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Motherboard screws?

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VivienM

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This is a very simple question. What's the right type of screw to use for mounting a motherboard?

I've always used big hexagonal-ish screws. The kind that looks like this. http://www.gen-x-pc.com/images/case_screw.jpg But now I'm starting to think that's not right...

and if that is the wrong type of screw and http://www.gen-x-pc.com/images/drive_screw.jpg is the right kind, then could anything get slightly shorted or otherwise screwed up due to using the other kind?
 
Originally posted by: VivienM
This is a very simple question. What's the right type of screw to use for mounting a motherboard?

I've always used big hexagonal-ish screws. The kind that looks like this. http://www.gen-x-pc.com/images/case_screw.jpg But now I'm starting to think that's not right...

and if that is the wrong type of screw and http://www.gen-x-pc.com/images/drive_screw.jpg is the right kind, then could anything get slightly shorted or otherwise screwed up due to using the other kind?
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As long as the screw has the right threads (no cross threading or stipping), it really should not matter. But as far as I know, the 2nd link looks like most of the screws that I've used on motherboards. They typically screw into stand-offs screwed onto the plate (YMMV).
 
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