One Motherboard Screw Hole Blocked

[tunatuna302]

I have an asus rog strix z390-e and nzxt h500. I didn’t install any standoffs and just put the motherboard in and screwed 8 holes but I realized the one in the very middle (under the cpu cooler) can’t be screwed because it looked like there was another screw that was screwed from the back of the case. I was confused but had no problems with booting, is that fine?

 

[Paul NZ]

Bad idea it'll short sooner or later

 

[tunatuna302]

Bad idea it'll short sooner or later

what should I do?

 

[Paul NZ]

Remove the mobo, and put standoffs in first

 

[tunatuna302]

Remove the mobo, and put standoffs in first

the case came with one. and the motherboard is lifted slightly with the way i told you i installed it

 

[terry4536]

You are lucky that the motherboard booted. The standoffs provide protection from an electrical short to the case. It also provides protection from mechanical stress. The bottom of the motherboard isn't flat. Just screwing the motherboard down to the case can crack the motherboard without the standoffs.

 

[tunatuna302]

You are lucky that the motherboard booted. The standoffs provide protection from an electrical short to the case. It also provides protection from mechanical stress. The bottom of the motherboard isn't flat. Just screwing the motherboard down to the case can crack the motherboard without the standoffs.

but can anybody tell me what to do? my case came with only one standoff with another piece idk and the motherboard isn’t in contact with the case that I can tell easily. Im a first time builder and this is not even my only problem

 

[terry4536]

You are lucky that the motherboard booted. The standoffs provide protection from an electrical short to the case. It also provides protection from mechanical stress. The bottom of the motherboard isn't flat. Just screwing the motherboard down to the case can crack the motherboard without the standoffs.

but can anybody tell me what to do? my case came with only one standoff with another piece idk and the motherboard isn’t in contact with the case that I can tell easily. Im a first time builder and this is not even my only problem

Here is a whole page of standoffs for sale. Or you can contact the retailer and have them provide the standoffs or return the case. The standoffs need to be installed.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=motherboard+standoffs&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1

 

[tunatuna302]

You are lucky that the motherboard booted. The standoffs provide protection from an electrical short to the case. It also provides protection from mechanical stress. The bottom of the motherboard isn't flat. Just screwing the motherboard down to the case can crack the motherboard without the standoffs.

but can anybody tell me what to do? my case came with only one standoff with another piece idk and the motherboard isn’t in contact with the case that I can tell easily. Im a first time builder and this is not even my only problem

Here is a whole page of standoffs for sale. Or you can contact the retailer and have them provide the standoffs or return the case. The standoffs need to be installed.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=motherboard+standoffs&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1

doesnt my case have them pre installed?

 

[tunatuna302]

if my mobo is slightly lifted, just like i said, it must have a thing like standoff holding it am i right? just tryna make sure, i am not trying to prove you wrong

 

[terry4536]

You are lucky that the motherboard booted. The standoffs provide protection from an electrical short to the case. It also provides protection from mechanical stress. The bottom of the motherboard isn't flat. Just screwing the motherboard down to the case can crack the motherboard without the standoffs.

but can anybody tell me what to do? my case came with only one standoff with another piece idk and the motherboard isn’t in contact with the case that I can tell easily. Im a first time builder and this is not even my only problem

Here is a whole page of standoffs for sale. Or you can contact the retailer and have them provide the standoffs or return the case. The standoffs need to be installed.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=motherboard+standoffs&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1

doesnt my case have them pre installed?

I have an asus rog strix z390-e and nzxt h500. I didn’t install any standoffs and just put the motherboard in and screwed 8 holes

my case came with only one standoff

You stated that it came with only one standoff. You stated that you "screwed 8 holes". You said nothing about the standoffs being preinstalled. Most cases come with the standoffs in a bag.

If the standoffs are preinstalled, why ask your question?

 

[terry4536]

But to answer your original question if you have eight of the nine standoffs and screws in a regular size ATX motherboard, then you are fine. The motherboard is supported. I would make sure that all of the corner screws are installed though.

 

[tunatuna302]

You are lucky that the motherboard booted. The standoffs provide protection from an electrical short to the case. It also provides protection from mechanical stress. The bottom of the motherboard isn't flat. Just screwing the motherboard down to the case can crack the motherboard without the standoffs.

but can anybody tell me what to do? my case came with only one standoff with another piece idk and the motherboard isn’t in contact with the case that I can tell easily. Im a first time builder and this is not even my only problem

Here is a whole page of standoffs for sale. Or you can contact the retailer and have them provide the standoffs or return the case. The standoffs need to be installed.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=motherboard+standoffs&ignorear=0&N=-1&isNodeId=1

doesnt my case have them pre installed?

I have an asus rog strix z390-e and nzxt h500. I didn’t install any standoffs and just put the motherboard in and screwed 8 holes

my case came with only one standoff

You stated that it came with only one standoff. You stated that you "screwed 8 holes". You said nothing about the standoffs being preinstalled. Most cases come with the standoffs in a bag.

If the standoffs are preinstalled, why ask your question?

so i think you understood me wrong. the one standoff i said that came with the case is not preinstalled and came with a bag and the reason i asked the question is because i wanted to know if i needed to install any standoffs myself for my case and that one screw in the middle of my mobo that looks like it is populated but not like it was screwed normally, it looked like there was a screw kind of thing on the back of the case that populated that hole. Is that a better explanation of my question?

 

[tunatuna302]

But to answer your original question if you have eight of the nine standoffs and screws in a regular size ATX motherboard, then you are fine. The motherboard is supported. I would make sure that all of the corner screws are installed though.

all corners are screwed

 

[terry4536]

Then you have the situation covered. No need to do anything else.

 

[tunatuna302]

Then you have the situation covered. No need to do anything else.

thank you very much