Missing stand offs??

[Duke{CLR}]

I'm installing a MB and there are no holes for stand offs for the two front corners of the MB. I installed a gigabyte MB years ago with one missing and I had no issues will two be OK?

In this pic I circled the ones with standoffs Green and the missing ones red.

[Dead...Again]

Should be OK as long as you:
1. Use all of the holes you have
2. Don't leave any unused standoffs, especially if they are metal.

[K PhaNTOM]

The point of stand offs are just for it to make contact with the back-plate for, 1. Heat or 2. shorting out. As long as it is not touching the back plate, you are good.

[Apache Warrior]

What does the manual say? It should tell you how many standoffs you are supposed to use along with a diagram pointing them out.
Apache
I just built my mother a new computer for Christmas and the MSI board only used 6 standoffs.
Apache

[Duke{CLR}]

I went with the green ones, I couldn't find anything in the manual but I googled and it seems to be a common occurrence. The reviews on this board had said that it was an unusual size so maybe that is the reason. So far it has posted and Windows is loading.

[SighKoPath]

Aye... a couple missing standoffs is no big deal. Just be careful when installing your RAM modules and any other components in that section of the board. Since the standoffs aren't there, it may flex too much and crack if you apply too much force.

[{CLR} Cobalt]

What's a standoff.

[goldenfooler]

What's a standoff.

2 people in tanks

[Apache Warrior]

Unless one is Rand.
Apache

[DougBob]

It'll be fine. Like the guys said just make sure there is no weight or pressure put against the ledge.

[WalkinTarget]

Save yourself some stress on the board where those missing standoffs are by inserting your RAM into the board before you mount it in the case. Otherwise, nothing else that gets plugged in on the front of the board will demand much downward force on the board itself.

[Duke{CLR}]

Save yourself some stress on the board where those missing standoffs are by inserting your RAM into the board before you mount it in the case.

This is what I ended up doing so the only other thing that put pressure on the back was the main power connector and I was real careful with it.

That Asrock board was pretty sweet for the price, being able to use the mouse in the bios was a nice treat.

[drunken_chef]

if you are worried about the lack of stand offs in the future. get a couple of adhesive backed rubber feet of the right size. then stick them on the motherboard tray so they are just inside the edge of the MoBo. the hard rubber will prevent the phenolic board from flexing and are non-conductive. this was quite common back in the AT spec days. many cases came with bumpers or nylon standoff that fit through the holes on the MoBo.