Purpose of I/O shield Padding?

[Vengeance_K1ng]

Purpose of I/O shield Padding? My Asus Maximus VII Ranger does not have one, i think i took it off, is it at risk of ESD?

[Amazingasian]

Purpose of I/O shield Padding? My Asus Maximus VII Ranger does not have one, i think i took it off, is it at risk of ESD?

To make inserting your motherboard nearly impossible.  It also protects the i/o ports but that's not as important as making life difficult.

[Godlygamer23]

It's there to help protect the ports as I mentioned in the previous thread. The shield itself is there for ESD purposes I think.

[W-L]

Purpose of I/O shield Padding? My Asus Maximus VII Ranger does not have one, i think i took it off, is it at risk of ESD?

 

Applies pressure to the metal cans that cover the ports, and some extra grounding and shielding with the metal foil but other than that there isn't a problem with taking it off. 

[desertcomputer]

To make inserting your motherboard nearly impossible.  

The padding make it impossible? 

[Vengeance_K1ng]

It's there to help protect the ports as I mentioned in the previous thread. The shield itself is there for ESD purposes I think.

Yeah but im worried about ESD.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

Applies pressure to the metal cans that cover the ports, and some extra grounding and shielding with the metal foil but other than that there isn't a problem with taking it off. 

Im worried about ESD though

[Amazingasian]

The padding make it impossible? 

It's not impossible but it definitely makes it more difficult.

[Godlygamer23]

Yeah but im worried about ESD.

My board is fine and I don't have padding.

[desertcomputer]

It's not impossible but it definitely makes it more difficult.

Really? I had no difficultly. 

[Vengeance_K1ng]

My board is fine and I don't have padding.

Do you often plug things in the back? and do you worrie about ESD

[W-L]

Im worried about ESD though

 

Your case is grounded and the board is connected to the PSU so there shouldn't really be any problem with ESD. 

[Vengeance_K1ng]

Your case is grounded and the board is connected to the PSU so there shouldn't really be any problem with ESD. 

so the psu protects the board from esd?

[Amazingasian]

Really? I had no difficultly. 

I spent 10 minutes pushing the damn thing in because the foam was so damn hard.... fml.

[Vengeance_K1ng]

Your case is grounded and the board is connected to the PSU so there shouldn't really be any problem with ESD. 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/534783-my-outlet-has-no-ground-any-alternatives/

[desertcomputer]

I spent 10 minutes pushing the damn thing in because the foam was so damn hard.... fml.

Man up and push in like a man. 

[Godlygamer23]

so the psu protects the board from esd?

If the unit is grounded, sure, but the case also does. However, the power supply must be grounded through its power plug in order to provide grounding protection.

[Amazingasian]

Man up and push in like a man. 

Gotta pull  out too. 

[desertcomputer]

Gotta pull  out too. 

Worry about that after you get in first mate. 

[CapricaBuccaneers]

It's honestly more of an aesthetic thing - people have been using motherboards in open air test benches without IO shields for years.

Anyone benchmarking different motherboards often enough will soon get tired of changing out these plates and not bother at all. You can see it in various reviews of cases too, places like Hardwarecanucks the IO plates aren't always installed because the items are review samples and they can't be arsed.

The foam padding can help with things such as vibrations from fans and pumps if the shield plate is installed - bare they're pretty flimsy and are prone to the odd rattle here and there.

[W-L]

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/534783-my-outlet-has-no-ground-any-alternatives/

 

Yeah the board is grounded via the PSU and will provide a little protection with ESD, but you really should finds a grounded outlet to use your PC on, it's highly dangerous to use no ground since it can potentially build up a dangerous electrical charge. I would recommend getting and outlet tester to check which one of your outlets is grounded:

http://www.amazon.com/Amprobe-ST-102B-Socket-Tester-GFCI/dp/B008E07HM2/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1453776865&sr=8-2

[NumLock21]

Prevent users from cutting themselves.

[boarder2k7]

Yeah but im worried about ESD.

Neither the plate nor the pad are there for ESD reasons. They're for esthetics and compliance with Part 15 of the FCC rules, the bit about

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference.

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

So it's mostly just RF shielding.