[Ras]

Hi

Ive got a task 300w atx case and ive tried 2 mobos in it and niether will boot but both work when placed outside of case so it must be shorting somewhere but i cant see were anyone any ideas ahhhhhhhhhhh.

Ras

[Hoot]

What usually happens is one or more of the little metal standoffs is touching a trace on the bottom of your motherboard that is associated with one of the voltages or a critical signal. The easiest solution is to place a non-conductive washer on each standoff that electrically isolates it from the motherboard. Most decent cases have these washers in the bag of hardware that comes with them. Also, check to make sure you only have standoffs installed where they are needed. There typically are more standoff mounting holes on a case than there are holes in a particular motherboard.

Hoot

[windyridge]

i had the problem also and put some plastic washers between the post and the mobo and it now works fine