Re: Motherboard/case question

From: ***** charles (shultzjrX_at_joimail.com)
Date: 05/29/05 

Date: Sun, 29 May 2005 09:05:21 -0500

> "Lee" <leeward@msa.attmil.ne.jp> wrote in
> message news:1117357194.145138.33260@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> This has nothing to do with Linux specifically, so I apologize. I'm
> planning on upgrading my system. Here's my thing, on the case, in the
> back is that area where the different parts of the motherboard stick
> out, i.e. parallel port, PS/2 ports, serial ports, USB, etc...Is that
> plate-like thing replaceable. I ask because I have not yet found a
> motherboard that matches up to a case. All the motherboards I've seen
> on the Internet are like this: (from left to right), PS/2, Parallel &
> Serial Port, USB/intergrated LAN, USB (sometimes), audio jacks; and all
> the cases are (top to bottom) PS/2, USB/integrated LAN, Parallel &
> Serial Port, audio jacks. Am I missing something here? Thanks for your
> help.
>
> Lee

If you are trying to match a case you already have it is possible that you
have a proprietary case from a manufacturer like Compaq, HP, Gateway,
IBM, Dell or whoever. Then to fix/upgrade this computer you are at the
mercy of the maker of the case. This is the way companies increase their
profit line by selling you a cheap computer in the beginning and then
charging outragious prices for replacement parts. By a real good quality
clone case with matching motherboard. That way in the future when you
want to upgrade you won't be stuck like you are now. The transition from
a historical perspective in the pc world goes: pc 5 slot, pc/xt 8 slot, AT,
ATX and BTX which is the future of the pc market. Right now ATX is
the most plentifull stardard (MicroATX, ATX and Extended ATX). BTX
comes in three sizes also. Intel has motherboards out now that are BTX
but there are not many case makers that are producing BTX style cases yet.
There are other standards (like ITX) but they make up a very small
percentage of the total market.

later,
charles......

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