{"id":9212,"date":"2018-03-12T00:17:09","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T07:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spotswoodcomputercases.com\/?page_id=9212"},"modified":"2020-06-12T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T00:21:04","slug":"assembly-manual-open-air-frame-for-octominer-motherboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spotswoodcomputercases.com\/?page_id=9212","title":{"rendered":"Assembly Manual &#8211; Open-air Frame for Octominer motherboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most up-to-date assembly manual for the Octominer frame is at:&nbsp;http:\/\/spotswoodcomputercases.com\/?page_id=9212<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Frame%20w%20just%20fans.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Frame%20w%20just%20fans.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\"><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1>Parts<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Parts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Parts.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"338\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Assembly<\/h1>\n<p>Attach a post to a short beam using a M3x20mm bolt and washer (the bolt is inserted through the short beam).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Post%20to%20beam.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Post%20to%20beam.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"549\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert two hex nuts into the bottom groove of the short beam.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Onda%208%20GPU\/assembly\/InsertNutInPost.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Onda%208%20GPU\/assembly\/InsertNutInPost.png\" width=\"640\" height=\"980\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using the two hex nuts, attach two rubber bumpers to the post-and-beam sub-assembly via M3x6mm bolts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Feet.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Feet.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"894\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attach the second post to the sub-assembly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Second%20Post%20to%20beam.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"684\"><\/p>\n<p>Assembly another post &amp; beam sub-assembly, but without the feet.<\/p>\n<p>Assemble a third post &amp; beam sub-assembly, with feet, but without the second post.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Third%20subassembly.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Third%20subassembly.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"682\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using M3x35mm bolts, washers, and nuts attach a long motherboard support beam to the three sub-assemblies (the long bolt goes all of the way&nbsp;<em>through<\/em> the corresponding holes in the motherboard beam and sub-assembly beams).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Back%20beam.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Back%20beam.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Repeat to attach the second (middle) motherboard support beam.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Front%20beam.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\"><\/p>\n<p>Attach the PSU support using M3x20mm bolts washer and hex nuts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/PSU%20beam.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/PSU%20beam.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert 8 M4 hex nuts into the milled GPU support beam.&nbsp; To prevent the nuts from sliding out of the groove, &#8220;capture&#8221; them via two M4 Phillips head bolts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Onda%208%20GPU\/assembly\/CaptureNuts.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Onda%208%20GPU\/assembly\/CaptureNuts.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"429\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attach the GPU support beam using M3x14mm bolts washer and hex nuts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/GPU%20beam.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/GPU%20beam.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Loosely attach the 17 hex standoffs to the frame using M3x20mm bolts.&nbsp; (TIghten the bolts after the motherboard is secured.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Standoffs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Standoffs.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"468\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using M3x6mm bolts, washers, and hex nuts attach 6 aluminum PSU mounting &#8220;tabs&#8221; to the back of the frame (black plastic tabs shown in pic).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/PSU%20tabs.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"486\"><\/p>\n<p>Insert 6 hex nuts into the grooves in the two fan support beams.<\/p>\n<p>Attach the two fan beam to the frame via M3x20mm bolts, washers and hex nuts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Fan%20support%20beams.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Fan%20support%20beams.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"434\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Using M3x6mm bolts, washers, and hex nuts attach 6 aluminum PSU mounting &#8220;tabs&#8221; to the back fan support beam (black plastic tabs shown in pic).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Fan%20tabs.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Fan%20tabs.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Octominer%20w%20rig.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/assembly\/Octominer%20w%20rig.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>The PSUs are attached to the black plastic fan tabs with three #6-32 bolts and washers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Fans near the front of the GPU brackets are attached to the frame via the 6 black fan tabs (the same tabs to mount the PSUs), along with&nbsp; M3x35mm bolts.<\/p>\n<p>Fans at the tail-ends of the GPUs are attached directly to the frame via M3x30mm bolts and M3 nuts that are inserted into a slot in the extrusion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/Frame%20w%20just%20fans%20angle.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.spotswoodcomputercases.com\/images\/mining\/Octominer\/Frame%20w%20just%20fans%20angle.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"762\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most up-to-date assembly manual for the Octominer frame is at:&nbsp;http:\/\/spotswoodcomputercases.com\/?page_id=9212 Parts Assembly Attach a post to a short beam using a M3x20mm bolt and washer (the bolt is inserted through the short beam). 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