standoffs

[ganjaman]

i am confused about the standoffs on my GA 965P S3. could some one please tell me if all the holes ( excluding the CPU fan holes) on the board require stand offs?

here is a pic of the board, i was wondering if the holes with the silver dots around them are for stand offs.
http://www.betanews.net/imagedb/thumb/2006/0808/d6cadf6e.jpg

 

[NotAPimecone]

Pretty much, those holes are for you to screw your mobo into the standoffs, which hold the board up from below.

Some cases have built-in standoffs in the standard positions, for others you have to screw the little brass hex standoffs into the holes in the case.

 

[Newf]

Every hole in your case tray that matches a motherboard hole should be used to mount the motherboard.
Every hole in your case tray that does not match a motherboard hole should be left empty, avoiding any electrical shorts to ground.

 

[ganjaman]

can i lay the motherboard on the case tray with out doing any damage to it?

 

[diashto]

You MUST use the standoffs... unless you want some pretty impressive fireworks and some blown up componants.

 

[ganjaman]

lol i ment to determine the stand off placeing, the screws are not going flush to the mobo so should i use the washers?

 

[diashto]

so long as there's nothing plugged into it, yeah.

If the screws arent gripping the motherboard, get shorter screws Or your standoffs might be stripped or mis-threaded.-