Dell cases and the cutout for the backplane... proprietary?

[BuckNaked]

I inherited a Dell Dimension 4100 with a dead MB... Picked up an Intel 815EEA2 mothboard to replace the dead board, and slap in the p3... I popped out the backplane for the old MB and tried to replace it with the backplane for the Intel board, and it doesn't seem to fit... Are the backplanes on Dell cases proprietary and not to ATX standard dimesions, like there power supplies? Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Dave

 

[chocoruacal]

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
I inherited a Dell Dimension 4100 with a dead MB... Picked up an Intel 815EEA2 mothboard to replace the dead board, and slap in the p3... I popped out the backplane for the old MB and tried to replace it with the backplane for the Intel board, and it doesn't seem to fit... Are the backplanes on Dell cases proprietary and not to ATX standard dimesions, like there power supplies? Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Dave

If you have a tape measure/ruler you can see for yourself: ATX specs.

 

[BuckNaked]

Originally posted by: chocoruacal

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
I inherited a Dell Dimension 4100 with a dead MB... Picked up an Intel 815EEA2 mothboard to replace the dead board, and slap in the p3... I popped out the backplane for the old MB and tried to replace it with the backplane for the Intel board, and it doesn't seem to fit... Are the backplanes on Dell cases proprietary and not to ATX standard dimesions, like there power supplies? Any suggestions?

Thanks!
Dave

If you have a tape measure/ruler you can see for yourself: ATX specs.

Thanks for the link... Dell chose to make it 1.5" inches wide rather than 1.75" as the ATX spec calls for. Ba$tards.

 

[bamacre]

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