Asus motherboard in dell pc

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will it work. my comp specs are in my sig

Motherboard manufacturer's name: ASUS P5BW-LA

CPU/Processor Socket: 775
Supports the following processors:
Intel Core Duo E6x00 with Dual Core technology
Pentium D 900 series Dual Core
Pentium D 800 series
Pentium 4 600 series
Pentium 4 500 series
Pentium 4 HT

Front side bus 533 MHz, 800 MHz, 1066 MHz (processor dependent)

Chipset Intel P965

BIOS features System BIOS core brand: Award
Keyboard combination to used to enter BIOS: F1

Form factor Micro-ATX: 9.6 in X 9.6 in

Memory Four 240-pin DDR2 DIMM sockets
Supports PC2 4200 (533 MHz), PC 5300 (667 MHz) and PC2 6400 (800 MHz) DDR2
DIMMs

Expansion slots Three PCI
One PCI Express x16 graphics
Two additional PCI when using an optional PCI extender card. This requires a
full sized ATX case.

Video graphics External only

Serial ATA 6 SATA connectors
Each connector supports 1 serial ATA-150 disk drive

Onboard audio Built-in High Definition 8 channel audio
Realtek ALC 885 CODEC
Dolby 5.1 audio support

Onboard LAN Intel 82562V
10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet

Back panel I/0 One PS/2 keyboard port (purple)
One PS/2 mouse port (green)
One SPDIF in port
One SPDIF out port
Four USB 2.0
One IEEE 1394a
One RJ-45 networking port
Audio ports:
line in (light blue)
line out (lime)
microphone (pink)
side speaker out (gray)
rear speaker out (black)
center/subwoofer (yellow orange)

Internal connectors One 24-pin ATX power connector
One 4-pin ATX power connector
Four SATA connectors
One floppy drive connector
Two 12v fan connector
One 9-pin header for power button, reset button, power LED, and HDD LED
One CD-Audio In connector
Audio headers
Three USB 2.0 headers supporting 6 USB ports or devices
One IEEE 1394a connector
 
dont know if this helps

Dimensions & Weight
H: 17.5" (44.45 cm)
W: 6.6" (16.76 cm)
D: 17.5" (44.45 cm)
Weight: 28 lbs. (12.7 kg)
 
Since September 1998, Dell has used non-industry-standard power supplies and non-standard motherboards. If you put an ASUS board into a Dell case and use a Dell PSU, you will FRY the mobo or power supply at the very least, possibly even starting a fire! The PSU connectors LOOK standard, but they are wired differently according to Dell standards.

Source: Upgrading and repairing PCs, 13th edition, by Scott Mueller
 
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OvenMaster said:
Since September 1998, Dell has used non-industry-standard power supplies and non-standard motherboards.
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Um... I've run a Dell motherboard using a standard ATX power supply and a standard motherboard using a Dell power supply. The motherboard was a PIII and the PSU I used was from a P4 dell.
 
I'm at a loss to explain that unless Dell's moved to industry standards since 2003. Putting "Dell non-standard power supplies" into Google pulls up a lot of places where it seems that this practice may have stopped around 2000, 2002, or 2003. That still leaves lots of Dells around that do have the proprietary PSU connectors.

I guess I have to amend my post to say that anyone needing to replace a PSU or motherboard from Dell really needs to research if standard components can be used as replacements, or if proprietary parts are needed.

I do apologize for any fear-mongering or misinformation. I was unaware that things had changed.

Tom
 
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