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new motherboard for an old Dell?
I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at
300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? I'm going to put Linux on it. Thanks. Roy P.S. Isn't there a general motherboard newsgroup? |
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Roy Gordon wrote:
I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at 300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? One thing to be careful of before starting is the power supply. A lot of the Dell's use a proprietary power supply connector. They look a lot like the standard connectors but the wiring is different. If you have to replace the power supply also, which might not be a bad idea as the original one may be too small for a newer board, you would be better off to get a new case and power supply and your questions are then irrelevant. I'm going to put Linux on it. Thanks. Roy P.S. Isn't there a general motherboard newsgroup? |
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No. That machine used a non standard power supply
hookup, also it has a proprietary front panel connector. "Roy Gordon" wrote in message . .. I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at 300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? I'm going to put Linux on it. Thanks. Roy P.S. Isn't there a general motherboard newsgroup? |
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Thanks, guys.
I think instead I'll get one of those minimal systems via pricewatch. Roy "Pen" wrote in news No. That machine used a non standard power supply hookup, also it has a proprietary front panel connector. "Roy Gordon" wrote in message . .. I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at 300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? I'm going to put Linux on it. Thanks. Roy P.S. Isn't there a general motherboard newsgroup? |
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"Roy Gordon" wrote in message . .. Thanks, guys. I think instead I'll get one of those minimal systems via pricewatch. Roy "Pen" wrote in news No. That machine used a non standard power supply hookup, also it has a proprietary front panel connector. "Roy Gordon" wrote in message . .. I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at 300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? I'm going to put Linux on it. Thanks. Roy P.S. Isn't there a general motherboard newsgroup? Roy, If you're anywhere near a Microcenter, they have a $29.99 case called the PC-132, which comes with an "Austin" 300W power supply. I just got one, and it seems to be working fine, and quite quiet, and the case has lots of space. Re. newsgroups, there's alt.comp.hardware.homebuilt and alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt, among others. |
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You might have better luck at alt.sys.pc-clone.dell.
If memory serves, it's basically an ATX mainboard, but with nonstandard power (separate 3.3V connector), a proprietary front panel connector, etc. The Dell case was probably made by Palo Alto Products, but I don't get a response from their web site. As the XPS 300 dates from 1997, there may not be much point in salvaging anything from it. Graphics cards are better, hard drives are larger (and faster), CD drives are faster, etc. Good luck. Bob Knowlden Address may be altered. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "Roy Gordon" wrote in message . .. I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at 300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? I'm going to put Linux on it. Thanks. Roy P.S. Isn't there a general motherboard newsgroup? |
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"Bob Knowlden" wrote:
You might have better luck at alt.sys.pc-clone.dell. You didn't peek at the newsgroups line before posting this, did you Mr. Knowlden? Newsgroups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,comp.hardware,alt.comp.periphs.mainboar d.asus -- OJ III [Email sent to Yahoo address is burned before reading. Lower and crunch the sig and you'll net me at comcast.] |
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I had problems with the motherboard in my XPS 266 about a year ago. Since I had already upgrade my hard drives I got a SOYO Pentium 3 motherboard (ATX) with ISA slots so I could use my old modem and sound card. I also got a larger powers supply; the original was Dell proprietary. Roy Gordon wrote: I have an old Dell Dimension XPS 300. That's right, with a Pentium II at 300 MHz. How retro can I one be? The motherboard appears to have croaked and I want to know if there are any after market boards that I can replace it with. Does anyone know the form factor for the m/b? -- Mike Walsh West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A. |
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