IO Shield Slightly Misaligned

[SIRFureman]

I just completed my first PC build last night, and I noticed that the IO shield of my ASUS motherboard is slightly misaligned. By slightly I mean slightly (a few mms). I can put all of the cables in, some just scrape against it a little. Should I even bother with taking the motherboard out and fixing it?

Also one of the little prong this, specifically the one on the HDMI slot actually didn't go behind the port. It got put into the port. This doesn't seem to create any issue plugging HDMI in, and even if it did, I don't need that port because I use my GPUs display ports.

Are either of the issues worth repeating the motherboard?
Thank you!

 

[gdmaclew]

A picture of the situation would help if you can post one.
Make and model of the motherboard would help as well.

 

[nitinvaid20]

the same thing happened with me long time ago when i was using Asus entrylevel motherboard i was not able to plug the LAN cable in it i have to cut the IO shield manually

 

[geofelt]

As a perfectionist, I would take the motherboard out and do it properly.

First, test fit the shield to the motherboard outside of the case.
Sometimes you need to bend the tension prongs a bit.

If you fitted the I/O shield properly, you should have no clearance issues. Make certain that the shield is pressed into the case opening fully on all 4 sides.

When I insert the motherboard, I see that the shield and ports mate properly.
I first put in the standoff screw that is closest to the shield.
Sometimes you need to use that as a pivot to get the motherboard firmly against the shield so you can put in the next standoff screw.
Leave the screws a bit loose until you get them all in, then tighten them up a bit at a time in rotation.

OTOH, if it all works, you can make a case for leaving it be.

I would fix it.

 

[SIRFureman]

A picture of the situation would help if you can post one.
Make and model of the motherboard would help as well.

I can't at the moment, I won't be home for a few hours.

 

[SIRFureman]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/2Phj4D/asus-strix-z270-e-gaming-atx-lga1151-motherboard-strix-z270-e-gaming


This is the motherboard.

 

[nyannyan]

You don't even need the shield in most cases ("most" because it has a slight effect on air flow).

 

[SIRFureman]

If I reseat the motherboard, will I have to unplug all of the cables and the water cooler. If I have to do that I don't think I will bother.