Standouts
Sometimes referred to as a standoff, a standout is a small metal or plastic screw that attaches to
a computer case and holds the motherboard to the case. In the picture to the
right, is an example of a standout. In this picture, the left standout has a screw inserted into the hole to help demonstrate how it works.
The motherboard would be placed between the standout and the screw.
Inserting a standout
First, screw the standout into your computer chassis, once all standouts are inserted lay the motherboard on the standouts, and then insert the screw through the motherboard screw hole into the standout to to hold it in place.
In
the second picture to the right, is an example of what a screw hole
aka mounting hole
would look like on the corner of a motherboard. Each motherboard has several holes to help hold the motherboard securely
in place.
Often the screw holes can be easily identified because they'll have metal
surrounding each hole.
Also see: Motherboard, Screw, Case