Motherboard installation

[Coronus]

Do I just hold the motherboard up to the side of the case and line up the holes? Also, my board has some funky looking holes that have some metal circle with lines of metal running to the hole. Are these my holes to secure the board to the case and if so is the metal to ground the board to the case?

Thanks for all you guys help. I really appreciate the time you have spent.

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[Coronus]

Also, if I want to test my motherboard prior to installation should I plug in my video card or do it after I test the motherboard?

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[Heidfirst]

best thing to do is to build up your system outside the case first (on the mobo box works) to test that it works before installing into the case.

Have a look at http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?t=134617 (or similar there are plenty on the net) & read your manual.

 

[Coronus]

I put my mobo/mem/vid card together outside the case and booted it up and I was able to enter my bios so I guess everything is working. Should I prep my bios at this stage or just continue to assemble?

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[massappeal]

Finish up your bios and install everything after.