{"id":4762,"date":"2020-07-05T23:27:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T03:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ikriv.com\/blog\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2020-07-05T23:31:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T03:31:33","slug":"cant-reuse-dell-computer-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ikriv.com\/blog\/?p=4762","title":{"rendered":"Can’t reuse Dell computer parts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a very nicely built 12 year old Dell tower, that I inherited from some startup, which I use as a home server running Ubuntu. I also have a 7 year old spare CPU and motherboard with some memory on it. The tower was quite high end in its time and is very nicely built: sturdy case, huge fans, 750W power supply, but the hardware inside is, of course, quite outdated. I thought of removing the 12-year old motherboard and CPU and replacing them with much faster 7 year old motherboard and CPU, but had no luck.<\/p>\n

Where most standard cases use a loose assortment of wires for power, reset, HDD led, and the like, Dell uses a combined 40-pin connector that integrates the entire front panel, including two USB slots. This may be easier for installation and what-not, but it means regular non-Dell motherboard cannot be installed in this case, it cannot accept the 40-pin connector, and thus cannot be powered up, which, of course, is critical.<\/p>\n

I thought of perhaps buying a new case and reusing the power supply, but alas: the power supply H750P is also non standard and not compatible with regular ATX motherboards.<\/p>\n

Way to go Dell! The whole point of IBM PC was compatibility of components. I hate it when companies start messing with standards in order to ensure vendor lockdown (I am looking at you, Apple!). Didn’t really help Dell though. <\/p>\n

Oh, well, I guess I will have to get by with the old hardware for now, it is doing alright, and then at some point I will have to buy a new case and a new power supply, even though these ones could still be perfectly working, they were built to last.<\/p>\n

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