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Safety areas around screw holes on motherboards

Safety areas around screw holes on motherboards

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Texas1047
Posting Freak
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08-03-2020, 03:40 AM
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Checking the Strix B550-A board revealed white printed circles around each screw hole on the motherboard, extending slightly beyond the metal contacts. This design likely prevents any PCB traces in that area for safety purposes.
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Texas1047
08-03-2020, 03:40 AM #1

Checking the Strix B550-A board revealed white printed circles around each screw hole on the motherboard, extending slightly beyond the metal contacts. This design likely prevents any PCB traces in that area for safety purposes.

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Reepety
Senior Member
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08-08-2020, 11:39 PM
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In short, if you accidentally touch the board with a stand-off, there are no traces or voltage planes that could cause a short. It will simply be grounded in that spot.
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Reepety
08-08-2020, 11:39 PM #2

In short, if you accidentally touch the board with a stand-off, there are no traces or voltage planes that could cause a short. It will simply be grounded in that spot.