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I/O Shield Tabs - are they really necessary?

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MrAce72

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I got to the complete end of a system build to realize that I did not position two of the I/O shield tabs inside the case and they got jammed in the ethernet ports. I really did not want to tear down the motherboard. I view is as doing surgery for little reason. The risks of the surgery are greater than the benefit of the procedure.

I just bent them back away from the ports.

I know they are for shielding and grounding, but is there real risk by not having them connected to the ports? Everything else is connected...

Thanks!
 
If they're inside the ports they can short out your motherboard. Bending them away from the ports shouldn't be a problem.
 
The tabs themselves don't do much shielding or grounding, as the network port's metal shell is already a grounded, shield.

So long as they're out of the way it will be fine, but be careful reaching behind the system now - some of them have very sharp edges and it's conceivable that could cut you if they're at an odd angle.
 
I've always bent/wiggled those tabs until they come out, on some shields they are much harder to get off then others. I have sliced many o'fingers in the process. I honestly never really thought of why they were there in the first place, they just annoy me so I remove them. Is this a bad practice? I've never had a MB short out or anything, haha wonder why I never tried to figure out why they're there, doh.
 
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