New Motherboard

oscarsymonds · 02-19-2007, 08:57 AM

If you install a new motherboard should the power supply, hard drives etc. fit into the new one with the same cables as the old motherboard ?
And is they won't connect with the same cables for sure, is there a way a checking you buy a motherboard with the right cables, (ie something about name/type of motherboard other than just looking at it and checking)
Thanks for any help,
Oscar

PC eye · 02-19-2007, 09:07 AM

It mainly depends on what boards you are cpmparing. An older Socket A board for instance or a P3 model board will readily use a supply with the 20pin main power connector by itself. Just about all new boards require the 20+4pin main connector as well as the four wire 12v cpu feed due to the new power distribution seen. The cables for both ide and sata drives are standardized.

jedijeff123 · 02-19-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by PC eye

It mainly depends on what boards you are cpmparing. An older Socket A board for instance or a P3 model board will readily use a supply with the 20pin main power connector by itself. Just about all new boards require the 20+4pin main connector as well as the four wire 12v cpu feed due to the new power distribution seen. The cables for both ide and sata drives are standardized.

as PCeye said, it depends on its age. for instance, a 10 year old mobo will work fine with a new PSU, but a old psu will not work with a new mobo. but other than that, if it is fairly new(4-5yrs) it should be conforming to the ATX12volt standard.

PC eye · 02-20-2007, 02:39 AM

The one thing that could pose a problem with an older board is that atx or AT. In the older Dell, HP, Packard Bell type store bought complete systems the mounting for the board is different due to the type. Since that the standard atx format has been adopted in most prebuilt systems with the exceptions seen in server cases. The power connections are in BTX not the usual desktop type. For desktops everything now has taken on a more universal type standard.

02-19-2007, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
oscarsymonds Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 37	New Motherboard If you install a new motherboard should the power supply, hard drives etc. fit into the new one with the same cables as the old motherboard ? And is they won't connect with the same cables for sure, is there a way a checking you buy a motherboard with the right cables, (ie something about name/type of motherboard other than just looking at it and checking) Thanks for any help, Oscar

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PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	It mainly depends on what boards you are cpmparing. An older Socket A board for instance or a P3 model board will readily use a supply with the 20pin main power connector by itself. Just about all new boards require the 20+4pin main connector as well as the four wire 12v cpu feed due to the new power distribution seen. The cables for both ide and sata drives are standardized.

02-20-2007, 02:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,226	The one thing that could pose a problem with an older board is that atx or AT. In the older Dell, HP, Packard Bell type store bought complete systems the mounting for the board is different due to the type. Since that the standard atx format has been adopted in most prebuilt systems with the exceptions seen in server cases. The power connections are in BTX not the usual desktop type. For desktops everything now has taken on a more universal type standard.