Is it possible to use Scissors to cut an I/O plate?

I've got a spare Asrock plate and I might be picking up a P5Q Pro with no backplate.

If scissors won't work I might be able to use a wire cutter... or maybe a box cutter? Thanks.

Scissors probably wouldn't work, but a pair of tin snips might.

i dont see the point. i run a lot of motherboards with no I/O plate.. i think a chopped up I/O plate looks more ghetto than no I/O plate

The scissors won't cut it. I'm with smokie though. I've never installed a backplate in any of my machines.

Second on tin snips. It wont be pretty though

I have a pair of heavy bladed scissors that I have used to cut thin sheets of metal like the I/O plate. Just don't expect the blade to be as sharp as before the abuse.

I have also used aluminum tape to make my own I/O plates too... matter of fact my girlfriends living room PC still uses it! It is nice because it sticks to the case, and a sharp exacto is all that is needed to cut the appropriate holes; creasing the foil helps in "measuring" the cuts.

Post some pics if you do the mod.

bryan d

smokie mcpott said:

i dont see the point. i run a lot of motherboards with no I/O plate.. i think a chopped up I/O plate looks more ghetto than no I/O plate

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I second that.

Box cutter would work though.