Can I use this case for my older hardware?

cabby · 12-13-2006, 04:39 PM

I have an old dell. Dell Dimension T600r. I want a new case but will my older hardware be compatible with the power supply? Not sure if I want this one or another kinda like it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144044

cabby · 12-13-2006, 04:43 PM

Think I want this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144043

lovely? · 12-13-2006, 05:02 PM

yes it will work

codeman0013 · 12-13-2006, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lovely?

yes it will work

Once again and i quote dont answer if you dont know what you are talking about lovely?... Be very careful most dell stock motherboards are not labeled and use as strange as it sounds ribbon type cables for the power supply's not individual like most new mobo's use. Check into it first i had to spend like 2 hours on dell's site one day until i finally found the wiring and found a loophole in how to use my power button on my new case with teh old mobo which i replaced like 2 weeks later. Dell is a bitch sometimes...

cabby · 12-13-2006, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codeman0013

Once again and i quote dont answer if you dont know what you are talking about lovely?... Be very careful most dell stock motherboards are not labeled and use as strange as it sounds ribbon type cables for the power supply's not individual like most new mobo's use. Check into it first i had to spend like 2 hours on dell's site one day until i finally found the wiring and found a loophole in how to use my power button on my new case with teh old mobo which i replaced like 2 weeks later. Dell is a bitch sometimes...

I just checked my current setup and it is infact the ribbon it uses for power? What do most new cases use for a power plug? Can you help me out with figuring out how to power up my computer another way without the ribbon?

codeman0013 · 12-13-2006, 06:02 PM

The sad thing is dell does this with a lot of their stuff so you cant easily convert their stuff to your own. Thats part of what i moved my stuff to another mobo. Look into dell's site for the manual for this one like support.dell.com and see if they have the wiring on there. I had to individually email and call dell for the setup of the ribbon cable.

cabby · 12-13-2006, 06:08 PM

Can you do me a favor and check the pics out on this case here is the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144043 It looks like the power button connects through a regualar 4-pin hard drive connection.

If that is the case than maybe i would be ok

codeman0013 · 12-13-2006, 06:19 PM

That link does not work?

cabby · 12-13-2006, 06:25 PM

is there any other way i can hook it up with the power supply the way it is?

codeman0013 · 12-13-2006, 06:39 PM

I'm not talking about the PSU i'm talking about the power button on the front of the case to turn it on and off. The button uses ribbon cables and your newer cases will use individual pins to connect and you dont have the diagram you need from dell to know which are which to plug the individual into.

12-13-2006, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
cabby Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 128	Can I use this case for my older hardware? I have an old dell. Dell Dimension T600r. I want a new case but will my older hardware be compatible with the power supply? Not sure if I want this one or another kinda like it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144044

12-13-2006, 05:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,737	yes it will work __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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12-13-2006, 04:43 PM	#2 (permalink)
cabby Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 128	Think I want this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144043

12-13-2006, 06:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
codeman0013 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Inside my network at work Age: 23 Posts: 1,468	The sad thing is dell does this with a lot of their stuff so you cant easily convert their stuff to your own. Thats part of what i moved my stuff to another mobo. Look into dell's site for the manual for this one like support.dell.com and see if they have the wiring on there. I had to individually email and call dell for the setup of the ribbon cable.

12-13-2006, 06:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
cabby Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 128	Can you do me a favor and check the pics out on this case here is the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144043 It looks like the power button connects through a regualar 4-pin hard drive connection. If that is the case than maybe i would be ok

12-13-2006, 06:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
codeman0013 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Inside my network at work Age: 23 Posts: 1,468	That link does not work?

12-13-2006, 06:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
cabby Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 128	is there any other way i can hook it up with the power supply the way it is?

12-13-2006, 06:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
codeman0013 Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Inside my network at work Age: 23 Posts: 1,468	I'm not talking about the PSU i'm talking about the power button on the front of the case to turn it on and off. The button uses ribbon cables and your newer cases will use individual pins to connect and you dont have the diagram you need from dell to know which are which to plug the individual into.