Do you need to put washers?

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

At college they make us put a red washer between the MOBO and the screw. Do you need to do this? I don't recall doing it on my MOO at home, does it damage it?

[Hans Christian | Teri]

At college they make us put a red washer between the MOBO and the screw. Do you need to do this? I don't recall doing it on my MOO at home, does it damage it?

I use black plastic washers because I think it looks awesome, there's no need for it though.

[TheKDub]

Nope, not needed at all.

[Litargirio]

No you don't.

[imthewalrus]

You don't, but if you are using an electric tool, such as an electric screw driver, to do maintenance on a server environment, it is always recommended so that you don't scratch the PCB. 

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Nope, not needed at all.

 

No you don't.

 

 

I use black plastic washers because I think it looks awesome, there's no need for it though.

 

But what are they for then?

[W-L]

At college they make us put a red washer between the MOBO and the screw. Do you need to do this? I don't recall doing it on my MOO at home, does it damage it?

 

Most modern motherboards theses days have extra solder dots placed around the hole for this specific purpose to provide more wear. Older motherboards that didn't have anything used some of those red washer just to ensure so it doesn't bite into the PCB as much:

[GrimNeo]

What college?

[Hans Christian | Teri]

But what are they for then?

 

Today they are pretty much only used by people who learned to build PC's in the 80's and by people who are obsessed with looks.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Today they are pretty much only used by people who learned to build PC's in the 80's and by people who are obsessed with looks.

 

Alright.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

What college?

 

Well it's some kind of shcool in Quebec, it's called Centre Competence Outaouais.

[LancerBG]

Unless it causes a spacing issue using washers is never a bad thing. 

[ItzEtho]

Nope, not needed.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

Unless it causes a spacing issue using washers is never a bad thing. 

 

Well one could argue it is money that you don't have to spend.

[LancerBG]

Well one could argue it is money that you don't have to spend.

 

 

If the dollar it costs to get a ton of washers is an issue then washers are the least of your worries. 

[Hans Christian | Teri]

If the dollar it costs to get a ton of washers is an issue then washers are the least of your worries. 

 

Hey, I was just trying to come up with a "bad".

[Prysin]

You don't, but if you are using an electric tool, such as an electric screw driver, to do maintenance on a server environment, it is always recommended so that you don't scratch the PCB. 

Any decent electric screw driver has a torx setting. Just turn the torx down low enough that you can easily, without force, hold back the electric screw driver, then manually do the last few turns