman1]

Thanks for your input.

[rsgrossman1]

Thanks for your input. If you wish you can also remove the firmware with pliers. Take care.