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Don't forget to check if the new board has SATA or IDE Headers as you may need both. On Sun, 2010-08-29 at 10:33 +0100, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Sun, 29 Aug 2010, tom wrote: > > > All this talk of new pc has got me coveting my neighbours AMD... > > Rather than shell out for everything I've got a couple of ATX mini-towers and > > was wondering if I can just drop in a miniATX mboard or do I need new > > connectors/power supply > > Most miniATX boards have standard 20 or 24-way power connectors. New ones > will come with a new IO backplate too. There are a small number that take > 12V directly, but these are few & far between and it'll be obvious anyway. > > My workstation is a miniITX Dual-core Atom board. It has a 24-pin PSU > socket, but works OK with a standard 20-pin one. (by design) > > Gordon > Regards Kevin Lucas Minions Post Master(Sub) Ten Years in the Making! www.minionsbandb.co.uk www.tearooms.minionsbandb.co.uk Po House, Minions, Liskeard Cornwall PL14 5LE 01579363386 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq