Tom,

On your installed motherboard, the power connector is at the bottom,
front corner of the case.  On a new motherboard that connector
would be located at the TOP front of the case.  The cables from your power
supply will not reach far enough. It may be possible to get extenders for
those power cables, but I have never seen them.

And slot 7 looks like a VESA video card to me. A good shot of the component
side of the card would help.

Jim Meagher
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----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Cohick <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 5:20 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Help with an Upgrade!


> Hi all,
> I'm trying to help my son with his computer. He would like to upgrade it
> and I don't know if it is cost effective to do. I don't know much about
the
> 'puter as he came by it second hand. I guess what we really need to know
is
> if the motherboard can be changed and if so to what. I've posted most of
> the information and some pictures at this website
> http://members.xoom.com/tcohick/computer .If any are interested in a
> challenge to help a newbie and his son, this is it. TIA.
> TomC
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> remove the 1 from the email. antispam device ;-)
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