First time building a pc

charge gaming

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Hi, it's my first time building my of and I can't get the motherboard into the case. I've already screwed in the standoff and installed the io shield but the little tabs on the io shield are blocking it from fitting correctly
 
Solution
Ahh the IO shield :D

You will have to push your motherboard a little bit harder towards the io shield to fit in. Check from outside of the case that your audio jacks are aligned with the circle wholes on the IO shield.

Proofy

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Ahh the IO shield :D

You will have to push your motherboard a little bit harder towards the io shield to fit in. Check from outside of the case that your audio jacks are aligned with the circle wholes on the IO shield.
 
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USAFRet

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Standoffs serve two purposes.
Proper positioning.
Not allowing the back of the motherboard to contact the case.

If the manual says standoffs, then you must install them.
Some cases have them built in (raised nubs). Some cases have them already screwed in. Some just have them in a bag, and you must install them.
 

misteriosly

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OH LOL here we go!A brilliant way to FRY your motherboard !
I had some fun :p
Jokes aside.
Sometimes shields have small pins that are intended to keep em more tightly to motherboard and to ground it , check if there are some of those and you can just bend em, usually in the direction of MB ports like that:
moboinstall1.jpg

Just be careful with USB ports, sometimes there are more pins, than there should be and may go into USB ports if you bend em and may fry em when you run the pc.
You can just chip them off, by bending em multiple times.
Its simple no worries.
Ofcourse i hope you are using the IO shield from motherboard right ?
Check to see if you chose the right one if there are more from one in the package.
Here a few more pics:
figure68.jpg

easyshield.jpg
 


^ THIS! ^

One of the best replies I've seen clearly illustrating what to check for new builders. Someone give this man a cigar! 8)