ah man! I don't have a backplate for this motherboard, what do I do?

[Kaido]

building a system with an old msi k7t turbo mobo, but I don't have the back plate for the i/o ports. where can I get a new one, or what's another solution?

also, I lost the screws for the case fan. where can I pick up some more?

dangit, I hate being out of parts

 

[The J]

The I/O shield you may be stuck without, as they generally are specific to that motherboard. You can find fan screws at a small, local PC shop. If you want to go online, then newegg or www.cyberguys.com should have what you're looking for.

 

[XBoxLPU]

I haven't had any problems running w/o an i/o shield

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
I haven't had any problems running w/o an i/o shield

oh, good, I'll probably just run it without one then.

 

[Mermaidman]

I had a K7T and had the same problem, but found one at a local shop. Lemme go see if the back plate is still around.

 

[splice]

Send an email to MSI and tell them you need a replacement I/O shield for your mobo. Sometimes they will send you one for free or a small fee.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Someone here mentioned making one out of aluminum foil, but I have no idea how well it worked for him.

 

[raanemaan]

Originally posted by: splice
Send an email to MSI and tell them you need a replacement I/O shield for your mobo. Sometimes they will send you one for free or a small fee.

Post in the FS/FT section. Maybe somebody has one laying around. Last resort Ebay

 

[Buk]

Make one from cardboard or tablet backing and then cover it with aluminum foil and install it with the foil to the inside of the case. You can tape it in place inside the case. Make sure any loose aluminum foil (where you cut openings for com ports, etc) are taped down, you don't want any shorts. HTH..............

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: Buk
Make one from cardboard or tablet backing and then cover it with aluminum foil and install it with the foil to the inside of the case. You can tape it in place inside the case. Make sure any loose aluminum foil (where you cut openings for com ports, etc) are taped down, you don't want any shorts. HTH..............

done that..hope you'll be okay Buk with Ivan looking to come visit..take care.

 

[JWMiddleton]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: XBoxLPU
I haven't had any problems running w/o an i/o shield

oh, good, I'll probably just run it without one then.

Just be careful when plugging things in, and for little fingers. I suggest you postion the computer in such a way that you can see the back of it when plugging in cables. I have setup a couple systems without the backplate as well. Don't like it, but didn't have a choice.

 

[erikistired]

you should be able to get one of those at any pc shop, it's pretty standard. it's when the board manufacturers start moving things around that they get harder to find.

 

[chocoruacal]

Originally posted by: Kaido
building a system with an old msi k7t turbo mobo, but I don't have the back plate for the i/o ports. where can I get a new one, or what's another solution?

also, I lost the screws for the case fan. where can I pick up some more?

dangit, I hate being out of parts

You don't need an IO shield. Run without it. You don't need special fan screws. Pickup a couple machines screws/bolts from the hardware store. 10-20 cents. Or heck, run over to Best Buy or Microcenter and pay $5 for the real ones.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: splice
Send an email to MSI and tell them you need a replacement I/O shield for your mobo. Sometimes they will send you one for free or a small fee.

just shot off an email to customer service. if I don't get a response I'll hit up a local computer store. thanks for the ideas, guys.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: fisher
you should be able to get one of those at any pc shop, it's pretty standard. it's when the board manufacturers start moving things around that they get harder to find.

This was more true for P2 and P3 era motherboards -- over the last 3 years everyone has been adding extra LAN, USB, and audio ports in addition to the standardized keyb/mouse/printer/base USB.

The shield you'd get at a PC shop could be modded with a deremel though.