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Dell 8100

  • 15-12-2004 4:06pm
    #1
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭


    My old Dell 8100 has clapped it and I was wondering if any Mobo would fit our are Dell PC restricted to thier own Mobo's ??

    Any help?


Comments

  • #2
    pancakeman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 94 ✭✭pancakeman


    would b fine as far as i know


  • #3
    Occidental
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,315 ✭✭✭Occidental


    Your power supply is a NPS250 and will fry a normal ATX motherboard. It will be hard to replace as it comes in it's own chasis. You may also have problems with connectors on a new board for front panel buttons and indicator lights, as Dell tend to use oddball connectors. Unless you can get hold of an 8100 motherboard, I'd seriously consider buying a new case, PSU and motherboard and salvaging as much as you can from the old PC.


  • #4
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,814 ✭✭✭Drapper


    :-)

    Thats what I thought !!! new Case it is !!! I'm such a scab !!! thought I might salvage something !!!


  • #5
    halenger
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 2,094 ✭✭✭halenger


    Don't think they're compatible. Mainly the PSU is the problem.

    You need to check if it's proper ATX or Dell's ATX/AT hybrid/piece of rubbish. :)


  • #6
    halenger
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 2,094 ✭✭✭halenger


    Bah. Must refresh before posting. :D


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  • #7
    duridian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


    Adapting a Dell case to take non-Dell motherboard and psu is more of an exercise in metalwork than an exercise in pc building :)
    The hard drive and dvd/cd drives would probably be standard enough and salvageable, not much else really unless maybe a modem. Though if you are building a new pc you'd probably be as well to flog these couple of bits and get newer faster parts as I think the 8100 was early P4 era, around 1.4 - 1.7 Gig so they would be much slower than the corresponding parts nowadays.


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