Jake K Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I have a simple question about this case. The case arrived with the 9 motherboard standoffs pre-installed in position to mount an ATX motherboard. One of these standoffs, the one in the very center, is not like the others. This center standoff does not have a threaded hole for a screw in it. In fact, this center standoff has a solid post on the top of it. Maybe a quarter inch high give or take. It appears this post would stick up through the motherboard when it is installed. What this is about? I have not seen this before. I can only imagine so far that it is intended to aid in the mobo installation, to center the board while the other 8 screws are installed. But that's just my imagination. There is an extra, normal standoff included in the hardware kit if I needed it, I'm just baffled by the strange standoff with a post on it. I will be installing a Micro-ATX motherboard in this case so I will be rearranging the standoffs anyway. I just hope I can find the proper case-holes to align with the needs of my motherboard. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik1254 Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Yup exactly that, it's to align the motherboard (it should be the middle standoff) and will fit all motherboard sizes so doesn't need to be removed. I never knew it wasn't threaded though :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake K Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 I have not removed that center standoff or examined it closely, perhaps that "post" is removable from the standoff? I'll find out soon enough. I just got the mobo the other day. It's my first micro-ATX but according to the manual it uses only 6 standoffs (instead of 9), none of which appear to correspond to the center-standoff of the ATX mounting holes but I could be wrong. It's still in the package but maybe it, too, has a hole that corresponds to that center post. Thanks for the reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Dustin Posted December 7, 2015 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 7, 2015 It should correspond to that center post, that post is common across all ATX standards. It's designed for alignment and doesn't need to be screwed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake K Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Installed the motherboard today (ASUS Z170M-Plus, micro-ATX). This mobo uses only six screws so I dispensed with that "alignment" standoff, moved up two of the lower standoffs, and removed the unused standoffs. The needed six screws lined up perfectly. The micro-ATX mobo looks great in the Carbide 100R case and allows for plenty of room to work. First time I've built with a micro-ATX mobo and I'm very happy with this choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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