What are these plastic rings that came with this case for?

[idkhahaha]

Which side to attach these to?

 

[Shadowsken]

They look like washers for screws to me. Are they metal on one side and red plastic/rubber/whatever on the other?

 

[idkhahaha]

its sort of like bristol board paper on, but 1 side with a thin layer of plastic

 

[Shadowsken]

From what I can tell from the picture they are just to stop the screws from damaging the case when you close it. Put the screw through and then tighten the screw up with the soft part on the case.

 

[idkhahaha]

k thx, cuz i thought it was for the motherboard or something...

 

[Shadowsken]

Let me double check. What case do you have?

 

[idkhahaha]

GMC R2 Toast

http://www.gmc.co.kr/english/progra...d=&nation=&year=&month=&category=11&depth2=25

i don't think its for the motherboard now cuz there is only 8 instead of 9

 

[Shadowsken]

Ah yes they are washers, you don't need to use them, only if you feel like doing the case up tight. unless the manual tells you what to do with them.

 

[idkhahaha]

Best answer selected by idkhahaha.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

looks like Gremlin Spoor to me boy, Yousa having Pixies in yer case 😛

 

[idkhahaha]

thx, unfortunately the installation guides didn't mention how to use them

 

[Motopsychojdn]

np man, Glad you got sorted

 

[das_stig]

Put them between the case and motherboard screw mounting holes, used to stop any form of electrical shorts.

 

[Motopsychojdn]

Nah, they ground the mobo, you need the contact between case and mobo at screw points

 

[jitpublisher]

Nah, they ground the mobo, you need the contact between case and mobo at screw points

That is exactly what they are for. They are insulating washers. On modern boards, the screw holes themselves are isolated from the rest of the board quite well. On older boards, that was not always the case. Some older boards simply had holes drilled, with no reinforcing built around the holes. If you used a screw with a wide enough head, you could actually touch some of the traces on the board and cause a direct short. That is what those were for. But for all practical purposes, they are not needed for modern boards. The board is grounded via the PSU though, not via the screws that hold it in.