Replacement I/O shield?

[nbg1758]

I bought a Asus Z170-A and the I/O shield snapped in half when trying to install it. It's an awful I/O shield. I'm wondering if I could get a better shield for the board somewhere? Or do I have to get a crappy standard one from Asus?

 

[techgeek]

Most IO shields are unique to the motherboard. So it's likely you will have to contact ASUS to get another. Hopefully for something as cheap as an IO shield they'd just send it no questions asked.

I've gotta say though, I've never heard or or done it myself. Well now I've heard of anyway.

 

[Harrisonj11315]

3d print one or maybe laser cut one. Possibly use some online service and model one in sketchup.

 

[techgeek]

I wouldn't 3d print one. This is plastic and all IO shields are made of conductive materials as part of their anti-stat protection. All of the ports had a conductive shield around them that comes in contact with the IO shield which in effect grounds these port shields to chassis.

 

[Harrisonj11315]

then laser etch a bit of metal.

 

[techgeek]

Certainly, as long as it has the little bent fingers to touch the shields on all the ports. Personally I hate those stupid fingers. So damned hard to navigate the motherboard down onto the standoff and all those fingers out of the connectors (USB I'm looking at you). I like the IO shields on ASUS's upper end boards. They use a foam padded conductive cloth, no stupid little metal fingers to worry about.