Dimension 3000 Compatible tower cases?

Question

Just wondering if there were any tower cases out there that are compatible with a Dell Dimension 3000.  I know that Dell motherboards are proprietary but was hoping some company out there started to make some that could house the Dell motherboard.

ejn63 · Answer

Not without extensive sheet metal and wiring modifications, no.

rickster710 · Answer

The motherboard will fit into any standard ATX case. You just need to make note of the wiring of front panel to the motherboard. The pinout for the front panel header connections are not available from Dell because they do not want you to do this.

shesagordie · Answer

dwon63

Dell has never published the pinouts of their proprietary motherboards and front panel connectors,

http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=dim_other&message.id=130144

You could try using a multimeter to check the pinouts.

A new CPU fan, heatsink and motherboard retention bracket will be required, because Dell's are proprietary units.

Bev.

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