Posted January 26, 2016 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? | CPU: Core i7-4790K | Motherboard: MSI Gaming Z97 GAMING 5 LGA 1150 | CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 || GPU: Single 8GB EVGA GTX 1070 FTW | RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR3 1600 MHz | Case: Corsair 330R Titanium Edition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2016 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. i5-4690k@4.5GHz || MSI GTX 970 || MSI z97 Gaming 5 || NZXT Kraken x61 || WD Black 1TB || Crucial MX100 || 8GB Corsair Vengeance Pro || Corsair RM750 || NZXT H440 || Corsair k70 RGB mx browns || Acer H236HL || ViewSonic VX2255wm-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2016 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. "It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brain falls out." - Carl Sagan. "I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you" - Edward I. Koch "I didn't die! I performed a tactical reset!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2016 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. Updated Modding FAQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 26, 2016 To make inserting your motherboard nearly impossible. The padding make it impossible? Magical Pineapples