[dba-Tech] Mother Board

"> Not long ago I looked at my brother's Dell desktop and found that the 
hard
> drive had unique connector ports - a non standard hard drive!  And this 
> was
> on a basic Dell desktop.  There was a connector for another hard drive, 
> but
> again it would have to have been ordered from Dell (if available)."

OMG!!!
Was the connector on the MB also different or did they just have a special 
cable?
and how about the power connectors on the MB?

what a mean company. I will never, never buy HP.

Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Waters" <dwaters at usinternet.com>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mother Board


> Martin,
>
> I built a fast PC last fall with zero regrets! (Faster than me anyway).  I
> had looked at Dell but figured I could get a fast PC if I built it myself
> for the same or a lower cost.
>
> Not long ago I looked at my brother's Dell desktop and found that the hard
> drive had unique connector ports - a non standard hard drive!  And this 
> was
> on a basic Dell desktop.  There was a connector for another hard drive, 
> but
> again it would have to have been ordered from Dell (if available).
>
> Your PC probably has other unique parts on it as well.  So . . .
>
> I would suggest considering starting from scratch.  If you build your own 
> PC
> all the parts will have a standard configuration.  So you can replace a
> component if you want to, and easily find a replacement if you have to.
>
> I'd guess that several people on this list have done the same, and could
> provide suggestions and answers as you go.
>
> To pique your interest here's an article about building a $350 PC:
> http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2319499,00.asp
>
> HTH!
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Martin W Reid
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:52 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mother Board
>
> Its  a special inhouse model from dell and no one seems to have them.
>
> Martin
>
>
> Martin WP Reid
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> [dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Barrows
> [jeff.developer at gmail.com]
> Sent: 10 June 2008 14:44
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Mother Board
>
> Why not just get a new power supply?
>
> On 6/10/08, Martin W Reid <mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> I have a Dell XPS Gen 3 system. It has a unique power supply which of
>> course has now died. What I want to do is take all the bits out and put
> them
>> into another case. Of course knowing nothing about hardware I don't know
>> which motherboard is fitted to the XPS therefore don't know which case to
>> get. Any help appreciated.
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
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