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That, is not normal.
I'm assuming whoever built the computer was so scared of shorting the motherboard, they that thought placing masking tape on the standoffs would help.

But that is NOT required, unless it's a standoff that is irremovable and isn't standard ATX, meaning it would short the motherboard by touching the back of it. (And even there I would sooner cut it off entirely)

But in general, if the standoffs are aligned with the screw holes on the motherboard, there will be no problem.

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That, is not normal.
I'm assuming whoever built the computer was so scared of shorting the motherboard, they that thought placing masking tape on the standoffs would help.

But that is NOT required, unless it's a standoff that is irremovable and isn't standard ATX, meaning it would short the motherboard by touching the back of it. (And even there I would sooner cut it off entirely)

But in general, if the standoffs are aligned with the screw holes on the motherboard, there will be no problem.

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