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To: Len who wrote (2228)	9/1/1998 1:21:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Respond to of 14778

Building your own Nice post LEN. A couple of comments from my own experience. All documentation is not the same. ABIT has the best IMO. Some mobo's have very minimal instructions. I would not buy a mobo if I could not first download and read the manual. I had to make a couple of trips to a computer store to buy cables. I needed an extension to a power cable ( 99 cents) and a longer floppy cable. Minor issues if they are available locally but a significant issue if not. Zeuspaul

To: Len who wrote (2228)	9/1/1998 1:47:00 AM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 14778

"If not, the fan will have instructions. It's a breeze." pun intended, right? <GG>

To: Len who wrote (2228)	9/1/1998 1:26:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

>> There are a couple of brass ones that you screw through the mobo into, and there are a handful of nylon spaces that give the mobo support at the corners and a couple of other points more in the middle of the mobo. << Are the brass studs used to ground the motherboard? I have seen one source say the brass studs are used to ground the motherboard and you should use more than one brass stud to ensure good grounding. However, on the first pre-assembled computer I bought insulated washers were used with the brass stud to keep the brass stud from touching the motherboard. What do the motherboard makers recommend?