Re: Won't most ATX cases accept micro ATX boards?


"Mike T." <noway@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Larc" <larc-news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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There are a lot of screw holes drilled in the motherboard base on both of
my
computer cases. Some appear to line up with configurations I see on
micro ATX
boards. Aren't the metal forms that snap into the case for rear plugins
the
same @ 6 1/4" x 1 3/4" size for ATX and micro ATX boards?

Thanks for your help.

Larc


Almost all ATX cases will work perfectly with micro-ATX mainboards. The
only catch is, you might need to move and/or remove some of the standoffs.
The metal forms are the same physical size, but each one is customized for
a specific model and version number of mainboard. So if you switch from a
ATX to micro-ATX, you'll need to use the cover plate that came with the
micro-ATX mainboard. But you'd still have to change it if you swapped
from one ATX board to a different ATX board. -Dave


Also, you may need slightly longer IDE cables and such.

~e.


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