Going nuts with this Vipercase: HELP!

ViperGTS19801 · 09-10-2005, 04:08 PM

I am transplanting the guts of my Compaq (AMD Sempron 2.2, GeForce 5500, 2GB RAM) into a brand new Viper ATX case. It didn't fire up at all at first, so I cut it back to a PS, mobo, and power switch. I hit the switch and it powered on, but I didn't have the mobo screwed into the case, it was just resting in it's place.

Where can I get rubber spacers for the mobo? I think that's what it needs.

skidude · 09-10-2005, 04:33 PM

You CANNOT have your motherboard touching you case. ABSOLUTELY NOT. That will cause you PC not to turn on. I know what you are talking about with the rubber spacers but I do not know where to get them.

**dragon2309** · 09-10-2005, 04:40 PM

searching around www.ebuyer.com and www.dabs.com proved non-fruitful, sorry, ebay is a waste fo time aswell

**Lax** · 09-10-2005, 05:49 PM

Seemed fruitful to me http://cgi.ebay.com/HARDDRIVE-PC-COM...QQcmdZViewItem

Or if you want to waste money http://cgi.ebay.com/40-COMPUTER-PC-J...QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-Pack-Motherbo...QQcmdZViewItem

Seems ebay wasn't as useless as you thought. At any rate I would look on pricewatch, they usually have a list for EVERYTHING computer related somewhere.

Ku-sama · 09-10-2005, 05:59 PM

use cut sections of rubberbands to cover the little nut that the mobo screws into so the rubber is inbetween the nut and your mobo, doing this makes it so you lose your grounding to your case though.. make sure you have the little nut spacers or else you risk frying your mobo if the mobo touches the mobo plate....

**dragon2309** · 09-10-2005, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Seemed fruitful to me http://cgi.ebay.com/HARDDRIVE-PC-CO...1QQcmdZViewItem

Or if you want to waste money http://cgi.ebay.com/40-COMPUTER-PC-...1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/50-Pack-Motherb...1QQcmdZViewItem

Seems ebay wasn't as useless as you thought. At any rate I would look on pricewatch, they usually have a list for EVERYTHING computer related somewhere.

Ah man, i looked everywhere for those, damn.

sho95 · 09-10-2005, 09:43 PM

Just go to your local computer repair shop most have them and if the person is nice they just will give them to you. Also FRY"S carries them.

ViperGTS19801 · 09-11-2005, 10:29 PM

Everyone makes n00bz mistakes sometimes, and I made a big one last night.

The case came with spacers. However, what did I do? I tried to mount the mobo directly to the case frame. Ugh.

I put the spacers in (I missed them, I wasn't looking) and hit the power button...and I am typing this post from it as we speak.

09-10-2005, 04:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
ViperGTS19801 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 22 Posts: 87	Going nuts with this Vipercase: HELP! I am transplanting the guts of my Compaq (AMD Sempron 2.2, GeForce 5500, 2GB RAM) into a brand new Viper ATX case. It didn't fire up at all at first, so I cut it back to a PS, mobo, and power switch. I hit the switch and it powered on, but I didn't have the mobo screwed into the case, it was just resting in it's place. Where can I get rubber spacers for the mobo? I think that's what it needs.

09-10-2005, 04:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
skidude Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orono, Maine Age: 19 Posts: 4,896	You CANNOT have your motherboard touching you case. ABSOLUTELY NOT. That will cause you PC not to turn on. I know what you are talking about with the rubber spacers but I do not know where to get them. __________________ Desktop / Laptop CPU- AMD Athlon X2 6000+ 3.0 GHz / Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.8 GHz Video- ATI X1900XTX / 2x 8800M GTX SLI Memory- 2 GB A-Data DDR2800 / 4GB DDR2800 Hard Drives- 3x 160GB 7200RPM / 2x 320GB 5400RPM (RAID 0) Mobo- Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 Socket AM2 Motherboard / Sager NP9262 "In These Lowly Halls / No Moon Will Beam, No Sun Will Shine / In These Narrow Rooms / No Tears Are Seen, No Laughter Heard" --- Insomnium ---

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09-10-2005, 05:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,278	Seemed fruitful to me http://cgi.ebay.com/HARDDRIVE-PC-COM...QQcmdZViewItem Or if you want to waste money http://cgi.ebay.com/40-COMPUTER-PC-J...QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/50-Pack-Motherbo...QQcmdZViewItem Seems ebay wasn't as useless as you thought. At any rate I would look on pricewatch, they usually have a list for EVERYTHING computer related somewhere. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future. Last edited by Lax; 09-10-2005 at 05:52 PM.

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09-10-2005, 05:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	use cut sections of rubberbands to cover the little nut that the mobo screws into so the rubber is inbetween the nut and your mobo, doing this makes it so you lose your grounding to your case though.. make sure you have the little nut spacers or else you risk frying your mobo if the mobo touches the mobo plate....

09-10-2005, 09:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
sho95 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 400	Just go to your local computer repair shop most have them and if the person is nice they just will give them to you. Also FRY"S carries them.

09-11-2005, 10:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
ViperGTS19801 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 22 Posts: 87	Everyone makes n00bz mistakes sometimes, and I made a big one last night. The case came with spacers. However, what did I do? I tried to mount the mobo directly to the case frame. Ugh. I put the spacers in (I missed them, I wasn't looking) and hit the power button...and I am typing this post from it as we speak.