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Name: Ghostman 1 Date: January 18, 2009 at 12:06:38 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: 1 gig Product: Dell / Optiplex gx240 Subcategory: General
Comment:
Yes, i have a Dell optiplex GX240, It is a tower form... i want to change to another much lighter case.. Will a optiplex 170L case work ? Or is there any other light weight case that might work...
Name: OtheHill Date: January 18, 2009 at 12:28:43 Pacific
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Why do you want to do that? The only way to get a significant weight loss is to go to an aluminum case.
Going to a smaller case can present cooling issues and the motherboard may not fit.
It is difficult to get specs on OEM motherboards. Could be ATX or mATX. Makes a big difference on what cases can be used.
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Response Number 2
Name: Ghostman 1 Date: January 18, 2009 at 13:07:19 Pacific
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The reason is as stated, the PC is too heavy, thats why i want to change the case...And i would change to a regular case .But Dell uses different way to bolt down the motherboard.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: January 19, 2009 at 06:46:36 Pacific
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Dell Live Support would be the place to ask this question.
"So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown
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Response Number 4
Name: Ghostman 1 Date: January 20, 2009 at 06:23:26 Pacific
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I bought a ATX Mid tower case, and I am modding it to fit the dell motherboard... So far so good,I will have too use the dell power supply ,and half of the dell control panel for wiring...
(Ok! I just finished the Dell Project,I was able to get it working with some case modding and some fabrication..)
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