Rebuild using HP Pavilion Elite m9340f case

[Natalia Podunavac]

Hello, I would like to re-do my old HP pavilion but want to keep the functioning features of the case, like the USB and audio ports on the front, the memory card reader, the optical drive, the current graphic card, the new 500W power supply.

Here is what I have and and would like to save, they are built into the case;
;
-SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology 16x DVD±R, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+R DL, 8x DVD-R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CDR, 32x CDRW, 40x CD-ROM

-Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader: supports SmartMedia, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, IBM Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+

-EVGA GeForce GT 440 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1441-KR that I replaced the old card with as the fan that was a replacement from HP, would not stop running and was annoying.

I also have a 500W power supply I had to recently add as the old one burned out in an electrical storm even with a surge protector.

I was thinking of the following improvements;

- Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ...

-ASUS P8Z77-V LX LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

OR

-ASRock Z77 Extreme3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

- Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

-CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

-Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM


So my question is, do you know if the motherboard will work with this older case with the items i was thinking of purchasing? This computer will mainly be used for internet and office/home work like documents, Excel. No gaming, little to no media except occasional YouTube type videos.

Thank you for your input...had no problems building a gaming computer from scratch, but this rebuild is hard to get started.

 

[computer_nugget2]

if the front panel connector fits the motherboard, then everything should be good to do. everything else, should slide right into place.

[edit] what are you gonna do with the old computer parts?

 

[Natalia Podunavac]

if the front panel connector fits the motherboard, then everything should be good to do. everything else, should slide right into place.

[edit] what are you gonna do with the old computer parts?

Well I was hoping someone would know if the connections on the case would be compatible without me buying the motherboard (and everything else), taking t all apart and finding out its a no go.

I was going to recycle the old parts, except the hard drives.

 

[computer_nugget2]

okay so im looking at a picture of the motherboard and it appears to be like this. the front panel is to the right of the sata ports. and should look like this (albeit crappy) diagram

****_
*****
[pled][pwrbtn]
[hdled][reset switch]*

i cant really see which side is the positive, but if memory servers me correct or if its layout is like other motherboards the left side of the front panel connector should be the positive.

so it should be like
+[pled]- +[pwrbtn]- [no pin]
+[hddled]- -[rstbtn]+ [lone pin] the reset button is reversed, and there should be a pin that should be by itself on the bottom row. that or the resest button will use the two pins on the right and leave the lonely pin in the middle of the bottom row.

usually most motherboards will have this same layout for the front panel connectors, but HP uses this block of connectors instead of individual connectors.

that HP motherboard is pretty rad bro.

[edit] okay so i found out that asus has some weird layout for the front panel. its a long block and the pins are spread out all over the place. and the asrock board has the same front panel layout as the hp motherboard. but i think the reset button uses the pins on the right leaving the middle pin empty. so that means that the front panel will work except the reset button feature (it might work, not sure though)

BUT i found some bad news, those motherboards you want are too big for the case. so i found this, its the extreme 4 M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157294

 

[Natalia Podunavac]

"BUT i found some bad news, those motherboards you want are too big for the case. so i found this, its the extreme 4 M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157294[/quotemsg]"

I was afraid of that, the case is much smaller than the Corsair I used to build my gaming computer. I had such a hard time when I added RAM and a new graphics card a couple years ago.
Thank you so much for the suggestion with the ASRock Z77, I am glad I waited cause I would have bought the Asus one yesterday.

Thanks so much!

 

[computer_nugget2]

no problem bro.