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Offline x56h34Topic starter

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A good AT form factor case for A4000T motherboard?
« on: July 27, 2004, 05:56:58 PM »
I've given up on trying to find an exact replacement A4000T genuine case (everyone is out of stock), so I really would like to get the next best thing, which would be an AT case with I/O back-panel port holes in perfect alignment. Have a look at this picture of the back of the original A4000T Escom case. The mouse/game/serial/parallel holes must be exactly aligned like that or I will be forced to improvise, which I don't like doing. :-)

For example, I am using a full-tower AT case at the moment, but since the I/O holes do not match, the whole I/O ports PCB-plate is inside the case, and I used Sega Genesis gamepad extension cables to lead the ports outside of the case for a "somewhat" easy connection to the mouse and game-pad. This is really nasty looking IMHO, and I really want something spot-on accurate.

I could try and saw-off the old I/O holes area, and mount my own custom made plate, that is if I knew how to do it...which I don't. :-)

Anyway, on to my question. Does anyone have, or can recommend an AT full-tower case which is a perfect match for the A4000T motherboard, in every way? I see that there are even some new ATX cases out there, that offer support for AT motherboards, however the back-plate is totally unsatisfactory. :-(
 

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Re: A good AT form factor case for A4000T motherboard?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2004, 12:44:35 PM »
I've tried contacting softhut about a month ago and was told by Joe that they are out of stock. The website is pretty inaccurate, btw. It's best to call or e-mail them, and ask about whatever is it that you need.