PDA

View Full Version : Giga-byte GA8iTX3 - board layout problem


Axel
12-01-2001, 1:35 PM
I'm just installing this new board into an A-TOP 900 full ATX case and hit upon a few problems -

The floppy and IDE pin sets and power plug on the motherboard sit right in front of the Hard drive & Floppy drive bays.

The fit is so tight, you cannot remove a drive from this tool-less case unless you remove the power cable and all four sticks of RD - RAM There is a kit to place the floppy drive in a 5.25 bay, but no place to move the hard drive to as there is no mounting rack over the power supply and there are no brackets included to make the hard drive a 5.25 bay item......

There isn't enough room to rotate the hard drive bay 90 degrees, otherwise I'd drill out the mounting rivets and rebuild it.

So this case with this motherboard is a bit of a drag - but I'll make it work.

More updates as the build continues.

flinder
12-01-2001, 5:04 PM
Brackets here to let 3 1/2 fit in 5 1/2.
Need them let me know

Axel
12-27-2001, 4:11 PM
thanks for the offer - I've got a few - just don't want to use up those slots for hard drives - rather put a burner and DVD there and allow some space for air flow - what a novel concept.....

Welsh Wizard
01-04-2002, 6:37 AM
Have you considered removeing some 3.5" bays from an older system case, like an old Compaq or HP 486 or early Pentium 1 system box then mounting this carrier to the base of the case.
JAT

WW