Replacing Dell mobo?

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wetdevil

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Is it possible to put a better motherboard and toss out dells crap one? and salvage the proc to maybe over clock its a 2.8
 
Yes, but youll have to buy a new case, and psu and Heatsink If you buy a mobo.

Why, u ask?

1) Dell uses propritary psu wireing and if you pluged it into a non dell mobo----ZZZZZZZZZZZZZaaaaaaaaaPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!---------Trust me, ive done it before (oh and the same goes backwards , Ie: New psu int dell mobo also = zap)

2) Dell uses propritary atx mounting holes, a new mobo will not fit in a dell case.

3) Dell uses a propritary heatsink retention mechinism, so a new hsf will be required.

:D
 
The only thing i can ad to the generally correct above statement is that you can rewire the new PSU to match the new motherboard. (i say generally because i think theres still a few models that use standard connecters. I can be flat out wrong on this though. )

They just switched up the connecters on the psu and motherboard. So with some effort and patience it can be done rather than pay 100 dollars for a new psu. The joys of Dells.

Why did they do this? To piss off the end user.
 
Originally posted by wetdevil
Is it possible to put a better motherboard and toss out dells crap one? and salvage the proc to maybe over clock its a 2.8
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Depends on the Dell model. What model is it?

Dimension 4300, 4400, 8200 all use ATX Form Factor PS. Earlier models, and newer models use a propreitary PS pinout.
 
All the newer dells have regular atx stuff in them. Hell you might even be throwing away a 875P mobo.
 
yea..but its crap cause I cant overclock it. I woulda done newegg but im out of state and didnt wanna send parts to this motel. If anyone has any tips so I can overclock (even the properties on the 5200fx vidcard seem locked after I did coolbits I cant slide the bar over anymore) plz help out. specs: 2.8 533fsb dell 4600
 
SOME dell psu's have just re-wired the atx connector and have the 3.3v lines on a seperate harness. SOME have NO 3.3v lines , and look like atx. SOME are atx standard. SOME look atx, with no second harness, and NO 3.3v lines. :confused:

SOME companies should be shot for making their own standards.;)

Be VERY carefull about the psu!

BY THE WAY:
After you try replacing the mobo, if windows survives the transfer, you will now notice that your restore/dell cd's are now crap, because they are set up for a very specific hardware signature. If windows crashes during your upgrade............you are now the proud owner of a new windows xp cd(bought in frustration):D
 
im doing the same thing which is swapping mobo.......the psu is a standard atx.....i just replace the 250w PSU that came from dell with an enermax noisetaker and it works.........even the compaq that everyone thought has a propreity connections works great on an atx psu..............
 
Originally posted by Monkey34
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After you try replacing the mobo, if windows survives the transfer, you will now notice that your restore/dell cd's are now crap, because they are set up for a very specific hardware signature. If windows crashes during your upgrade............you are now the proud owner of a new windows xp cd(bought in frustration):D
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Well, you could ask Senior Juarez for a copy if Windows xp corprate edition, which dosent suffer from that little registration key problem:D
 
Señor Juarez saves you money! Of course, some people don't like him very much . . .
 
The new dells dont have quickrestore cds with an OS all crampled up with the drivers like my crappy old compaq ........ they are a full copy of winxp without any dell crap in them....the dell drivers are on a separated cds.........did a fresh install recently....
 
My Dell from late 2002 came with a purple-and-white XP CD that has Dell written all over it. The drivers are on a separate CD, but same look and color scheme. I've used it on a non-Dell machine as a temporary fix and it seemed to work just fine.
 
Originally posted by Monkey34
SOME dell psu's have just re-wired the atx connector and have the 3.3v lines on a seperate harness. SOME have NO 3.3v lines , and look like atx. SOME are atx standard. SOME look atx, with no second harness, and NO 3.3v lines. :confused:

SOME companies should be shot for making their own standards.;)
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no kidding...it's one thing if they use a different connector, but one does NOT use a standard ATX connector with a different pinout!

/smacks Dell across the room
 
no kidding...it's one thing if they use a different connector, but one does NOT use a standard ATX connector with a different pinout!
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I honestly think they want the uneducated to blow thier machines(for spite)....simply for wanting more than thier Dell/or an upgrade for thier Dell(other than Dell parts).:mad:
 
Originally posted by IceTeaBag
My Dell from late 2002 came with a purple-and-white XP CD that has Dell written all over it. The drivers are on a separate CD, but same look and color scheme. I've used it on a non-Dell machine as a temporary fix and it seemed to work just fine.
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Dude i hope u aint joking on this one.....i'll be doing a mobo swap this week with my new ASUS P4C800-E MOBO ........i'll give it a shot and see it works.........I have to scavange an old power button so i can power up my asus once i made the swap...........

this just made my day.....
 
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