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Re: Anyone done a home made A4000 tower?
« on: October 04, 2008, 04:59:20 PM »
I have not made one from scratch but I mounted an A4000D mobo + Elbox 7 slot Z3 board in a small mini tower.

The problem is the turbo board. It makes the motherboard extrawide at that are which can be problematic.
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Re: Anyone done a home made A4000 tower?
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2008, 07:04:56 PM »
Actually, you can fit an A4000D motherboard inside a Baby-AT case, I did it myself (with the 7-slot busboard). The A4000D motherboard is relatively small so you do not have to mess around with the PSU typically.

The problem when hacking A4000D into a small case is that the turbo is going to hit the internal 3.5" bays. So you either cut them off or run it with the 030 soldered onto the motherboard. Thats why it is a good idea to get a wide case, as said above.
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