Operation successful.
I had to cut a chunk out of the back of case becase:
- The plug connection was on the opposite side to the Dell one.
- There was no hole in the case for the I/O switch.
So after hacking away at it for about 45 minutes with a hacksaw blade (no Dremel, man it would have made it so easy. Also note the word blade, because a hacksaw (nor jigsaw) wouldn't fit in the space.) I had cut my new space for the socket and switch.
Also, the mobo had to stay in the case while I was doing all this because I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to get it out. Probably some secret clasp holding it in. Dell like putting those kind of things in their cases. Scared to death of static charges but it turned out ok.
So, it's back up in running order and back to being almost silent, bar the case fan. Only problem is the excess of cable from the PSU for PCI-E and other connections that I don't need.
Thanks for all the help guys.
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Originally Posted by Martel
For all that trouble you might as well get a new case... There are some good ones in the 50-100 dollar range from Antec or Thermaltake on Newegg. Just so you know, the front panel connector (including audio, usb, power/activity LEDs and the on/off switch) for your Dell case is most likely non-standard, meaning it won't work with a non-Dell motherboard without some serious splicing. If you're REALLY unlucky your Dell case might not have a removable I/O shield in the back, which means your new mobo won't even fit.
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There was no point getting a new case. I'm pretty sure the mobo wouldn't fit any standard ATX case. Also, I have a new rig to build next week (mobo should arrive on Monday or Tuesday) so it would have been a waste of money.
New rig is:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz Socket LGA775, 4MB, BOXED w/fan
- Asus P5W DH Deluxe WiFi (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
- Cooler Master Real Power 550W w/Power indicator, SLI, ATX/EPS
- OCZ Gold PC6400 DDR2 2048MB Dual Pack, w/two matched 1024MB PC6400 XTC DIMMs
- XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 XXX, PCI-Express 2xDVI/HDTV, 590/1600Mhz
- Western Digital Raptor 36GB SATA 16MB 10000RPM
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM x2
- NEC DVD±RW burner, ND-3550A, 16x, Dual, Black OEM x2
- Cooler Master Centurion 5 Black/Silver (Without PSU)
Have an Audigy 2 Gold to throw into it too, need to get a heatsink though.