pashley pro Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 hi there i dont know too much about computers but my bro wants to change the case for his computer so does anyone know were theres a guide or something that could help him thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 You take all the old stuff out, and put it in the new case... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Its really not that hard as i said on msn. If your really worried take a few pictures of what goes where before you start and try to disconnect as little as possible (Y) It should only be the ide and power wires you have to wire up and they only go one way :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashley pro Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 sorry for asking what would seem to you stupid questions. will i need an antistatic mat im going to use a wrist strap. oh and another thing i dont understand will i need a new cpu or can i use the old one once again? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanPoet Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 sorry for asking what would seem to you stupid questions. will i need an antistatic mat im going to use a wrist strap. oh and another thing i dont understand will i need a new cpu or can i use the old one once again? thanks ← Well if you're using the same motherboard then you can use the same Cpu... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Got a feeling he meant PSU not CPU :P If you mean PSU then you should be able to use the existing one as long as the computers not really really old (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanPoet Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Got a feeling he meant PSU not CPU (Y) If you mean PSU then you should be able to use the existing one as long as the computers not really really old (Y) ← Oh right, well as long as the cases are the same form factor, everything should be ok? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Yup (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 And you don't really need any of that anti-static stuff. It's obviously quite a good idea to be safe, but I've never used any of that junk. I've built (working) computers sitting on the carpet (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pashley pro Posted February 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 whats the form factor. oh and is there any order i should take the parts out in or does it not matter. and do the motherboards fasten down with screws that will have the holes marked out in the same place on both cases. sorry to sound a dumbass thanks for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 whats the form factorThe size/shape of the case. I wouldn't worry about it, they'll both be ATX (Y). oh and is there any order i should take the parts out in or does it not matter. Doesn't matter. As long as they all go back in the same place.and do the motherboards fasten down with screws that will have the holes marked out in the same place on both cases. ← Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Anti static stuff is crap. Parts work having been left knocking about on shelves etc.... Had some HDD going from PC to PC in my house at uni last year no harm was done... If your worried do things like touching a radiator before you start, leave the power cable in too but off at the wall!!!!!! then its earthed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 and do the motherboards fasten down with screws that will have the holes marked out in the same place on both cases ← Yes the new case will come with some standoff's (like spacer things) which you screw into the holes in the case to suit your motherboard and then screw the motherboard to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Yes the new case will come with some standoff's (like spacer things) which you screw into the holes in the case to suit your motherboard and then screw the motherboard to. ← be careful though when you srew the spacers into the case. Depending on the quality of the case it's easy to cross the thread and when you go to screw your mobo down the screws will just spin and not get tight. The trick is to take your time and make sure everything is nice and smooth :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 be careful though when you srew the spacers into the case. Depending on the quality of the case it's easy to cross the thread and when you go to screw your mobo down the screws will just spin and not get tight. The trick is to take your time and make sure everything is nice and smooth :D ← Or buy a decent quality case :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cultiv8ed_mike Posted February 8, 2005 Report Share Posted February 8, 2005 Got a feeling he meant PSU not CPU :lol: If you mean PSU then you should be able to use the existing one as long as the computers not really really old :D ← Most new cases (Apart from some expensive ones) come with a PSU built in. I would recommend you use that unless its the wrong form factor (like if your hardware is so old its AT not ATX) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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