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In article <4128e886.73681228@news1.on.sympatico.ca>, tsnyder @ datamirror . com (remove spaces) (Terry) wrote:
>On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 14:43:14 +0200, Ken <___ken3@telia.com> wrote:
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>>On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 12:03:56 GMT, tsnyder @ datamirror . com (remove
>>spaces) (Terry) wrote:
>>
>>> All the dozens of computer cases I've been looking at buying seem to
>>> have the same standard rear connector cut-out configuration, which
>>> does NOT match the connector layout of the P5GDC-V Deluxe motherboard.
>>> Does anyone know of any cases that DO match the P5GDC-V Deluxe?
>>
>>No problem. That "holes" includes with the motherbord.
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>??? Sorry, I'll say it another way: The rear connectors on the
>p5gdc-v deluxe motherboard do NOT line up with the cut-outs on the
>cases I've seen. If you lay the case down on it's side and go from
>left to right, I see the kbd and mouse first, stacked vertically, then
>to the right of them is the USB ports with the ethernet port above
>them, then next to the right is the two serial port holes with the
>parallel port hole above them, etc..
>
>On the motherboard, however, it starts with kbd and mouse on the left,
>but then next to them on the right is the two digitial audio ports and
>the vga port with the parallel port above them, then next to the right
>is two USB ports and a 1394 port stacked vertically, then two more USB
>ports and the ethernet port stacked vertically, and finally it's two
>more columns of three audio ports each on the far right.
>
>Does anyone know of a case that will match this motherboard? If not,
>it looks like I'll have to knock out the entire connector template on
>the case, and leave the motherboard connectors exposed to open air
>instead of touching the case wall.
The motherboard comes with the rear bracket to place into ANY standard ATX
case!!!