picmanic Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 You'll have to forgive my ignorance on this. Been a few years since I last built a PC. It's just that I don't recall a motherboard 'alignment mounting bolt' in my last PC case. Useful for aligning board but now have questions... New build is in progress with the Asus Prime Z370-A (socket 1151) ATX motherboard in the Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition. With the 'bolt' using the centre motherboard hole I cannot obviously use all 9 screws as m/b manual recommends. Is the 'bolt' (like an upturned screw) okay to leave protruding bare through centre of board? Was there another type of stand-off I should have applied to this bolt before securing board in case? Will this part of board be supported enough when I install components to the board? Probably stupid questions to ask but like I said been a while since I last installed a board. I guess I'm just checking I haven't missed something and seeing it is the case which is raising doubts... Any help/reassurance appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employees Corsair StormShadow Posted May 6, 2018 Corsair Employees Share Posted May 6, 2018 You'll have to forgive my ignorance on this. Been a few years since I last built a PC. It's just that I don't recall a motherboard 'alignment mounting bolt' in my last PC case. Useful for aligning board but now have questions... New build is in progress with the Asus Prime Z370-A (socket 1151) ATX motherboard in the Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition. With the 'bolt' using the centre motherboard hole I cannot obviously use all 9 screws as m/b manual recommends. Is the 'bolt' (like an upturned screw) okay to leave protruding bare through centre of board? Was there another type of stand-off I should have applied to this bolt before securing board in case? Will this part of board be supported enough when I install components to the board? Probably stupid questions to ask but like I said been a while since I last installed a board. I guess I'm just checking I haven't missed something and seeing it is the case which is raising doubts... Any help/reassurance appreciated. Thanks No worries, when it comes to expensive components, there’s no such thing as stupid question! The screw you’re describing is just a ‘place holder’ there’s no “cap” or anything to attach to it. Happy building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picmanic Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Thank you, that's good to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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