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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 said:
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
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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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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
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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
 
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
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They may not come with the plate if it is standard ATX.My KT3 ultra,
and Micron Anchorage systems are standard ATX.
 
By "components" do you mean the ports on the back of the motherboard? If
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
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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 said:
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?
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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.
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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?
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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.
 
Al said:
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.
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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.
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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 said:
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?
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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
 
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.


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.


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.
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You can get those backplates on Ebay too...

Sam
 
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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Not always. My Biostar M7NCD Pro didn't include the I/O shield. I had
to nibble out the USB hole on the existing I/O shield to allow access
to the RJ-45 lan connector. Everything else fit. I guess if I didn't
have a nibbler I could disable the onboard lan and add a pci nic.
 
And aren't those backplates cheesy? I got a backplate with my Asus
Who freakin cares????
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I do. I buy what's probably the best brand of motherboard there
is, so I expect to get a quality back plate.
 
Al said:
I do. I buy what's probably the best brand of motherboard there is, so I
expect to get a quality back plate.
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Yes, it is a good brand, but does the part serve its purpose? Are you
constantly taking your board out to play with it so the thin metal might
possibly break? What good is going to come from having a 12 gauge
galvanized back plane? If your case is so weak it needs the heavy duty
back plate to be stable, then one of 2 things needs to happen:
1) stop using your computer for a step stool
2) get rid of the cheesy crappy case and get a good one.

HTH, HAND

S
 
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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
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