Motherboard washers.

[Seal]

With new mobo's you get these little rubber/card like washers, where do these go? Beneath the screw but above the motherboard? Also what do they actually do? i never actually use them but am getting my new bits today :)

Thx
Seal

[pauldriver]

Some motherboards do not have groundplanes (the silver rings) around the screw holes, the paper washers protect the board from the screws, and insulate aginst possible shorts.

[Seal]

so if theres a silver ring should i use a rubber washer?

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by seal
so if theres a silver ring should i use a rubber washer?

No, if there ISN'T a ring, you should use a washer. If there IS a ring, you WANT the screw to touch it, so the motherboard is grounded. =)