Need Mobo Specs

[nazgul42]

I need to find out the specs for the motherboard in a Dell Dimension E521 that I am working on. Any help would be appreicated.

 

[nffc10]

There's a wonderful world out there called Google!!
Look what i found:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/dimen_e521?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04

 

[nazgul42]

Well, Well... Where on that page, that I happened to find using

the wonderful world out there called Google,

does it show the motherboard specs?

 

[Michael]

Why don't you pull out a flashlight, pull off the side of the case, write down the numbers you see printed on stickers attached to the board and google those numbers.. it's how I found the make/model of every pre-built PC's mobo that I've worked on

 

[nazgul42]

I tried that, it didnt work. the Google search came up blank

 

[StrangleHold]

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dimc521/en/SM_EN/specs.htm#wp1052631

 

[nazgul42]

Ok... Basically what is happening is that this is my Grandpa's PC. He got it with only a CD-ROM drive, but now he is whishing that he had gotten a CD-RW drive, and I offered to help him with it, but I dont know which CD-RW will be compatible with it because I havent worked on a PC like his before.

 

[StrangleHold]

Just get a DVD burner, it burns CDs and DVDs. Any of these would work.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...r=&Subcategory=5&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

 

[nffc10]

Well, Well... Where on that page, that I happened to find using does it show the motherboard specs?

It tells you on the page i gave you a link to. Nvm, all you need to know is that it has an IDE slot and StrangeHold has given you a nice list you can choose from.

 

[oscaryu1]

I'm pretty sure any CD-RW drive will fit in any Dell desktop. There standard optical drives.