Cheap case. I used one of those on my son's computer.
I don't like the dimples.
Use the plastic posts where they'll be the most effective.
Dimples are wider than brass standoffs and have more threat of
contacting soldered leads on the back of the MB.
Screw down into all the dimples that line up with the mounting holes of the MB.
Those dimples that line up with leads on the back of the MB, plug 'em AND
tape 'em. The dimples you don't have plugs for, just tape 'em.
Pay particular attention to mechanically supporting the MB around where
you'll be plugging RAM and PCI cards as these will flex the board and, without
the plugs, could push the leads near the slots thru the electrical tape.
I would group the plugs near the PCI slots if possible, depending on your
MB mounting holes and dimple configuration.
If there are MB mounting holes that don't line up on anything... dig around
an old system or a friends house and come up with the older plastic MB mounts.
You can quite often cut them down to still support the board even when there
are no mounting slots for them in the case.
I've even used small diagonal cutters to cut off the extra length of some soldered
leads on the back of the MB when they were in "questionable" areas.
You get the idea. If you have leads on the MB that will contact the tape over the
dimple, and you have no more plugs.... it's a accident waiting to happen.
Cruise the hardware store's nylon crap. You'll find something you can adapt.
Find thin hard plastic you can cover the dimple with using velcro or double
sided tape around the dimple. OR find some nylon rod you can cut short and
heat a screwdriver to make a plug "head" on one end of it.
In any case<g> don't set it up with the soldered leads contacting the tape over
the dimple else you'll end up posting in here from a friend's computer....
If it makes you feel better, but the soldered leads short and file them (gently!).
You still don't want needle pointed leads digging into plastic or tape.
If you don't want to go to the hardware store, you can probably get by with what
you find around the house. I bought a peach pie at the grocery store last night.
The front of the packaged pie is that thin hard clear plastic. Perfect material.
You don't have to live with what the case guys gave you.
no... you can't have my pie.....
I have ordered a case and it arrived with dimples - raised posts in
the motherboard tray. I have only built three systems in the past and
never had a case come with the dimples. All of the others had the
brass screw in standoffs.
I assume I screw the board directly to the dimples (they take the
place of the brass standoffs): Correct? Then I was wondering what the
proper way to shield the unused dimples from coming in contact with my
motherboard? My case came with 3 or 4 little plastic plugs that seem
to be for that purpose. What if I don't have enough of the plastic
plugs to fill all unused dimples? Is black electrical type
sufficient?
In your opinion is the design of dimples better or worse than the
screw in brass standoffs?
Thanks in advance...
Theodat
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they are out their good cheap cases.