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Old June 26th 03, 06:19 AM
Frank
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Rick wrote:
| "donut" wrote in message
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|| "Frank" wrote in
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||| Has anyone been successful installing a standard MicroATX
||| board???
||| Presario 5000 5WV model. The UWAVE board is a FIC AZ13 with
||| the only apparent change is to the BIOS chip.
||| Compaq/HP wants $179 for a replacement and I can pick up quite
||| a few
||| micro ATX boards for under $50.

|| It would work just fine, of course, but the problem is the
|| location of
|| peripheral jacks on that MB as compared to the Compaq one. The
|| Compaq is
|| non standard, and the holes in the case probably won't match.

| I've got a 5000 5BW and discovered the Asus TUSL2-M looks
| like an exact fit. Unfortunately I've not been able to locate
| one...
| RickW

The periphial jacks should not be a problem. That plate just pops
out of the case and most MB's come with one for their setup. The
problem would be the pin out for the on off switch etc.
For your (it looks like a slot 1 P3) any micro ATX should work.




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