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Thread ID: 61749	2005-09-15 09:35:00	Swapping motherboards - help!	Boxed (8890)	Press F1

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388536	2005-09-15 09:35:00	Hi, I have a Dell Dimension, and I want to transfer the contents of its slimline case into a new case. I've already got a new case (Thermaltake VM2000) and an internal LG DVD writer (the Dell only has a CD writer). After removing the Dell motherboard, I found that I could not fix it into place in the new case due to the absence of holes in the motherboard. I am now considering buying a compatible motherboard which contains pre-drilled holes thus allowing me to fix it into the new case. My question is, which motherboards can you recommend? - the existing on is 22 months old with an Intel 865G chipset, it has 2x512MB 400MHz DDR SDRAM Any suggestions? Thanks	Boxed (8890)
388537	2005-09-15 09:55:00	Why not just drill a few extra holes in the mobo support? Takes 5 mins and will save you a few dollars (unless you want to upgrade for the sake of it). Bletch	Erayd (23)
388538	2005-09-15 10:06:00	only problem with mobo swaps with supermarket pc's is they are often but not always have the OS tied to the motherboard, which means you will neeed a new OS to install on the new mobo. check your OS cd, is it a dell one or an MS one ? otherwise it may be cheaper to transfer the backing panel/mobo support panel of the old pc over to the new one. i take it your dell is one of those with those stupid clippy bits instead of screws ??	tweak'e (69)
388539	2005-09-15 10:16:00	Thanks Bletch & Tweak'e, Yes it is one of those clippy ones, I tried initially to see if I could remove the motherboard from it's support, but it seemed a little stiff. I'll try again, and hopefully I can remove it, then drill the holes in the support tray, fix it into the new box then remount the motherboard - thanks again for your suggestions. B	Boxed (8890)
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