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Alfie · 05-03-2002, 07:27 AM

bonzai,
The metal studs are aligned with specific holes in the motherboard,these act as grounding posts for the motherboard.
A motherboard will short when the circuit connections(solder points,etc.) make contact with the case.
The standoffs serve the purpose of keeping the motherboards circuitry from making contact with the case.

05-03-2002, 07:27 AM	#50
Alfie Member (13 bit) Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 4,956	bonzai, The metal studs are aligned with specific holes in the motherboard,these act as grounding posts for the motherboard. A motherboard will short when the circuit connections(solder points,etc.) make contact with the case. The standoffs serve the purpose of keeping the motherboards circuitry from making contact with the case.