Question about mobo standoffs?

[SirWalnut]

Hi guys, I have a quick question.   I got my pc to post perfectly when sitting on a cardboard box, but when installed in a case, it wont post, even though fans light up and spin.  I wounder if I am using the wrong screws for the mobo standoffs.   The screws that came with my case seem very small, and they work to hold down the mobo perfectly, but the screws do not touch the little metal dots that are around the holes, which indicate where to put the standoffs.  Do these need dots need to be touching the screws in order to be grounded?

 

Thanks guys!  

 

you can see the dots im talking about in this pic. 

[Tmh85]

I think that the screws have nothing to do with it, Reset CMOS

[helping]

Check the screws that came with the board and the case? They should be somewhat flat around the edges of them to make a little bit of contact. 

[orangecat]

Make sure none of the standoffs are shorting out the baord.

[Harvey]

I fixed a friends PC that would not post when in a case. The I/O plate was a little screwed up and had prongs on the back that had become lodged in a port. After fixing this it worked fine.

[brettfog]

Sounds like a short maybe a standoff in a spot where it doesn't need to be. Pull ram and reseat it. All I got right now kesha is playing on the radio in the other room and it is killing any thought I might try to manufacture

[LogicalDrm]

If you are unsure about standoffs, better check those out. New cases have marks (numbers) along with holes and case manual should tell which holes correspond to which mobo form factor. Line your mobo on top of case and see which holes it uses. My old mobo uses only 6 of them but new uses all 9. After you have all needed standoffs tighten you should lay mobo on them and screw corners first to get it in place.

 

Here's what I use for mobo.

[SirWalnut]

Hi guys.  Thanks for the advice.  I tried all of it and still no post.  any other ideas?

[N7_Zer0]

There's a short somewhere, make sure nothing on the back of the mobo is touching anything. Try running without the backplate.

[brettfog]

does it still post outside of your case?

[LogicalDrm]

Did you have all parts connected outside case and add some after installing inside case? And does it start at all or spin fans but no picture?

[asusfan]

I would check it out of the case again and look carefully, it could have damaged the tracers or something when installing it.

 

check the case screws or m/board for the correct screws, they should be labeled and try the screws first and make sure there is no play in the thread and also its not too tight and cross threading.

 

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