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Title: mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: rchadd on May 15, 2004, 07:08:50 pm

I am just about to mount my ATX motherboad onto a sheet of plywood.

I have made some standoffs from a length of thin plastic tube that i got from Homebase. The standaoffs are about 2 cm long. I am going to use long wood screws to mount the motherboard  through the standoffs.

normally when mounting a ATX MB in a PC case doesn't the screws make a connection to earth through the case?

The only thing is i am wondering if i need to wire the bare metal where the holes are on the motherboard to ground?

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: paigeoliver on May 15, 2004, 07:30:34 pm

No, not really. I have mounted a lot of these in assorted ways and I have never bothered to do what you are describing. Anyway, i think if you look carefully at the mobo you will see that the screw holes are completely isolated from all the traces, and thus I don't think they are connected to anything.

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: rchadd on May 15, 2004, 07:43:58 pm

Quote from: paigeoliver on May 15, 2004, 07:30:34 pm

if you look carefully at the mobo you will see that the screw holes are completely isolated from all the traces, and thus I don't think they are connected to anything.

yes you are correct!

hmm...just wondering why there is bare metal at the screw holes then?

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: EndTwist on May 15, 2004, 07:45:58 pm

So you don't accidentally strip the PCB of the mobo when you screw it in...if you screw it in too tight. (or so I think)

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: TalkingOctopus on May 16, 2004, 03:40:37 am

Quote from: EndTwist on May 15, 2004, 07:45:58 pm

So you don't accidentally strip the PCB of the mobo when you screw it in...if you screw it in too tight. (or so I think)

Yep, it is just there to protect the motherboard.

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: rsoandrew on May 16, 2004, 09:45:19 am

I just used (yesterday) some of the mounting brackets that ultimarc sells to mount the ipac to mount my motherboard. They work great but you'll need a couple of packages.

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: TalkingOctopus on May 16, 2004, 12:54:33 pm

Quote from: rsoandrew on May 16, 2004, 09:45:19 am

I just used (yesterday) some of the mounting brackets that ultimarc sells to mount the ipac to mount my motherboard. They work great but you'll need a couple of packages.

I got my pcb stands from Bob Roberts.  They were good as well.

Title: Re:mounting ATX motherboard onto wood
Post by: rchadd on May 16, 2004, 07:51:48 pm

yes i have seen the ultimarc pcb legs - but at