Reply 40 of 51, by candle_86
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wrote:There are "spacers" aka Standoffs that have a pad instead of a pin that goes through the mobo pan. They just sit on the pan, th […]
wrote:Well alot of newer cases don't have the holes for a BabyAT board anymore, and with the cutouts some of them have plastic spacers dont work either.
There are "spacers" aka Standoffs that have a pad instead of a pin that goes through the mobo pan.
They just sit on the pan, they don't go through it. No hole required.They don't hold-down but they do limit board flex when installing RAM or add-in cards.
For hold-down the standoffs that do line up are sufficient.
Use metal standoffs and screws in those locations so the board is properly grounded to the case.In a pinch you can cut the pins off the more common nylon standoffs which turns them into the pad type.
Been doing this since the 90's. It works great.Also works for parts testing boards that will never see a case.
Keeps all the solder joints on the back of the board off your work surface.
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I'm talking about where the case is missing metal on the tray for heatsink removal in modern cases, seen some rather large cutouts for that