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Old 02-05-08, 09:40 PM   #25
tonschk
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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins
Motherboards no longer (and haven't for a couple of years) need washers, as they actually use the screws and brass standoffs for ground. That's why you see bare metal where the screw seats. Putting washers in there risks a bad ground and a fried board. Be very careful about advice.
Yes ,I know ,around each of the holes of the Motherboard where the head of the screws seats is a small bare metallic area to touch the metal of the screw and ground the motherboard ,I saw that in a book ,I think is correct
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