The excessive number of screws on your motherboard might be linked to frequent power interruptions.
The excessive number of screws on your motherboard might be linked to frequent power interruptions.
I've already shared a strange issue a few days back. It hasn't been fixed yet. I considered it—previously, I used some thermal paste and accidentally lost two screws that held the motherboard to the case. Now the case is secured only by two screws. Could this cause random shutdowns? For example, vibrations from the CPU cooler or GPU fan might shift the motherboard and trigger a short circuit? I'm just thinking out loud, and any advice would be appreciated.
It seems like your mATX setup relies on just two screws for the GPU and everything else. That’s unusual—most boards have more mounting points. It’s not a common practice, but it could be risky if something goes wrong.
I thought a lot about it, but I don’t have any screws that match.
Losing just a couple of screws shouldn't be causing the problems you discussed earlier, especially if the board stays securely fastened. That issue was mentioned in another post as related to hardware/driver problems involving windows ntoskrnl.exe. Getting replacement screws would help ensure everything stays tightly in place. Missing them isn't a major concern.