Can a Motherboard take it?

[eVaoVe]

So I just got my parts today, and I'm still trying to put my motherboard in my case. It's really hard because the backplate's metal brushing keeps pushing it away. I also have to align it with the motherboard holes, and the backplate. I was really rough with it, hitting it against the case, but i tried to be as careful as i can, but i needed to use force. So my question is, did i or will i damage my mobo?

 

[JimRaynor]

does it work?

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

You should not have to use force to install a motherboard. You did something incorrectly.

 

[iwantanewcomputer]

stop pushing if it fells like it's about to break....your motherboard, that is

 

[GrumpyMan]

Get a new hobby.

 

[gotensan01]

Originally posted by: Shaftatplanetquake
You should not have to use force to install a motherboard. You did something incorrectly.

This isn't always true, and it also depends on how much force exactly. You may have to give it a decent amount of force for certain mobo/case combos, but you should never have to push with all of your strength (even if you are really weak 😉).

My asus k8v/wave master combo required a good amount of force to hold the mobo in place while I put the screws in. eVaoVe, next time you reinstall the mobo here is a good tip. While looking at the top of the mobo, rotate it very slightly clockwise and put the bottom right screw in first. Then you can use that as a pivot/reference point to help hold the mobo in place while you have to push to center the mobo.

 

[MrMiyagi]

Sounds like you already got it in anyway?

Make sure you punch out the the SPDIF holes in the backplate. Twice now I couldn't figure out why the mobo didn't want to line up and go in and it was those...doh!

 

[eVaoVe]

no i havent gotten it in yet =(

 

[slinky22]

Let us know how it works out

 

[mauiblue]

Obviously, the only way you will know if you did some damage to the board is to finish the install or do a minimal installation and fire it up😀. If you feel you did screw it up, I would just do a minimal install just to see if it will POST. If it does, great. Then you could complete the system. If it doesn't POST doing a minimal installation, you could troubleshoot from there. No sense in installing everything in the case and go through all the effort and get disappointed at the end.

Good luck.

 

[nageov3t]

short of physically breaking off a piece of the motherboard, I'd just be worried about the capacitors. mostly, they're pretty sturdy, but I've seen some really weak ones on shoddier motherboards.

 

[boomerang]

Does the backplate match the board? Did you replace the one in the case with the one that came with the board?

Make sure the EMI springs on the backplate haven't gotten bent and are hindering the I/O port(s) from poking through.