case has 9 standoffs but my motherboard has 8 holes

Ananas_ · Jul 11, 2016

is it ok to rest the mobo on top of a standoff which the mobo dosent have a hole for. msi z170-A pro, corsair carbide 200r. plus there is another standoff which dosent look like the others and looks weird. it dosent have a hole to screw a screw in it.

greens · Jul 11, 2016

Don't let the mobo rest on a standoff that isn't there, remove it.

Sometimes the standoffs are replaced by little risers, but i only ever see that on proprietary cases from HP, Dell, etc.

azaran · Jul 11, 2016

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Question from Ananas_ : "case has 9 standoffs but my motherboard has 8 holes"

Ananas_ :

Don't put your motherboard on top of a standoff if there's no hole there. You can bridge a line and short out something. Most, if not all, modern cases have the stand off's in normal ATX locations. If you have an odd one in there then it should be removable.

Pat Flynn · Jul 11, 2016

Extra stand-offs need to be removed. If you do not remove stand-offs and they come into contact with the back of the motherboard, you will have a grounding issue and could permanently damage the motherboard when you try and power it up. The only place a stand-off can be is underneath a mount hole on the motherboard.

Ananas_ · Jul 11, 2016

:/ all the standoffs on my case are not removable

azaran · Jul 11, 2016

Ananas_ :

Just looked at pictures of your case. You should just need to use a wrench to unscrew the rogue stand off. They're the normal kind of screw in types.

Ananas_ · Jul 11, 2016

azaran :

could u send me a picture of which ones to remove because the 8th hole dosent align with one of the standoffs either

junkeymonkey · Jul 11, 2016

I like how the case manual don't explain any of that I guess they leave it as your call at your risk ???

there calling it a mounting post ???

'' as well as a mounting post and pre-installed standoffs for the motherboard itself. '' [what ever that means ??? ]

''Corsair cases are usually what I work on when I need a break, when I want something relaxing, but the Carbide 200R was surprisingly frustrating.''

''Things started as well as they usually do. The built-in motherboard tray centerpost allows you to easily line the motherboard up with the standoffs, and the tray itself already has the standoffs installed. You can also manually remove them and move them depending on the type of board you're installing''

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6515/corsair-carbide-200r-case-review-how-low-can-you-go/2

azaran · Jul 11, 2016

Which holes aren't lining up? Your motherboard only uses 6 holes, 2 on the top, 2 in the middle and 2 on the bottom. The holes you use are marked with 2 rings of metal dots (8 dots per ring)

The stand off I'm guessing you're talking about is the one next to the 3rd from the top expansion slot. That is one you can unscrew with a crescent wrench.
http://www.corsair.com/~/media/corsair/product-photo-root/2/200r_side_open.png
You won't be using the right most standoff's since your board is narrow and only makes use of 2 stand offs per row.

Ananas_ · Jul 11, 2016

azaran :

the ones i marked in blue i guess arent important, but they do touch the motherboard, should i remove them? And the one I marked red dosent have a hole in it to put a screw in, should i remove that too? http://imgur.com/O1ilBRV

junkeymonkey · Jul 11, 2016

watch this vid at the 5min mark on the standoffs ?? maybe some insight ? [he says better remove it ??] and like me he asks why do they do that to start with ? how had is it to line up a board in a case to start with ??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuBK9jSvIE

Ananas_ · Jul 11, 2016

junkeymonkey :

still dont understand :/

junkeymonkey · Jul 11, 2016

''still dont understand :/ ''

I guess then you on your own and making your best judgment call on how to go about it or what to do about it ??

azaran · Jul 11, 2016

Ananas_ :

The ones marked in blue. Since those don't line up to any holes in the board, and they're touching the board, you can remove them. Even if they aren't touching the board, if they're not in use you can remove them, just keep track of them should you need them later on with an upgrade or something.

The one marked in Red is confusing the hell out of me. Thats a standard placement for every m/i/ATX standard, which is why its a post rather than a standoff like the others. Its the hole thats right under the RAM slots on your motherboard and the post should fit through the motherboard.

azaran · Jul 11, 2016

Just watched the video and I think I may see where some confusion is coming in. The picture I linked, despite being directly from Corsair, only shows 10 posts. The video that junkeymonkey linked shows the case comes with 11. So for your motherboard, the green are the posts you need, the blues are optional (take off if they're contacting the board), and the red are ones you do not want. http://imgur.com/a/I8mUJ

Ananas_ · Jul 12, 2016

azaran :

Ok so i get what to do with the blue ones, but what about the red one i marked? That standoff has no hole in it to put a screw in.

Ananas_ · Jul 12, 2016

Ok so my biggest confusion is this weird motherboard standoff http://imgur.com/EeXj9Pfm . I cant put a screw in it as theres a nob on it.

junkeymonkey · Jul 12, 2016

well I guess that's why a reviewer or the case had this to say on it '' ''Corsair cases are usually what I work on when I need a break, when I want something relaxing, but the Carbide 200R was surprisingly frustrating.''

sad thing is coraser don't even have help or anything in the case's manual or nothing , just left you on your own to wonder

azaran · Jul 12, 2016

Ananas_ :

The nob is meant to go through the hole in the motherboard, so no screw is needed for that post. It's supposed go in the hole just below your RAM slots.

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