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Grounding problems with Mobo in case perhaps?

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IslandStylin

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I have an Elite 430 case and a Z68-UD3H-b3 mobo with an after marker hyper 212 plus on top

Here are the problems....

1st) The back bracket for the aftermarket cooler comes in contact with the case as you can see in the picture. Will this be a problem? (Don't want to start it up until I am re-assured it won't short my mobo.

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2nd) The screws that are used to screw in the mobo to the case are messed up. I screw them in like a normal screw and they seem to be stuck in an ever circulating pattern. So they aren't flush with the board. They definitely are keeping the board in place but at the bottom they are not all the way in... Will this also cause me a problem with grounding issues? I know that I am totally screwed if the board doesn't work in the case because i have NO WAY of getting the screws loose. very little force was used when screwing the screws in....They just didn't want to go to their home....
 
IslandStylin said:
I have an Elite 430 case and a Z68-UD3H-b3 mobo with an after marker hyper 212 plus on top

Here are the problems....

1st) The back bracket for the aftermarket cooler comes in contact with the case as you can see in the picture. Will this be a problem? (Don't want to start it up until I am re-assured it won't short my mobo.
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In short, no.

IslandStylin said:
2nd) The screws that are used to screw in the mobo to the case are messed up. I screw them in like a normal screw and they seem to be stuck in an ever circulating pattern. So they aren't flush with the board. They definitely are keeping the board in place but at the bottom they are not all the way in... Will this also cause me a problem with grounding issues? I know that I am totally screwed if the board doesn't work in the case because i have NO WAY of getting the screws loose. very little force was used when screwing the screws in....They just didn't want to go to their home....
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Not sure I fully understand what you're asking. Your case should have come with small standoffs that screw into the case, and then you screw your motherboard into the standoffs, not directly into the case. If this is what you did, but something's still not right, post another screen showing the issue, if possible. If that's not what you did, tell us exactly what you did.
 
Pardon my unclear original post. I screwed my stand offs into the case. That was no problem at all. Put my board on those stand offs and started screwing in each screw. The screws would not completely go down all the way though and now when I try to un screw them they won't come out at all.so some are flush with the board and some are not. The board has wiggle room between the two. About a quarter of an inch. I screwed in each screw from an upright 90 degree angle, so I don't even see how they could've gotten needed up. Seeing as I can not take them out, I want to know if this will mess up the board when I start it up?

I am worried down the line I'll have to remove the screws and will need a bit to get then out...talk about stressful. do you still need a pic? I can take one when I get home later tonight if so..
 
Sounds like there's something wrong with the threading of the standoffs or the screws themselves. If there's wiggle room in some but not all of the screws, the board still may not be stable in the case and you may end up with a short or other issues. Personally, I wouldn't power on in that situation. I'm sure others will weigh in eventually, but I would remove the screws (carefully, of course), and try to figure out if it's the standoffs or the screws causing the issue, and then replace whichever is bad. Then reinstall the motherboard before completing your build.
 
I believe there is definitely a threading issue, but the problem is I can't get the loose ones out now! Any clues how to do so? No matter what way I turn the screw it just keeps going around and astound in the stand off. It's unsettling.
 
Haven you tried pulling the screws out rather than turning them? You might need something like this to pull them out with.
 
Ok. so after a while working with it I finally got my mobo off...Sadly three of the standoff slots on the case are stripped. Wen I insert the standoff's they just keep turning and turning, never get to that taught spot. Ugh...Does this mean I have to send my case back for a new one? I got home a bit too late to CoolerMaster unfortunately. I think I might be able to hold the back of the standoff with a wrench perhaps? while I screw the other screw into it....this seems like it's going to be a hassle no matter what I do.

thanks for the help either way
 
Dumb question, but have you tried pulling on the standoff-screws with needle nose pliers? I had a case and I thought the screws were stripped. Turns out there was a small washer attached with glue to the case, the glue came off and the washer stuck onto the screw. So it would turn but not come out. I discovered this by pulling on the screw w/ pliers and noticing it moved up and down.
 
Got everything out and re-did a test with the standoffs alone. Most would stay put in their appointed slots, but 3 of them just kept turning and turning and would never stay put. So I know the case just got too loose in thos spots. I tried the same standoff in different spots and it was fine. argh...I just want my rig up and running already, this is annoying as hell.

they must've stripped the case from turning them so much trying to get them out.
 
IslandStylin said:
Pardon my unclear original post. I screwed my stand offs into the case. That was no problem at all. Put my board on those stand offs and started screwing in each screw. The screws would not completely go down all the way though and now when I try to un screw them they won't come out at all.so some are flush with the board and some are not. The board has wiggle room between the two. About a quarter of an inch. I screwed in each screw from an upright 90 degree angle, so I don't even see how they could've gotten needed up. Seeing as I can not take them out, I want to know if this will mess up the board when I start it up?

I am worried down the line I'll have to remove the screws and will need a bit to get then out...talk about stressful. do you still need a pic? I can take one when I get home later tonight if so..
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You used the wrong screws with those standoffs....the screws had a different pitch than the standoffs had. That's why the screws went in only a little bit and then "locked up" and wouldn't screw in any more.



Next time, to ensure you have the proper combination of screws and standoffs, try test fitting them before you put the board in place. If the screw doesn't easily go all the way down flush into the standoff without using a tool (by hand), you've got a mismatched pairing.
 
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