New MoBo

Does anyone know if all mobo's fit in all the cases? What I really mean is
in the back of the case of all it's components? I have an old midtower but
it looks like my new mobo will not fit all the components. I know I don't
have to buy a new case or will I have to? Or can I just purchase the back
fitting?

thanks

Stephan wrote:
Does anyone know if all mobo's fit in all the cases? What I really mean is
in the back of the case of all it's components? I have an old midtower but
it looks like my new mobo will not fit all the components. I know I don't
have to buy a new case or will I have to? Or can I just purchase the back
fitting?

thanks

By "components" do you mean the ports on the back of the motherboard? If
so, don't most ATX motherboards come with a backplate?

Cheers,

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On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:01:24 +0800, spodosaurus wrote:

Stephan wrote:
Does anyone know if all mobo's fit in all the cases? What I really mean is
in the back of the case of all it's components? I have an old midtower but
it looks like my new mobo will not fit all the components. I know I don't
have to buy a new case or will I have to? Or can I just purchase the back
fitting?

thanks

By "components" do you mean the ports on the back of the motherboard? If
so, don't most ATX motherboards come with a backplate?

Cheers,

Ari

My Asus board came with the backplate to fit all its ports. All I had to
do was take the old backplate out of the case and put the new one in. I
also thought all motherboards came with a backplate. Are you trying to put
an ATX motherboard in an AT case? If so, that may be a problem.

Patty

By "components" do you mean the ports on the back of the motherboard? If
so, don't most ATX motherboards come with a backplate?

Cheers,

Ari


My Asus board came with the backplate to fit all its ports. All I had to
do was take the old backplate out of the case and put the new one in. I
also thought all motherboards came with a backplate. Are you trying to put
an ATX motherboard in an AT case? If so, that may be a problem.

Patty

And aren't those backplates cheesy? I got a backplate with my Asus
board, and it was about as thick as a flattened beer can. No more
than half the thickness of the original plate the came with the
el-cheapo no-name case, which itself was very thin.

"Stephan" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know if all mobo's fit in all the cases? What I really mean is
in the back of the case of all it's components?

If you mean the ports (USB, keyboard, parallel, network, etc.) on the back
of the computer, thne no, they don't always match up with the arrangement on
the case's backplate.

I have an old midtower but
it looks like my new mobo will not fit all the components.

If by "old" you mean it's an AT-style case, then you won't be able to use a
new motherboard in that case.

I know I don't have to buy a new case or will I have to? Or can I just
purchase the back fitting?

Many motherboards come with a backplate that will fit the motherboard but,
unfortunately, many times the motherboard manufacturer does not provide one.
Fortunately, they're easy to find. You can get a stack of them at a computer
show if you have those in your area, or you can visit your local mom-and-pop
computer shop... they'd probably give you one for free. Of course, you can
always find them online.

When you buy a new motherboard the escutcheon (back plate) that fits that's
board's inputs/outputs comes with it.

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"Stephan" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know if all mobo's fit in all the cases? What I really mean is
in the back of the case of all it's components? I have an old midtower but
it looks like my new mobo will not fit all the components. I know I don't
have to buy a new case or will I have to? Or can I just purchase the back
fitting?

thanks

Al Smith wrote:

And aren't those backplates cheesy? I got a backplate with my Asus
board, and it was about as thick as a flattened beer can. No more than
half the thickness of the original plate the came with the el-cheapo
no-name case, which itself was very thin.

Maybe they make them so thin to decrease stresses in case the fit isn't
quite right.

And aren't those backplates cheesy? I got a backplate with my Asus board, and it was about as thick as a flattened beer can. No more than half the thickness of the original plate the came with the el-cheapo no-name case, which itself was very thin.


Maybe they make them so thin to decrease stresses in case the fit isn't quite right.

I doubt it. I think they are just saving money. But why sell a
beautiful, top quality motherboard, and bundle it with a crappy
paper-thin plate?

Al Smith wrote:
And aren't those backplates cheesy? I got a backplate with my Asus
board, and it was about as thick as a flattened beer can. No more
than half the thickness of the original plate the came with the
el-cheapo no-name case, which itself was very thin.


Maybe they make them so thin to decrease stresses in case the fit
isn't quite right.

I doubt it. I think they are just saving money. But why sell a
beautiful, top quality motherboard, and bundle it with a crappy
paper-thin plate?

Who freakin cares????

1) Does it suit the purpose it was designed for?
2) Is it on the back of the box where no ones sees it in the first place?
3) Are you an anal retentive freak?

Get over it! it serves a purpose and does it well. Do you want to go cut
your own on a lathe/planer so you can have a steel plate that accomplishes
nothing other than to say I have a battleship back plate?

FMD!

S

Sometime on, or about Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:23:26 -0500, Hackworth wrote:

"Stephan" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know if all mobo's fit in all the cases? What I really mean is
in the back of the case of all it's components?

If you mean the ports (USB, keyboard, parallel, network, etc.) on the back
of the computer, thne no, they don't always match up with the arrangement on
the case's backplate.

I have an old midtower but
it looks like my new mobo will not fit all the components.

If by "old" you mean it's an AT-style case, then you won't be able to use a
new motherboard in that case.

I know I don't have to buy a new case or will I have to? Or can I just
purchase the back fitting?

Many motherboards come with a backplate that will fit the motherboard but,
unfortunately, many times the motherboard manufacturer does not provide one.
Fortunately, they're easy to find. You can get a stack of them at a computer
show if you have those in your area, or you can visit your local mom-and-pop
computer shop... they'd probably give you one for free. Of course, you can
always find them online.

You can get those backplates on Ebay too...

Sam
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