> What I did on the I/O cards that passed through me was remove > the metal > locating strip, and file the cutouts which screwed onto the D plugs so > that the card sat lower onto the board sockets.
I loosened the nuts and found enough play in the metal strip to be able to slide it a couple of millimetres which was all it needed; however the remaining problem is the card doesn't sit close enough to the slots in the back panel to be able to screw it down without pulling on it to line it up with the screw hole. When I do that I can see the tension lifting the mainboard. That is probably because the stand-off at the far end of the mainboard isn't high enough. For the time being I've left the card unscrewed so it can find its own position. It is clamped in place by the overlapping head of the screw holding the blank plate covering the slot below. It's all back in the case now and was running lastnight for a couple of hours without problems. I'll have to make sure I'm very careful when I try connecting a printer to the parallel port! Ian. > -----Original Message----- > From: tony > Sent: 13 March 2002 19:32 > To: ql-users > Cc: tony > Subject: Re: [ql-users] Is there a Qdoctor in the house? > > > On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 at 17:33:41, wrote: > (ref: <H0000b5f122b6a33.1016040819.ln4p1327.ldn.swissbank.com@MHS>) > > >> >Looks like a new box might be the solution. > >> It is more likely to be the height of the case stand-offs. > >> I found that this need to be very carefully set, otherwise > >> the I/O card > >> is not making proper contact with the socket. > >> > >I think you are definitely right about that. As the card is > screwed to > >the back panel it pulls along the top edge which will try to lift the > >furthest end out of the socket. > >The stand-offs supporting the rear (keyboard socket) edge of the > >mainboard are both brass threaded things, whereas the one at the > >opposite end is just a nylon spacer that clips into the hole in the > >mainboard and is suspended in a keyhole shaped slot in the case side > >panel (it's a tower case). > >When I reassemble it all tonight I'll see if I can make some > >adjustments. > What I did on the I/O cards that passed through me was remove > the metal > locating strip, and file the cutouts which screwed onto the D plugs so > that the card sat lower onto the board sockets. > > -- > QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 > tony@<surname>,demon.co.uk http://www.firshman.demon.co.uk > Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 > TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG > Visit our website at http://www.ubswarburg.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes and should not be construed as a solicitation or offer to buy or sell any securities or related financial instruments.
