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Dell Dimension 8100
Friend of mine has a dying Dell Dimension 8100. Most likely the power
supply, motherboard, or combination of both. Replacement parts from Dell are a joke and of course a waste. Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? |
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Dell Dimension 8100
The motherboards and PSU's AND their connectors are Proprietary. Yes, thank
Dell. -- -------- DaveW "Jim" wrote in message ... Friend of mine has a dying Dell Dimension 8100. Most likely the power supply, motherboard, or combination of both. Replacement parts from Dell are a joke and of course a waste. Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? |
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Dell Dimension 8100
Jim wrote:
Friend of mine has a dying Dell Dimension 8100. Most likely the power supply, motherboard, or combination of both. Replacement parts from Dell are a joke and of course a waste. Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Technical Overview: Dell Dimension 8100 System Reference http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...rs_and_sockets At one time, the 8100 was described as having an Intel D850GB motherboard, but in name only. This is the D850GB manual, and while the chipset used is probably the same, the layout isn't even close. ftp://download.intel.com/support/mot...b/A2608002.pdf The power supply pinout looks to be proprietary, so the PSU probably cannot be reused. PS_ON# is on the wrong pin. If you look at the board outline on that support.dell.com page, it has a weird shape. I'd open it up and marvel at what you find. Maybe what you could do instead, is buy a new case, keep the hard drive and CDROM etc. Then bung in a new motherboard and power supply. Since the 8100 uses RDRAM, you might even be able to sell the RAM on Ebay, and make enough money to make a down payment on the new hardware. It all depends on whether the RDRAM sticks used are high capacity ones or not. With the old case, it is quite likely that the front panel wiring (switches for power on and reset, LEDs for power and IDE) may have strange spacing, and may not line up with a different motherboard. And the cooling solution for a Dell, may not be suitable for another motherboard, if the cooler is ducted and built to fit just that motherboard. Maybe you could use the Dell computer as a boat anchor :-) Paul |
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Dell Dimension 8100
"Paul" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: Friend of mine has a dying Dell Dimension 8100. Most likely the power supply, motherboard, or combination of both. Replacement parts from Dell are a joke and of course a waste. Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Technical Overview: Dell Dimension 8100 System Reference http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...rs_and_sockets At one time, the 8100 was described as having an Intel D850GB motherboard, but in name only. This is the D850GB manual, and while the chipset used is probably the same, the layout isn't even close. ftp://download.intel.com/support/mot...b/A2608002.pdf The power supply pinout looks to be proprietary, so the PSU probably cannot be reused. PS_ON# is on the wrong pin. If you look at the board outline on that support.dell.com page, it has a weird shape. I'd open it up and marvel at what you find. Maybe what you could do instead, is buy a new case, keep the hard drive and CDROM etc. Then bung in a new motherboard and power supply. Since the 8100 uses RDRAM, you might even be able to sell the RAM on Ebay, and make enough money to make a down payment on the new hardware. It all depends on whether the RDRAM sticks used are high capacity ones or not. With the old case, it is quite likely that the front panel wiring (switches for power on and reset, LEDs for power and IDE) may have strange spacing, and may not line up with a different motherboard. And the cooling solution for a Dell, may not be suitable for another motherboard, if the cooler is ducted and built to fit just that motherboard. Maybe you could use the Dell computer as a boat anchor :-) Paul Here are some current links for an 8100 power supply: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Dell-Dimensi...QQcmdZViewItem http://ejcomputers-ystore.stores.yahoo.net/03e466.html http://www.computergiants.com/items/...&subsubcat=848 and some current links for the motherboard: http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-DIMENSION-8...QQcmdZViewItem http://www.discountelectronics.com/i...n=item&id=1332 http://www.softarcade.net/Dell-8E309...2574-5370.html but I really think you'd be better off spending your time & money on something more modern. A Dimension 8100 just isn't worth putting much into anymore. |
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Dell Dimension 8100
Jim wrote:
Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Hey guys thanks for the input but you ignored the question being asked. I've quoted it above for reference. I don't want to consider a replacement Dell power supply or motherboard. The question was, and is, whether industry standard parts could be substituted for both IF they could be mounted with the existing mounting brackets, etc. |
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Dell Dimension 8100
Unfortunatly, the connection between Dell motherboards and the front panel
of the case is also proprietary. The best you could do is to by a case/MB/PS and use the drives and cards from the 8100 in the new system. "Jim" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Hey guys thanks for the input but you ignored the question being asked. I've quoted it above for reference. I don't want to consider a replacement Dell power supply or motherboard. The question was, and is, whether industry standard parts could be substituted for both IF they could be mounted with the existing mounting brackets, etc. |
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Dell Dimension 8100
Jim wrote:
Jim wrote: Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Hey guys thanks for the input but you ignored the question being asked. I've quoted it above for reference. I don't want to consider a replacement Dell power supply or motherboard. The question was, and is, whether industry standard parts could be substituted for both IF they could be mounted with the existing mounting brackets, etc. Really doesnt make a lot of sense to try to keep the original case, decent cases are so cheap that you're wasting your time going that route. |
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Dell Dimension 8100
Rod Speed wrote:
Jim wrote: Jim wrote: Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Hey guys thanks for the input but you ignored the question being asked. I've quoted it above for reference. I don't want to consider a replacement Dell power supply or motherboard. The question was, and is, whether industry standard parts could be substituted for both IF they could be mounted with the existing mounting brackets, etc. Really doesnt make a lot of sense to try to keep the original case, decent cases are so cheap that you're wasting your time going that route. Totally agree however it isn't my system. Actually hoping for more responses like this to support building a new system, including case, from scratch and perhaps only use existing items like optical drives, floppy, sound card, etc., until ready to upgrade them as well. All things said and done for those not wishing to build a quick trip to Costco to pick up a remaining XP machine is a better deal overall. |
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Dell Dimension 8100
hdrdtd wrote:
Unfortunatly, the connection between Dell motherboards and the front panel of the case is also proprietary. The best you could do is to by a case/MB/PS and use the drives and cards from the 8100 in the new system. "Jim" wrote in message ... Jim wrote: Curious if both components could be replaced with industry standard ATX parts? Basically wondering if the mounting holes and dimensions would accommodate them or if those factors are proprietary as well? Hey guys thanks for the input but you ignored the question being asked. I've quoted it above for reference. I don't want to consider a replacement Dell power supply or motherboard. The question was, and is, whether industry standard parts could be substituted for both IF they could be mounted with the existing mounting brackets, etc. Concur. See my note to Rod |
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