are the holes in the back of atx cases all the same

[charlotte49er]

I want to put a shuttle AK31A mboard into an Enlight 7237 case. This is my first time building a machine so I want to make sure that the holes in the back of the case will line up with the ports for the motherboard. Are these all standardized? Will this combo work? Any info. please! Thanks

 

[xscape]

Generally speaking, most motherboards will fit most cases. You shouldn't have any problems with slots lining up etc, although some cheap cases aren't quite as good as others for things lining up, but they usually still fit together! They are standardised for where ports etc are usually (so long as you don't get some really obscure make of Mobo).

The only thing you've got to be careful of is getting a mini ATX case and a full length motherboard!

It doesn't look like you should have any problems with what you've got there though!

Good luck!

 

[ramani]

HI,
Normaly, motherboard suppliers supply the matching rectanglar plate to fit the hole you are talking abount. Containing, LPT/USB/PS2 KN/MOuse holes etc.. These rectangular plates are generaly of standard size except the relative placement of the motherboards connection to external pheripherals. SO when you buy the motherboard, ensure that you get a matching backplate. In case it it not there, you shall make sure either it matches your exiting one or ask the supplier to give suitable one. It is normaly in excess with P assemblers, and they can spare one (since most of the motherboars supply one and most of the case suppliers also provide one).



ramani :-9
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[paparazi]

If you are buying into the ATX form factor system then all manufactures build there boards to this accepted standard.
The only problems you get usually is when unusually long rom drives touch the board on certain towers. You should be fine with your combination though. Martin

 

[Guest_imported]

I don't think you guys are all right. Before 'Lan's' are add on to the
mobos but now many mobos come with a lan card built-in, so you
must be careful wtih the lan port. Recently there are some 56k
modem on board too. They are not that standard (standard for
2 to 3 months, maybe when new things comes up, ala there
flush your standard) I think ramani suggestion is the best.
May be you can take your mobo to the supplier and ask for
a suitable (if it is convient enough) or take a snap shot of the
mobo (from the back of course) and fax it to your case
supplier.

 

[xscape]

Yeh, that is true, with a few boards, but in charlotte49er's case the board isn't anything unusual and neither is the case, so that particualr combination should be fine!

 

[Guest_imported]

I'd recommend making a simple drawing of the ports layout etc., of your original board, then take this along and compare with the new board before you buy. There ARE variations in port layout, and the backplates that are sometimes supplied by mobo manufacturers don't always fit the case aperture.

Looking at the back of the case from left to right, this is a common layout:-

Keyboard (mouse immediately above keyb), USB, serial 1 and serial 2 (parallel above ser 1 & 2).

Good luck!


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