Running a PC outside of a computer case
On Monday, March 21, 2011 1:02:39 AM UTC-7, D wrote:
On 3/20/2011 9:31 PM, wrote: I've built a few dozen PCs over the years. I would never bother running the system out of the case. I rely quite heavily on my PC on a daily basis, and don't really want to be without a functional machine. In order to load the OS & see if everything is operable, I only need to connect 1 HDD, 1 DVD drive, the vid card & monitor, keyboard, mouse & PSU. The only bit I'll need from the existing machine is the vid card So, you have a spare PS but not a spare video card or case? All you need to verify motherboard function is keyboard and video card and power supply; if you can boot and set up BIOS functions, it's a good motherboard/RAM. All the rest can wait until you put the beast together; I'd hate to have loose HD and such all cluttering up a workbench. If you're reusing the old case, the connection of frontpanel buttons may be the biggest part of the install (and you CAN'T have the old machine up and running for that, anyway). |
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