New Case... Moving Hardware... anything to look out for?

[tcamste]

Just got a Lian-Li pc60. Other than needing longer IDE cable (24&quot and a few power supply lead extension (its a big case), it looks like a no-brainer.

However, since this is the first time I've ever moved a motherboard, what can I expect when booting up? I'm running WindowsME. Is reseating all the cards (in the same slots, of course) gonna give me any grief?

 

[y2kc]

Just be prepared for something to go wrong (just in case). Don't put the door on until you've got everything up and running. You may have to switch a cable around, power button switch etc.. I recently did two "transplants" myself. the first time I moved my parts from my old Addtronics Mid tower to an Addtronics full and all went perfectly, she booted right away. Around a month later I bought a Lian Li pc12 and I managed to partially fry my mobo ( a freind of mine that's heavy into diodes fixed it.). Ground yourself, take your time and make sure theres no errant screws that can possibly short out a board or component. It's a piece of cake most of the time.

 

[Swanny]

Congrats on your purchance. I got a PC60 about 2 weeks ago and love it. My transplant went perfectly, I only had to switch a few of the LED connecters around.

 

[tcamste]

Guys...

thanks for your advice and encouragement. All went well! booted up to absolutely NO problems at all! Motherboard temp dropped 5 degrees(to 26), and CPU temp is down 7 degrees(to 32). and its as quiet with 7 seven fans(2 intake, 3 exhaust, cpu and video) as it was with 5(1 intake, 2 exhaust, cpu and video.)

The whole thing took about 2 1/2 hours, from shut down to boot (including watching some NBA and putting the room back to the way it was.)

michael

 

[SammyBoy]

nice!

thats a cool case

i may have a transplant to do this summer......have to start preparing

 

[conlan]

That PC-60 is one nice case. Just expect the unexpected.