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Old 06-27-2003, 06:08 AM   #8 (permalink)
zeradul
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and FYI, i am gonna put the mobo on standoffs still.
Standoffs, good. You need them just to make sure the back of the mobo can breath a little.

Are you planning on using the mobo plate in back? (around USB, PS2, Serial, etc?) I assume you are, and if so, great. That panel needs one wire securly anchored to it. (I strongly suggest use of the panel)

Next I would suggest canibalizing the lower rear section of any old case, just for the frame that goes around the PCI and AGP cards. This way you have a nice mounting system, AND then you can ground ALL your cards at once... and they DO need to be grounded.

Also every CD-Rom, and HD need to be grouned, which can be accomplished with a bare wire going from drive to drive, and being pinched under normal mounting screws. But don't leave extra bare wire laying around. You don't want these wires touching anything except what I have instructed.

And finally, each of these wires either needs to directly attached to the PSu, or at least touch one of your grounding wires that is attached to the PSu.

You do not need to ground fans.

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Grounding makes sure that no charges build up. And this is very important because computers are sensitive, and are Designed to be grounded. Grounding is the 'backup' return path of electricity, and if no grounding exists, bad things can happen.
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