On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 01:25:11 -0600, spamyomama@ISP.com
wrote:

>I destroyed a motherboard when installing memory because I had to push
>so hard to get it in, the MB contacted the metal case. When I powered
>it up, BANG.
>


PCChips used to make a few boards that were like that, the
solution was to put a magazine edge behind the board, or a
pencil... the first time. After noticing that problem, the
final fix was to put rubber adhesive stick-on "feet" behind
the board on the motherboard tray, which is something I
sometimes still do just to help when boards stick out past
the mounting studs and have sockets in the area that might
flex the board if cables were plugged in.