Yeah, Best Buy is great for taking returns. Hope it fits and works! Good luck, Donk
On 6/4/2011 9:15 PM, kevin19_89 wrote: > i do these surveys from this site called zoompanel.com. they take between > 10-20 minutes to do and i get best buy cards all the time. thats where i get > my gift cards from for best buy. best buy will let me return the mobo if it > dont work. i already asked them. the mobo is only like 10 dollars more so its > not too bad if it dont work. it is lga 775 just like my cpu is, both are ddr2 > so my ram should work and it is sata just like my hard drive, and has ide > just like my dvd drive. has pcie and mine does too. just will have to replace > that and the fan. would be around 80 dollars to get it going. > > --- In [email protected], Donk<d.knieriem@...> wrote: >> Yes, micro ATX mobo's are designed to fit any standard ATX case. Most >> manufacturer's only make micro's since they're cheaper to make than a >> standard mobo. >> But... >> Since you've got a Gateway case I'm not sure a standard mobo will >> correctly fit in it? Lot's of manufacturers like Gateway, Dell, HP, >> etc. have non-standard case designs, and the mobo's are proprietary, and >> non-standard. Looking at your case it does look normal, but it's >> possible the rear I/O ports might not exactly fit, or the mobo mounting >> screw holes will exactly line up with the new mobo. Buy the mobo from a >> place that will accept a return if it doesn't fit. >> >> About the top mounted card readers... the new mobo says it has 2 extra >> dual USB headers on it. (There are already 4 USB ports on the back). >> So, each header will support 2 USB ports. The new mobo headers are >> located on the bottom front of the board, so if the top media reader's >> cables reach that far down they "might" fit into the USB headers. I say >> "might" because there are various varieties of USB mobo headers - some >> have 9 pins, some 8 pins, and some 5 pins. The new mobo has 9 pin >> headers, but I dunno what your card reader cables have. >> But if they reach and match pin numbers, you can prob plug the top >> mounted readers and USB ports into them. >> >> I hope the fan works so you don't have to mess with an entire new mobo, heh. >> >> Good luck, >> Donk >> >> >> On 6/4/2011 8:40 AM, kevin19_89 wrote: >>> will a motherboard thats a micro fit into a mid size case? >>> >>> had a few best buy cards and still can't find the right fan >>> this is only one on best buy site that will work my motherboard because of >>> screws >>> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Cooler+Master+-+Hyper+212+Plus+CPU+Cooling+Fan+with+Heat+Sink/1510328.p?id=1218265765346&skuId=1510328 >>> >>> it does say plastic clips instaed of the metal screws. if that didnt work >>> for me, would a micro motherboard >>> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/MSI+-+Micro+ATX+Desktop+P4/Core%26%23153%3B2+Duo/Quad+Motherboard+%28Socket+LGA+775%29/9486647.p?id=1218112690301&skuId=9486647 >>> fit properly into my case? i will do this just until i can get me a job >>> and just buy me a new computer. all my stuff will fit onto that board (my >>> graphics card its sata so will my hard drive and has pci for my modem, and >>> my ram which is ddr2) >>> case i have is for a gateway gt5464 >>> >>> if it will work i also have sd card readers on top of my case. will those >>> hook up to that motherboard? would really care less. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please >>> feel free to contact me directly bixen@... 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