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> Parts of my desktop computer are from 2007 -- the case is from 1993, How does that work? That predates the ATX form factor spec released by Intel in 1995. I
by ansible 5y ago
> Parts of my desktop computer are from 2007 -- the case is from 1993,
How does that work? That predates the ATX form factor spec released by Intel in 1995.
I had a ginormous PC/AT compatible tower case at that time, very large, very heavy, all steel. IIRC, it had 8 5.25in external drive bays.
In retrospect, the ATX form factor has been rather long-lived, though there are plenty of competing form factors these days.
- bambax 5y agoIt works fine. It has 6 5.25 bays, and 2 3.5 ones. It is steel and heavy, but it never moves.
- ansible 5y agoI'm still curious about the motherboard itself. The old PC cases didn't have a rectangular cut-out for IO panel, and probably didn't have the motherboard stand-off screws in the correct locations. I suppose with time and care you could modify an old case to take an ATX motherboard, but I'm not sure how well that would work. You'd also likely need to mod the power supply mounting, add cooling and fan mounts, and more.
- bambax 5y agoOver the years I did move the stand-off screws but didn't need to make new holes, plenty of holes were already there. I changed the power supply many times but it always fit, I think it's standard... Fans are on the mother board, there are no fan mounts directly on the case?