What do you think ? Is it safe to run a motherboard on a wooden desk with nothing between the mobo and the desk ? I have two mobos here, but no case and no switches, nothing ... so whats your opinion ?
If the motherboard is like most and has an area around the screw-holes that is safe (i.e. you don't need washers to screw it into the case) then put screws in the holes upside-down and with the extra clearance that grants you, you could lay it on a metal workbench if you wanted Oh, and be careful of anti-static bags, they usually have a silvered layer on the outside so if you're gonna lay a running mobo on one, turn it inside-out first.
I've had mobos running on everything from plastic, to carpet (just dont move it a lot). It'll be fine mate.
man i ran it on carpet once, but that was just to make sure everything works before i put it neatly into the case. i think anywhere can be safe for a short period of time
it should be fine, but I would stick an antistatic bag underneath the motherboard if you have one just to be safe