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So I removed the insulating tape on my motherboard backplate and now I realised that I should have kept it on . I have already installed everything in my pc and it runs fine but I heard it can short out my pc . Can I replace the tape with standard electrical tape ? What should I do ?
 
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i haven't bought that monstrosity yet. no, the back of the backplate can touch the case if it wants to - as long as you have the insulating tape between backplate and mobo.

if you don't like how it visually looks, you can cover it with a black (or red, or blue) piece of cardboard from the dollar store. you know, that craft paper stuff, whatever it's called. bristol board? that stuff.
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usually yes. the mobo doesn't have any pins sticking out in that area anyways specifically to avoid poking through any insulating material. use electrical tape, the cloth-y duct tape (not the metalic stuff, and nothing made from ducks or geese). hell, use a piece of cardboard or a sheet (not sheep) of paper folded in half or in quarter.

the purpose is to avoid scratching traces and prevent any vias (round dots that you see) from making contact with the metal backplate and shorting across to another via.
 
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few dozen. i'm assuming this is an AMD build, as they use the metal backplates more (don't think intel has used any since Socket 478, though the 2011 stuff i think uses them)

i've never removed the insulating material between backplate and mobo, but i've swapped backplates a few times. i have this nice one that works with the "front" ring that does intel 478 and AMD at the same time, has clips for my Thermalright cooler that has gone from old intel to Kaveri, using the same parts over and over again.
 
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i haven't bought that monstrosity yet. no, the back of the backplate can touch the case if it wants to - as long as you have the insulating tape between backplate and mobo.

if you don't like how it visually looks, you can cover it with a black (or red, or blue) piece of cardboard from the dollar store. you know, that craft paper stuff, whatever it's called. bristol board? that stuff.
 
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yup, that's what it's used for everywhere else. one layer would be sufficient, but you can use more layers to also prevent things "ringing" or buzzing against each other if they're just about touching. it's somewhat stretchy and soft and does a good job of that.
 
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