[mythtv-users] OT: Hardware question...

[Robert Denier]

Try other cards and see if they fit.  Look at everything to see if 
somehow something is wrong.  Are you sure its fully seated?  At last 
resort you could possibly pick up an appropriate washer to go between 
the hold down tab and case.  You could then get a longer screw.  That 
way you could hold the card in an almost normal fashion..  You really 
shouldn't need to be doing this though..  Did you put the motherboard in 
with the mounting hardware provided with the case?  I have had good luck 
with antec cases, but well I haven't bought any lately.  (The last 2 
computers I bought were shuttle cubes.)  I would avoid changing how the 
motherboard is mounted unless you have reason to suspect it is wrong.



Andrew Close wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>this is slightly off-topic, but it concerns the MythBox i'm putting together. :)
>i finally recieved all my hardware and have assembled it.  however, my
>PVR-250 doesn't seat completely in the motherboard 'AND' anchor to the
>case.  if i seat the card all the way then there is about 1/4 inch
>between the case and where the card would screw into the case.
>
>my question is: should i just leave the card held only by the PCI
>riser?  or should i unscrew the motherboard and shim it so that the
>PCI card can be fully seated AND screwed into the case?  my only
>concern with the second option is that when the motherboard heats up
>it could be damaged from being warped...
>
>any suggestions?  
>
>by the way, the case is the Cooler Master Black MicroATX 5-Bay DeskTop
>Case, Model "ATC-620C-BX1"
>(http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-119-024&depa=1)
>very sharp!
>my motherboard is the ChainTech 7NIF2 (micro-ATX).
>the motherboard seems to fit in the case just fine...
>
>thanks,
>andy
>
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