Modding screws

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  1. Splynncryth

    Splynncryth 0x665E3FF6,0x46CC,...

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    What is te standard screw size for the treaded motherboard standoffs?
     
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  2. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    m8 or something funky like that I believe
     
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    Smilodon The Antagonist

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    m8?! if that is the case you have damn good mounting of you'r mobo.. ;)

    isn'nt ist 4-40UNC (?) or if not i think it's 3mm
     
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  4. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    Ah HA!!!

    Drive mounting: 6-36ns
    Case cover: 6-32nc
    Motherboard standoff: 6-32nc
    Motherboard standoff screw: 1/8-44nf

    as per THIS SITE.
     
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  5. Smilodon

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    woops.. it was the connectors that have this screw fastening that uses 4-40... i thought they was the same... *pulls out a connector and a standoff* nope.. doesn't fit..
     
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  6. Splynncryth

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    Thanks Dad, I've added it to my modding bookmarks. I didn't want to drill a nice new shiny piece of aluminum with too big a hole :)
     
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