The thick foam padding is there to ensure the anti-static foil touches the IO connectors on the back of the motherboard to ground it. Yeah it is frustrating to get the motherboard to line up with the standoffs but I only had to apply minimal force to get mine to line up in a Thermaltake Spedo. The Thermaltake Shark with it's removeable tray however was a bit of a headache.
@Russ88765 Yes you do have to remove the motherboard from the tray I'm afraid. However the Q shield snaps in pretty easy. You just press it in a notch at a time and it fits. Quite tightly I might add. The Crosshair IV Extreme I have was easy to install.
Anti Static? What are you talking about? The regular IO shield is probably offering a better protection from static and EMI than the asus shield. Because it has these pins that improve electric contact between the shield and the io ports.
@insaneAnimeLover Perhaps you don't see the silver foil like material in this video? Yeah, it does protect from EMI. It has the same contact surface as a regular IO Shield.
I hate the new I\O Q-shield padding its too thick i have to force align the screw holes on the case with the motherboard which forces my I\O shield plate outwards. what was Asus thinking
I'm trying to install an ASUS motherboard with the Q-shield into a Cooler Master HAF 922 case right now, and it's downright frustrating. I have to apply a HUGE amount of force to get the motherboard to line up with the brass standoffs, because the Q-shield padding is way too thick. I ran a Google search, and this is a common problem. ASUS, please fix your design!
The thick foam padding is there to ensure the anti-static foil touches the IO connectors on the back of the motherboard to ground it. Yeah it is frustrating to get the motherboard to line up with the standoffs but I only had to apply minimal force to get mine to line up in a Thermaltake Spedo. The Thermaltake Shark with it's removeable tray however was a bit of a headache.
lordfirefox 5 months ago
@Russ88765 Yes you do have to remove the motherboard from the tray I'm afraid. However the Q shield snaps in pretty easy. You just press it in a notch at a time and it fits. Quite tightly I might add. The Crosshair IV Extreme I have was easy to install.
lordfirefox 5 months ago
Anti Static? What are you talking about? The regular IO shield is probably offering a better protection from static and EMI than the asus shield. Because it has these pins that improve electric contact between the shield and the io ports.
insaneAnimeLover 7 months ago
@insaneAnimeLover Perhaps you don't see the silver foil like material in this video? Yeah, it does protect from EMI. It has the same contact surface as a regular IO Shield.
lordfirefox 5 months ago
I hate the new I\O Q-shield padding its too thick i have to force align the screw holes on the case with the motherboard which forces my I\O shield plate outwards. what was Asus thinking
chippie86 1 year ago 3
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IM SO FUCKING PISSED OFF AT THAT FOAM SHIT!!!!
bubinasuit 1 year ago 3
I'm also having issues with the foam.. kinda thinking of removing the foam?
DJSynyster 1 year ago
that foam padding is giving me issues. I feel like I'm having to use way too much force to align the Mobo.
This doesn't seem right, I wonder if it's worth it to just leave the q-shield off, or tear the padding off the shield?
hokieneer17 1 year ago
I'm trying to install an ASUS motherboard with the Q-shield into a Cooler Master HAF 922 case right now, and it's downright frustrating. I have to apply a HUGE amount of force to get the motherboard to line up with the brass standoffs, because the Q-shield padding is way too thick. I ran a Google search, and this is a common problem. ASUS, please fix your design!
ElJulioso 1 year ago
@ElJulioso
yea the foam is too thick, I had the same problem with the asus p6t se with a fractal design r2 case.
what were they thinking when they designed this thing?!
funkyguyxxx 1 year ago