DS3 Grounding Question

Dolorous Dave

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So, the DS3 is a fairly small ATX board and when I get it in my case, the back screw holes don't line up over anything. They're over a part of the back panel that is recessed and has no riser mounts. Is this a problem for grounding or can I safely ignore putting screws in? It look like only one of the three holes is marked for a screw.

Motherboard picture with sweet MS Paint notes
 

Googer

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They should line up properly with the standoffs, ATX hole locations are fairly standardized and almost all manufacturers adhere to it.

I am not familier with that motherboard in particular, but my knowledge of motherboards tells me that It shouldn't be a problem for grounding. But it will be a problem for reliability. Not mounting the board correctly can lead to cracks and damaged circuit traces. Try to re-align the board and make sure it's orentation is correct.

From the looks of that picture, those appear to be standard hole placements. Double check it again. Also what kind of case are you mounting this in? Can you provide pictures of the motherboard tray and add paint notes describing the tray's proper orentation (front, back, left, right, top bottom, etc).
 

Conky

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Originally posted by: Googer
They should line up properly with the standoffs, ATX hole locations are fairly standardized and almost all manufacturers adhere to it.

I am not familier with that motherboard in particular, but my knowledge of motherboards tells me that It shouldn't be a problem for grounding. But it will be a problem for reliability. Not mounting the board correctly can lead to cracks and damaged circuit traces. Try to re-align the board and make sure it's orentation is correct.

From the looks of that picture, those appear to be standard hole placements. Double check it again. Also what kind of case are you mounting this in? Can you provide pictures of the motherboard tray and add paint notes describing the tray's proper orentation (front, back, left, right, top bottom, etc).
Nope, the DS3 is an undersized mobo... I know because I have one. :p

I had to reposition the stand-offs and I still had an issue with one connector and the board flexing.. it was fixed easy enough but it was a problem I wouldn't have faced if the board was a normal sized ATX board.


 

StopSign

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Not all of the DS3's holes line up with my case's standoffs. Even after repositioning them, I still have 1 or 2 holes that aren't sitting on top of anything.
 

Dolorous Dave

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Exactly. There is no screw hole in the case beneath that middle right mobo screw hole. It is an Antec Sonata. I could put one of those stand-alone risers beneath it but usually they at least clip into the case and there's nothing for them to clip into here.
 

opiuman

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Did you figure out how to fix the problem? I am going to be ordering one soon and I might run into this problem. There are stand alone spacers that exist? If you could would it be possible for anyone to link me to a place where I can buy them? Seems like a simple product to search for but I can't seem to find it...
 

opiuman

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Some motherboards require a ground for electrical reasons. Furthermore, as previously stated it may cause the board to flex.
 

yh125d

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my old 939 board was like that too. I just left it be, and it worked fine. I got a bit nervous putting the ram in however