Struggling with installing mobo into case

[jasonditz]

So the MSI Z490 MPG Gaming Edge Wifi is a first for me... all my past ATX mobos had external IO shields, and I found that made it very easy to line them up in the case. Are there tricks for seating properly?

 

Also also (and yes, this is dumb) I had what I thought was sort of lined everything up and tried to screw in some screws. OFC it was wrong, so I tried to move it, and even though I swear I didn't screw them all the way in yet, two screws managed to get stuck in the case standoffs, and came out of the case. I'm guessing that's going to be a pain to separate to get things restarted, though if I can line things up right maybe I can just push them back into the holes they came out of?

[whispous]

1 hour ago, jasonditz said:

two screws managed to get stuck in the case standoffs, and came out of the case. I'm guessing that's going to be a pain to separate to get things restarted, though if I can line things up right maybe I can just push them back into the holes they came out of?

Grab the standoff firmly with some pliers, and unscrew the other side with the screwdriver as normal

[jasonditz]

Pliers worked. I'm questioning whether I should replace the standoffs, because these feel very cheap.