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newkillergenius:

--- Quote ---(Moderator - Making a hole in your motherboard is not a good idea.  Most motherboards have multiple layers and not just the top and bottom layers that you can see.  This means there are traces inside the motherboard that you can't see.)

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This has never been a problem for me in the past, and I have done several setups...  perhaps you have had a different experience?  :dunno

upprc04:
The overall consensus sounds like mounting to wood with PCB feet is good?  Unless you have an available motherboard tray which would be ideal.  I've never had problems with motherboards in the past.  Just be care where you set it down and anti-static wristband never hurts.

GoingIncognito:

--- Quote from: JustMichael on September 28, 2010, 05:37:09 pm ---You might want to take a look at this post and ask the poster your questions.  Oh and don't wear rubber gloves, they are not antistatic.

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Haha, that would be me :).

I haven't worn my anti-static wrist strap in years.  Don't work on a PC on a static-y surface and discharge yourself on an internal metal chassis piece before grabbing at the components and you should be ok.  Try not to pull at the capacitors/resistors/etc will also help minimize any static discharge or accidental breakage.  If you put the old motherboard on a fuzzy carpet it could have had n issue with static, or it's possible a capacitor or whatever part got caught in the carpeting when you moved it.

The PC that I decased for the project had the motherboard mounted to an internal chassis with metal mounting feet, so you don't have to go nuts with finding non-conductive material.  If your motherboard is mounted to a tray it'll make your life easier, but otherwise the pcb feet mounted directly to the wood will be fine.

I agree not to make holes in your motherboard.  You can't be certain there aren't traces where you made the hole, and there's no way you're going to repair a trace that you put a hole through if it was sandwiched in the layers.

If you're worried about the PCI cards swaying you can use small dabs of hot glue to help keep them in place, but be careful not to overdo it.  This can end up being semi-permanent so do it at your own risk.

Also reading back a post or two I should go find some of the other posts by OP to check out how he was decasing.

newkillergenius:
Printed circuit boards were designed to have holes put into them.  That is how all of the components are added to them in the first place.
If you place a bright light behind the mobo all interior/exterior traces can be revealed, and safe places to make extremely small holes can be seen.

GoingIncognito:

--- Quote from: newkillergenius on September 29, 2010, 03:34:32 pm ---Printed circuit boards were designed to have holes put into them.  That is how all of the components are added to them in the first place.
If you place a bright light behind the mobo all interior/exterior traces can be revealed, and safe places to make extremely small holes can be seen.



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Good point, but I'd still be extremely careful :).

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