appleiiguy wrote:

you can buy blank i/o shields on ebay and cut your own openings..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-SuperMicro-MCP-26 … =item54033d1f42

You can make your own out of the top of a plastic ice cream bucket.
The plastic is more then malleable enough. You can easily cut it to size, and many cases have holes right above the slot for a screw+nut to hold it.
Hot glue is an option too.
Then you can paint it whatever color you want .
Cheaper then spending 15$ on a blank I/O plate + you get a gallon of ice cream to eat 😎

AlphaWing wrote:

You can make your own out of the top of a plastic ice cream bucket. The plastic is more then malleable enough. You can easily cu […]
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You can make your own out of the top of a plastic ice cream bucket.
The plastic is more then malleable enough. You can easily cut it to size, and many cases have holes right above the slot for a screw+nut to hold it.
Hot glue is an option too.
Then you can paint it whatever color you want .
Cheaper then spending 15$ on a blank I/O plate + you get a gallon of ice cream to eat 😎

But... I want sharp metal edges.. I love getting my fingers all cut up.. 😵

Godlike wrote:

Let's refresh it once again. I realised that isn't easy thing in getting AT-style I/O shield plates in an ATX standard. Like this one here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons … %28smial%29.jpg

Anyone know where to find such as piece of metal?

I have only seen them come with an case. I have seen them ship with an ATX case, shipped with an AT-PSU.
That sounds strange? Right?. It is one of those cases, specified for AT boards, yet with a I/O cutout and mounting holes for ATX-Boards too.

The best way to solve you'r quest, is to get a generic ATX-I/O shield, cut something away. Then cut out two pieces of vinyl or similair and
fasten it with double sided tape on both sides of the I/O shield. Finally drill a hole through the vinyl and you have made an AT/ATX I/O shield-mod.

appleiiguy wrote:

But... I want sharp metal edges.. I love getting my fingers all cut up.. 😵

Yay....
Have we not all baptized one or two computer's in blood, through the years? 😁

brostenen wrote:

The best way to solve you'r quest, is to get a generic ATX-I/O shield, cut something away. Then cut out two pieces of vinyl or similair and
fasten it with double sided tape on both sides of the I/O shield. Finally drill a hole through the vinyl and you have made an AT/ATX I/O shield-mod.

Actually, my thinking is always focused on quality. I mentioned weld/solder a plate with single hole (DIN keyboard) to generic I/O plate with previously cutted-out ATX dedicated layout. Plastic/vinyl/icecreams sound to me temporarily, especially when it comes to think about quality hardware inside the case. It's gonna be like take a ride with Cadillac with plastic wheels. I'm also determined in finding sharp metal edges to get my all fingers cut up 😅
Also 15USD isn't that cheap but I think this is the first step of finding ATX I/O backplate for AT mobos

Godlike!