MSI Z97 I/O shield foam??

Cameron Wilson

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May 22, 2014
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My new MSI Z97 Gaming 5 motherboard came with foam on the I/O shield. The foam prevented me from lining up the MB with the stand offs, so I removed it. Is the foam of any importance? Was I wrong to remove it?
 
Solution
Foam there just to protect the motherboard when you press it up against IO shield. Shouldn't make any difference as a lot of motherboard IO shields never have it.