Amiga 2000 EATX CPU board stabilizer

There is an aluminium bracket installed that supports the top CPU card.

I have noticed that the N2630 CPU card in my A2000EATX sagged a bit. This is not an uncommon problem in modern PC builds that have large and heavy graphics cards. Less so in vintage Amiga gear.

A2000EATX fully loaded – With sag

As you can see on the picture above, the CPU card, the N2630 is sagging a bit on the right side. While not really a huge problem, it was enough of a problem to irritate me.

Graphics cards support bracket – works fine in an Amiga too!

These days there are plenty of solutions for graphic card stabilizers on the PC market but not all of the solutions would work in an Amiga setup. One solution I found on AliExpress was this aluminium VGA support bracket that you screw on the back of the case. It has a rubber dome that the VGA card, or in this case, the 68030 CPU card would rest on.

A2000EATX fully loaded – No sag on the N2630!

Here the card stabilizer is installed. It was simply screwed on to the bracket screw holes for the card slots. As you can see the CPU card sits more straight with the stabilizer than without. The stabilizer is made of sturdy aluminium so it can support a heavy graphics card (or any type of card).

CPU board is fully supported and stabilized

A closeup of the card stabilizer. It is not an optimal setup if cards go in and out constantly because you would have to remove it. But this setup is pretty much done so I won’t really touch the Zorro cards anymore.