mono doesn't fall exactly on all mounting holes

[Jeru]

Hello,
so I bought a new mono and it doesn't fit the case's standoffs perfectly. I can screw about 6 and the remaining three are a bit off, so I'm unable to screw them. Should I ignore them or would I risk electrocution of my mobo

sorry for the typos, on my phone.

 

[ram1009]

Six will probably be enough if they are reasonably distributed around the MB. My advice is to get as many screws as possible started before tightening them. If the threaded standoff below the MB is slightly off center of the hole it won't matter as long as the screw will start. The important part is that the head of the screw not contact surrounding circuitry.

 

[Jeru]

am I risking anything my leaving some unscrewed and slightly off the mono holes?

 

[ram1009]

am I risking anything my leaving some unscrewed and slightly off the mono holes?

The screws ground the MB to the chassis. The more the better but IMHO six is enough. You'll have to be more specific than "slightly" to answer your other question. There is circuitry on the back side of the MB same as the front. If the fasteners are sufficiently misaligned the circuitry may touch the chassis and short something. Are you sure the threaded fasteners don't have some "float" that allows for better alignment?

 

[ram1009]

am I risking anything my leaving some unscrewed and slightly off the mono holes?

The screws ground the MB to the chassis. The more the better but IMHO six is enough. You'll have to be more specific than "slightly" to answer your other question. There is circuitry on the back side of the MB same as the front. If the fasteners are sufficiently misaligned the circuitry may touch the chassis and short something. Are you sure the threaded fasteners don't have some "float" that allows for better alignment?

 

[Jeru]

am I risking anything my leaving some unscrewed and slightly off the mono holes?

The screws ground the MB to the chassis. The more the better but IMHO six is enough. You'll have to be more specific than "slightly" to answer your other question. There is circuitry on the back side of the MB same as the front. If the fasteners are sufficiently misaligned the circuitry may touch the chassis and short something. Are you sure the threaded fasteners don't have some "float" that allows for better alignment?

By slightly, i mean that i can see the holes but they aren't perfectly aligned. Well, I felt brave, so i just went ahead and turned it on. So far so good.

Just hope that it stays that way. Thanks agaiN!

 

[ram1009]

am I risking anything my leaving some unscrewed and slightly off the mono holes?

The screws ground the MB to the chassis. The more the better but IMHO six is enough. You'll have to be more specific than "slightly" to answer your other question. There is circuitry on the back side of the MB same as the front. If the fasteners are sufficiently misaligned the circuitry may touch the chassis and short something. Are you sure the threaded fasteners don't have some "float" that allows for better alignment?

By slightly, i mean that i can see the holes but they aren't perfectly aligned. Well, I felt brave, so i just went ahead and turned it on. So far so good.

Just hope that it stays that way. Thanks agaiN!

The holes needn't be "perfectly" aligned to be able to start a screw. If you can get a screw to start in the threaded hole, do so.