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AMD ATHLON into a Dell 4300 case

  • 14-02-2004 5:24pm
    #1
    THE_INSTALLER
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭


    As the above says, i have a Dell 4300 case, and was gonna put into it an amd board & athlon chip. The only problem i seem to have is connecting up the front on/off switch to the board.. The front panel also has two usb port's and a speaker port that i am not really that bothered about.
    Has anyone ever attempted this before with success?:mad:


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  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Dont know anyone who has done this, but modern dell cases are totally non-standard. I know my folks' old 4300 has a weird cable that connects the front USB ports and headphone/mic jacks all together to the board, a weird-ass PSU that only works with dell boards (non-standard connector), and most of these dell cases generally don't fit a standard ATX psu properly. Does yours?


  • #3
    THE_INSTALLER
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭THE_INSTALLER


    Well i have encountered the psu problem, but all it need's is a little bit of rewireing to solve it sa I have seen other's do.
    My amd board wont fit in it either unless i screw a few more holes in the case either wich i have seen done before.
    As you have said yourself, the front panel does have "weird" connector's. i dont really care for the speakerjack or usb port's, once i am able to turn it on & off from the front I do not really care.


  • #4
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    How did you end up with a Dell case anyway?


  • #5
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,813 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    be easier just to buy a cheap case ?


  • #6
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65,654 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    Originally posted by RicardoSmith
    How did you end up with a Dell case anyway?

    Just wondering that myself - did the old mobo die out of warranty?
    Originally posted by astrofool
    be easier just to buy a cheap case ?

    Indeed

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  • #7
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    I've one here I'll sell you for €30 with a 300w PSU :D


  • #8
    THE_INSTALLER
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭THE_INSTALLER


    It was my main pc for a while until the motherboard clapped out:(
    So the only good part of it left is the case, psu,harddrive & cd-rw/dvd. I just wanted try out an amd board in it cause i have one with a chip n' all. I would be interested in that case ricardo..........what county are you in?;)


  • #9
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Dublin Ireland, why where are you?


  • #10
    THE_INSTALLER
    Closed Accounts Posts: 45 ✭THE_INSTALLER


    im here in co. laois. you are hardly on the southside are you, because i will be up around there during next week, i could meet up with you.
    How fresh is the case?


  • #11
    RicardoSmith
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,264 ✭✭✭RicardoSmith


    Originally posted by THE_INSTALLER
    im here in co. laois. you are hardly on the southside are you, because i will be up around there during next week, i could meet up with you.
    How fresh is the case?

    No more northside/westside. Bought about a month a go in Maplins just to test some hardware. Finished with it now. Probably very awkward to meet up.


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