Besides the case, she might also need a new power supply. The Compaq supply
may not fit another case, and if the case is not ATX, then the supply will
not be ATX either. What is there to salvage from the box? Perhaps the
drives.

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> Ahh, there is the rub. General purpose ATX cases come with a
> removeable back
> panel, and motherboards usually come with a snap in
> replacement panel that
> matches the motherboard.
>
> However, name brand PC's like Compaq, HP, Dell, etc usually
> aren't designed
> to be upgradeable this way, and typically don't have this feature.
>
> Your best bet is to buy a new case also, but preserve as much
> from the old
> Compaq as possible (drives, etc).
>
> Russ Poffenberger
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