mrbibs Honorable Oct 2, 2012 16 0 10,510 Nov 4, 2014 #1 I have an emachine ET1810-01 and an emachine W3052 is either of them buildable? Can i put a newer motherboard in either of them that can handle more than 4 gb of ram?
I have an emachine ET1810-01 and an emachine W3052 is either of them buildable? Can i put a newer motherboard in either of them that can handle more than 4 gb of ram?
Solution Dark Lord of Tech Nov 5, 2014 You would be better off getting a few new components including a case.
cin19 Titan Mar 14, 2011 15,722 218 112,340 Nov 5, 2014 #2 I check out both of them, from what I see, 1) you can remove the back I/O panel from the case, 2) you have to check inside the case to see it has the front panel connectors that looks like http://forums.techguy.org/attachments/126506d1203028652/kk-connectors.jpg if it does, and you can install the new MB into the case, but only the mATX format motherboard. emachine ET1810-01 back I/O panel looks like this from cnet.com http://cnet1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2010/08/03/26a662b7-67c4-11e3-a665-14feb5ca9861/thumbnail/770x433/28d25bdce5a75e18aa5acd8567174f63/33709100-2-1333-BK-3.jpg Upvote 0 Downvote
I check out both of them, from what I see, 1) you can remove the back I/O panel from the case, 2) you have to check inside the case to see it has the front panel connectors that looks like http://forums.techguy.org/attachments/126506d1203028652/kk-connectors.jpg if it does, and you can install the new MB into the case, but only the mATX format motherboard. emachine ET1810-01 back I/O panel looks like this from cnet.com http://cnet1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2010/08/03/26a662b7-67c4-11e3-a665-14feb5ca9861/thumbnail/770x433/28d25bdce5a75e18aa5acd8567174f63/33709100-2-1333-BK-3.jpg
Dark Lord of Tech Retired Moderator Aug 18, 2009 128,818 1,871 159,590 Nov 5, 2014 Solution #3 You would be better off getting a few new components including a case. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution