GROUND COPPER SCREW?

[brigden]

My case came with a single "ground copper screw" that supports the motherboard, like the screw holes over the chassis. It has an open, threaded top, similar to a bolt, and appears like its designed to have a screw screwed into it. Is that right? Or should I leave it without a screw in it?

Might seem like a stupid question, but...

 

[OulOat]

You mean standoffs? Yeah, you need them to hold your mobo above the case. Get as many as there are screwholes in your mobo. You use them by putting the mobo on them and screwing a screw through the mobo hole into the standoff.

 

[brigden]

Sorry, my wording was brutal.

The mobo is screwed into place via the standoffs, but my case came with a single ground copper screw that fastens to the chassis and acts like a standoff in that it has an open, threaded top. Do I also screw the motherboard to this?

 

[OulOat]

You keep saying ground, so yeah, use that instead of one of the standoffs. But I have never seen mobos like that, what do you have?

 

[Slogun]

I never heard of grounding a mobo.
On the contrary, I have heard of using plastic spacers to insulate the mobo from the case.
What kind of case do you have?

 

[BSEagle1]

When mounting a motherboard, I usually use one plastic spacer next to the cpu socket. These "Grounding Screws" are used to raise the board off of the case to raise the ports and connections up to the I/O panel. Some cases, however, have raised screwholes to replace the spacer screws.

 

[brigden]

It's an In-Win S500. Check the website and find the case manual to see what I mean.

Basically, the case supports the mobo in the same manner that all cases do - with standoffs. However, the case came supplied with a single "ground copper screw." There was room for the ground copper screw to screw into the case chassis, where it would act like a standoff in that it would support the mobo and one could screw into it, provided it aligned with a socket on the mobo. I realize that I am indeed meant to screw a hex screw into this as I have one left once the entire case has been assembled and mobo secured.

I apologize for confusing anyone, and appreciate your responses.