MOBO IO Shield

[bananacue]

What are those tiny pins in the IO Shield? Shoudl I push it inside or outside when I install my MOBO? What should I do? Please help

 

[COLGeek]

Those little "pins" or "fingers" are for grounding the ports that extend through the I/O shield to the case. They shouldn't have to be bent in either direction as the fingers will bend into place when you mount the motherboard. If anything, they should be adjusted inward (like towards the inside of the case). Bending outward could prevent you from accessing some ports/devices.

 

[clutchc]

They have to be touching the metal housing of the I/O ports as they pass thru the plate. As mentioned above they ground the ports so any ESD has a place to discharge when you go to plug in/unplug a cable. The housings are already grounded thru the MB, but this way the ESD doesn't have to pass across the MB grounding circuitry.

 

[bananacue]

Thank you guys for both of your answer. appreciate it

 

[Paperdoc]

After you've install the mobo, look at those pins carefully from the outside. They all should be point into the case, and they all should be OUTSIDE each respective connector. I once found a few had managed to get inside the connector shell and risk touching pins in the connector. I had to remove the mobo and re-install to get all the fingers correct.

 

[bananacue]

So, when the MOBO is properly installed.. all those pins will facing inside the case. Sorry.. i am a rookie.. hihihi

 

[COLGeek]

Yes, none should protrude outward or block any of the ports. Make sure none are actually poking into the inside of any port (not obstructing in any way).

 

[clutchc]

PaperDoc makes a valid point. More than once I fully assembled a system only to have to take it apart again because one of the grounding tabs had found its way into a USB port. Grrr... I hate when that happens. I always triple check now.