AHH! How do you get a mobo out of an AT case?

[Ryan]

I have this old AT case that I want to gut, but I can't figure out how to take the motherboard out. I have unscrewed it, but it seems as if there is no way for it to actually come out of the case?????
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[nateholtrop]

does it lift off the case if not you must have another screw someplace

nate

 

[SocrPlyr]

on a lot of older mobos instead of screws little plastic clips hold the mobo in place through the screw holes... all you need to do is get a pair of plyers and squeeze then while pulling up on the board to get it off... if you must just break the thing cuz the screws you took out should hold it firmly enough...
hoping that is your prob... also make sure all pci/isa cards are removed (shhh but i've done that one myself when i was really excited once)

Josh

 

[Slapstick]

It?s been awhile but if I remember correctly most AT cases used to use nylon standoffs and the screw use used to keep the motherboard from moving the standoff out of their slots. Once the screw is out see if you can move the motherboard, (up/down left/right) until the standoffs come out of the slots. (I know I?m not explaining this well but you should get the drift if you play with it a little.)

The other way they used to fasten them was the stand offs were inserted into the tray and then the motherboard was placed over the standoff and pushed down so that the top came through the board and expanded to hold it in place. If that?s the case you sweeze the top of the standoff, (the end of a BIC pen works well once you remove the ink cartridge) and gently pull the motherboard off the standoff.