What size is your Mother…board?

[Kevin O'Connor]

How do you tell what size MoBo will fit a given case? I have a HP Pavilion mini tower (Model 6649F). The HP web site does not give specific info on MoBo in their systems.

 

[Kevin O'Connor]

Here are some specs from a board I think will fit my HP Pavilion case.

Specification
• Mfr Part Number: M791G
• CPU: Socket 370 Support FCPGA / FCPGA2 Intel PIII /Celeron /VIA C3 Processor
• Chipset: VIA CLE266 / VT 8235
• VGA: Embedded UniChrome 3D Graphics w / 64M share memory
• Memory: 1 x 184-pin DDR 266 / 200 or 1 SDRAM PC133/100; Maximum To 1GB
• Slots: 2 x PCI; 1 x CNR
• LAN: VIA VT6103 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
• Audio: VIA VT1612A 2-channel audio Codec
• IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 33 / 66 / 100
• Form Factor: Flex-ATX, 230*190mm
What does the following mean?
- CPU: VIA C3 processor
- Slots: 1xCNR
- IDE: 2xUltraDMA 33/66/100
- Form Factor: Flex-ATX, 230*190mm

 

[Praetor]

- CPU: VIA C3 processor
- Slots: 1xCNR
- IDE: 2xUltraDMA 33/66/100

Indicates the presence of a C3 processor, a CNR (comm device) and two IDE channels for HDDs and opticals etc

Form Factor: Flex-ATX, 230*190mm

Well break out the ruler and you'll know if it fits or not