Dear Patty, Is the computer a mid tower or a desktop? Is the motherboard not a standard type? I would think that if you buy a mid tower case almost anything should fit into it. How old is the computer? Is it an AT or and ATX style? With ATX most things go together easier. The motherboard is probably the thing that is making it proprietary. It is probably made for the case which is probably small. Do you have a riser card and the other expansion cards are coming of of it? I now build my own computers because it is so difficult to upgrade ones bulit by PC manufacturers. I'm always changing parts in my computer. I never even bother to close the case anymore. Carol -----Original Message----- From: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of p.a.h.b. Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 4:49 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] Installing a Power Supply < advice please > At 03:29 PM 9/22/00 -0400, you wrote: >It is cheaper to buy a new case with a power supply in it at a Market Pro >Computer Fair. Check out the web site http://www.marketpro.com/ Thanks Carol, But that is the point. This particular computer is VERY proprietary, according to ACER. Apparently the components inside the case ONLY fit that case. And the PS that I ordered is the same kind_down to the part number_ as the one that 'blew'. All the parts that 'go poof' are to be replaced by the same/like ones. Even my local computer shop who is an ACER warranty dealer, told me this. Only they are MUCH more pricey than the cost of just the PS. Does anyone know how why?? Is the MB the culprit that *needs* the exact components rather than other kinds that most other computers would work with? Thanks for the web site suggestion, though.. I'm always shopping around for different computer peripherals.... Patty B. No one shall ever really know what I have seen or heard. My heart holds much more than it shows, and from it I draw strength....... Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html