No motherboard mounts

Gazza33 · 30-July-05, 10:06 AM

On my ATX case there are no mounts for the motherboard. Where would I be able to get them?

Thanks

droeblek9 · 30-July-05, 11:38 AM

You should be able to get them at a local PC shop (megastore or otherwise). Ask for motherboard standoffs and screws. Although i've never experienced it, i've been told that it's possible to get screws and standoffs with non-complementary threading (ie: one is coarse threaded, the other is fine threaded). So, if the screws and standoffs aren't packaged together, you might want to make sure that they both work in conjunction before you leave the store

Gazza33 · 30-July-05, 11:58 AM

Cheers man, your a dude.

Gazza33 · 30-July-05, 12:36 PM

This is all that's in the case at the moment, alot of these little things. I don't think those standoffs would work on their own, do I need something else?

Cheers

droeblek9 · 30-July-05, 01:37 PM

Unless i'm mistaken (always an option), those holes in your case's motherboard tray should be threaded to accept brass standoffs. You will have to mount the standoffs to correspond to the holes in your motherboard, and then use screws to mount the motherboard to the standoffs.

Here's a picture of what the standoffs look like:

Gazza33 · 30-July-05, 01:55 PM

Thanks for the reply, it is probably a bad picture but I can't see any logical way those brass threads could go anywhere in my case. I think there is some sort of clip standoff, here are a pair of better pictures the first picture is the exterior of the motherboard mount area. The 2nd picture is the interior labelled A, which is apparently for ATX.

Cheers.

TYCOON · 30-July-05, 02:07 PM

You need these badboys..

http://www.dansdata.com/images/trapc/standoff320.jpg
http://www.jeantech.com/Technical_Support/FAQ/Clip1.jpg

Usually the clip style ones like that are a sign of a cheap case. No offence :S

Gazza33 · 30-July-05, 02:18 PM

Hahaha! Yeh! It is!

But, it's got plenty of space, fan mounts and hard drive bays.

Cheers for the links.

godfoot · 30-July-05, 04:51 PM

It could take the "slide-in" style too, like the second from bottom in this link:

http://www.mycableshop.com/3rd_Level...-Standoffs.htm

30-July-05, 10:06 AM		#1 (permalink)
Gazza33 Apex Techie Lite	No motherboard mounts On my ATX case there are no mounts for the motherboard. Where would I be able to get them? Thanks

30-July-05, 12:36 PM		#4 (permalink)
Gazza33 Apex Techie Lite	This is all that's in the case at the moment, alot of these little things. I don't think those standoffs would work on their own, do I need something else? Cheers Last edited by Gazza33; 02-March-06 at 12:26 PM..

30-July-05, 01:37 PM		#5 (permalink)
droeblek9 Warcraft Warrior	Unless i'm mistaken (always an option), those holes in your case's motherboard tray should be threaded to accept brass standoffs. You will have to mount the standoffs to correspond to the holes in your motherboard, and then use screws to mount the motherboard to the standoffs. Here's a picture of what the standoffs look like: Attached Thumbnails

30-July-05, 01:55 PM		#6 (permalink)
Gazza33 Apex Techie Lite	Thanks for the reply, it is probably a bad picture but I can't see any logical way those brass threads could go anywhere in my case. I think there is some sort of clip standoff, here are a pair of better pictures the first picture is the exterior of the motherboard mount area. The 2nd picture is the interior labelled A, which is apparently for ATX. Cheers. Last edited by Gazza33; 02-March-06 at 12:26 PM..

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30-July-05, 11:38 AM		#2 (permalink)
droeblek9 Warcraft Warrior	You should be able to get them at a local PC shop (megastore or otherwise). Ask for motherboard standoffs and screws. Although i've never experienced it, i've been told that it's possible to get screws and standoffs with non-complementary threading (ie: one is coarse threaded, the other is fine threaded). So, if the screws and standoffs aren't packaged together, you might want to make sure that they both work in conjunction before you leave the store

30-July-05, 11:58 AM		#3 (permalink)
Gazza33 Apex Techie Lite	Cheers man, your a dude.

30-July-05, 02:07 PM		#7 (permalink)
TYCOON Apex Tech God	You need these badboys.. http://www.dansdata.com/images/trapc/standoff320.jpg http://www.jeantech.com/Technical_Support/FAQ/Clip1.jpg Usually the clip style ones like that are a sign of a cheap case. No offence :S

30-July-05, 02:18 PM		#8 (permalink)
Gazza33 Apex Techie Lite	Hahaha! Yeh! It is! But, it's got plenty of space, fan mounts and hard drive bays. Cheers for the links.

30-July-05, 04:51 PM		#9 (permalink)
godfoot A George Orwell fan...sorta	It could take the "slide-in" style too, like the second from bottom in this link: http://www.mycableshop.com/3rd_Level...-Standoffs.htm

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