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  1. 07-22-2005, 12:03 AM #1
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    What's this mysterious piece of foam....

    What do these have to do with each other?
    DFI NF4 Ultra-D
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    This might make sense if you're familiar with Ultra-D mounting probs This was my solution to my roommate's (airazn23) DFI's non-standard mounting probs lol.
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  2. 07-22-2005, 09:25 PM #2
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    looks kind of getto but hey if it works it works. good job.
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  3. 07-23-2005, 10:23 AM #3
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    CLEVER! didn't know DFI had mounting problems...

    i'll be getting either a G4 or TDX... any mounting problems with those?
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  4. 07-23-2005, 10:31 AM #4
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    no mounting issues with either of those moonlight.

    and there wasnt a mounting issue with the MCW6002 either.. so not sure why he did that.
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  5. 07-23-2005, 07:32 PM #5
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    hmmm well for us the screws were way too short...they wouldn't even touch the board, much less screw into the backplate. So I looked around and I had a piece of foam around. I've read about these problems before though, so I thought it was common.
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  6. 07-23-2005, 07:34 PM #6
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    hrrrm... if the screws were too short then how would the foam help?
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  7. 07-23-2005, 08:04 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by MaxxxRacer
    hrrrm... if the screws were too short then how would the foam help?
    just what i was thinking
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    Quote Originally Posted by Absolute_0
    just what i was thinking
    Same here...
    Makes no sence...
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  9. 07-24-2005, 04:54 AM #9
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    He had longer screws laying around that were too long?

    I used a pair of nuts myself, has less give in the mount.
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  10. 07-24-2005, 10:24 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by phextwin
    He had longer screws laying around that were too long?

    I used a pair of nuts myself, has less give in the mount.
    Yep, you got it. I had some longer screws laying around.

    And yea pair of nuts would have helped. I just didn't happen to have any. heh
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  11. 07-24-2005, 11:00 PM #11
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    And yea pair of nuts would have helped.
    Not the first time its good to have a sack..... My friends got the same problem. I'll try this tommorow and see if it helps.... Good idea... How long are the longer screws you used.


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  12. 07-24-2005, 11:04 PM #12
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    why is this a good idea.. just use appropriately lengthed screws.. or if urs are too long cut them shorter.. no need for ghetto stuff like this.
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  13. 07-25-2005, 03:07 AM #13
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    That's going to give you awful contact too, it's too soft.
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    LOL take the freaking spring and washer off the screw and its long enuff. Just screw down five turns each until you cant move the block.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nettwerk
    LOL take the freaking spring and washer off the screw and its long enuff.
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    What's this mysterious piece of foam...


    is that a piece of the space shuttle?
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