8/11/02 7:26:46 AM, civileme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Marc wrote:
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>> This is way off topic for this group but from what I have seen here I know that
I
>>can trust what ever answer I get.
>> The question I have is will a new Athlon XP mobo fit in the same case and
use
>>the same power supply as a old P3 mobo? I do realise that the power supply
>>should be at least 300 W. I am trying to upgrade on the cheep.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Marc
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>Well Mobos come in threecommon persuasions, mostly, these days, ATX,
>microATX and Flex with a few NLX types left around and a few old ATs
>fast being totally superannuated.
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>ATX is the largest and microATX and FlexATX should (TM) fit those cases.
> If your P3 is an ATX, then any AthlonXP board from a manufacturer for
>retail boards should fit. The one exception wouls be the backplate that
>covers the connectors extending off the board, however you can run
>without it and many mobo manufacturers supply a press-in backplate with
>the mobo.
>
>In an InWin 500D Case with a 180W power supply, I have an ASUS A7N266-
VM
>with 512M DDR and an Athlon XP 2200, two heavy drives (IDE 40 and 60 G)
>and a single CDRW/DVD drive. It runs quite well. The board is a Micro ATX
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>Civileme
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Thanks for the super Fast reply! It is great to have info from a trusted sorce. I
am afraid I still have a great deal to learn but with great resorces like the folks on
this list how can a person go wrong.
Marc
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