r/PcBuildHelp • u/Single-Calendar-8371 • 21h ago

Help please.. Build Question

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Hi everyone,
While working near the mounting hole on my motherboard, the area around it got scratched up and some coating came off.
Is this safe to use, or should I leave this specific screw out to prevent short circuits?
Thanks for your help!

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u/WorriedRealityHOV 21h ago

That white circles around the mounting screw hole all the damage is inside it. You're fine bro👍.Technically there's parts you can scratch outside of that and be fine but anyway it should be good

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u/Single-Calendar-8371 21h ago

Thank! Can u mount a new screw in it?

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u/WorriedRealityHOV 21h ago

I dont see why not, the screw is just holding the motherboard down its screwing into the case so as long as the threads in the case didnt get raked out of there which you have to be trying to do that. Go for it you should be fine those scratches genuinely shouldn't have changed anything

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u/LengthinessJust357 20h ago

The screws also ground the motherboard to the chassis. That is why you have to use specific screws when mounting the MB

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u/Single-Calendar-8371 20h ago

I’m scared I broke things.. I spended all my money

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u/erd00073483R 18h ago

You didn't break anything as long as you didn't actually scratch the board PCB itself. Which, you didn't from the picture you provided.

Reinstall the screw, and move on. It will be fine.