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ATX backplate
Is it only me who never experienced an easy installation of those ATX
backplates? I have built quite a few PCs in my lifetime (including those original PC XTs...), but my experience with MECHANICALLY fitting ATX motherboards into a case so that both the standoffs holes and the backplate fit - is simply horrible. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Sam |
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Silence Seeker a écrit:
Is it only me who never experienced an easy installation of those ATX backplates? No. I have built quite a few PCs in my lifetime (including those original PC XTs...), but my experience with MECHANICALLY fitting ATX motherboards into a case so that both the standoffs holes and the backplate fit - is simply horrible. What am I doing wrong? You choose unsatisfactory combinations of case and mainboard. I have no probs with, e.g., Asus boards and Chenbro cases. Roy |
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Cheap cases are a problem, you sometimes have to fiddle with it to fit.
But it was the same with AT cases and motherboards too. Some cases and motherboards fit well, other combinations were terrible. "Roy Coorne" wrote in message ... Silence Seeker a écrit: Is it only me who never experienced an easy installation of those ATX backplates? No. I have built quite a few PCs in my lifetime (including those original PC XTs...), but my experience with MECHANICALLY fitting ATX motherboards into a case so that both the standoffs holes and the backplate fit - is simply horrible. What am I doing wrong? You choose unsatisfactory combinations of case and mainboard. I have no probs with, e.g., Asus boards and Chenbro cases. Roy |
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In article , Silence
Seeker writes Is it only me who never experienced an easy installation of those ATX backplates? I have built quite a few PCs in my lifetime (including those original PC XTs...), but my experience with MECHANICALLY fitting ATX motherboards into a case so that both the standoffs holes and the backplate fit - is simply horrible. What am I doing wrong? When you've done a few casebuilds you end up with a large selection of spacers from which to choose, generally one type of which will produce the correct height for the board so that it slots into the backplate nicely. -- Peter Ives Remove ALL_STRESS only before sending me an email |
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In article , says... Is it only me who never experienced an easy installation of those ATX backplates? I have built quite a few PCs in my lifetime (including those original PC XTs...), but my experience with MECHANICALLY fitting ATX motherboards into a case so that both the standoffs holes and the backplate fit - is simply horrible. What am I doing wrong? Buying cheap cases. An all aluminum case, the CheckerCube-2215 is a cheap case? (http://www.caseoutlet.com/case/Check...cube-2215.html) I bought a "VIA Tech MB M-10000-Nehemiah" motherboard with a case that supposedly was designed specifically for it (http://www.caseoutlet.com/NWPc/Check...cker-2215.html). The backplate fits perfectly into the case. However, it seems very difficult for me to align the holes of the motherboard with the standoffs on the case - it requires pushing the motherboard against the backplate/case with force that seems excessive for such a delicate motherboard. From experience I know that usually when things require too much force, I am doing something wrong. But what is it that I am doing wrong? Is there a trick that I don't know about, regarding those numerous "springs" in the backplate? The problem is, I have never found any documentation (written or on the internet) on how to mount this part. It seems that both the motherboard and the case manufacturers assume and count on common sense to assmble this. But it seems that my common sense doesn't work so well with ATX cases... :-( Any help, hint or pointer would be greately appreciated. Thanks, Sam |
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