Actually the i/o shield is meant to act as a ground, not a support.
Not as far as the manufacturers are concerned, hence why its just a thin piece of steel.
Yeah, and you mentioned absolutely nothing about grounding. I know a few people who work for EVGA and i asked them about this same question awhile back, and its for grounding purposes and looks, not support.Did you read my whole sentence?
It's a thin piece of steel because it only needs lateral support.
"Flexing and shorting" has nothing to do with grounding the connectors.
Shorts are caused because of a ground touching a live source of power, therefore if anything providing a ground could cause shorting. A short literally means that, a shorter and easier path for electricity to flow, basically the more "lazy" electricity can be it will.
Why are certain people being so "picky" lately. When you post now you've got to go back over it and "cross the T's and dot the I's), you just can't afford to not be grammatically correct in your answer anymore otherwise you get jumped on and pulled to pieces.
Hell, if something flexes enough and a connector that has a potential above ground shorts then "bang". End of story.:good:
Honestly there is no way that quote can be interpreted as correct, again, i even asked a motherboard manufacturer(evga) about this about a year ago and was given a specific answer, to act as a ground and for visual appearance.Why are certain people being so "picky" (on the above quote) lately. When you post now you've got to go back over it and "cross the T's and dot the I's), you just can't afford to not be grammatically correct in your answer anymore otherwise you get jumped on and pulled to pieces.
Hell, if something flexes enough and a connector that has a potential above ground shorts then "bang". End of story.:good:
Its not 100% required, ive ran systems without i/o plates fine as well as ran motherboards without a case or io shield or whatnot, dont lose any sleep over it
