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October 2nd, 2005 03:00

computer queries please help out

hey everybody im not so much a computer wiz but i kno abit, well enuf to maintain my comp and yeah fix it

now i have a dell dimension 8300
i have just changed its case into a super tower THERMALTAKE KANDALF CASE
its got heaps of space.

now i kno tat dell would not recommend anyone to tamper with the inside too much esp changing case but its just dell cases are too small and very hot inside, now i have 5 fans and a heat sink

now the problem i have is that i cant attatch the hdd led light, power led light and the power switch and reset button on to the mother board cos dells chip are different, the mother board has the words and names of where it should go but there is no needle for me to plug it in so i need sum help on tat, thats the onli problem i have rite now on my new case. the switch on the thermaltake wont work bcos there is no place on mother board to connect it to, i need SUM HELP ON TAT !!!!!!!! PLS .......

ok my second query is i bought my comp for 5500 AUD now tats heaps, im crazy i kno
currently i have a western digital 250gb 8mb buffer hDD
i want to raid 1 or raid 5 another exactly the same hard drive to it to make it run as one, i do not want to have two program files etc i just wnat to see the space on my original 250 increase to 500 ( i want them to work together) if neone can help me with tat i'd be delighted

one more thing, do the hard drives have to b exactly the same brand and gigs to raid them together etc can a 250gb western digital raid with seagate 250gb both 8mb buffer

newyas thanx i hope i get quick responses like the otha threads

thanx heaps dell ur computers rock on jsut not the case lol

Message Edited by cheeseball168 on 10-01-2005 11:28 PM

  • klbf

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    Posted October 2nd, 2005 06:00

    hi, the dell on switch will only work with a dell mobo. unless you find a way of modding the 8300 switch onto your new case i doubt it will work at all
    or its gonna be tough

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    Dimension 8300
    P4 CPU 2.80GHz 800MHz BIOS A05
    1024MB DDR-SDRAM 400MHz
    Sparkle 6600GT 128mb 500mhz/1000mhz
    BearPaw 2400TA Scanner
    USB 2.0 tv tuner
    NEC DVD+RW ND-2100AD
    Pioneer 16x DVD+/-RW DL DVR-109
    HP usb CD-Writer+ 8200
    256Mb-64mb Usb drives
    Wacom graphire3 4x5inch
    Creative Audigy 2 ZS
    Conexant SmartHSFi V.9x 56K DF PCI Modem ,ADSL DSL-200
    HP deskjet 3550
    seagate sata 120Gb
    seagate sata 160Gb
    seagate usb2 external 200Gb
    15inch LCD
    pci cooler
    8446 3dmark03
    3498 3dmark05
    PCmark05 3448
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    Posted October 2nd, 2005 10:00

    hey thanx for that
    well so far i have been able to make the two lights that read the hdd led light and the cpu led light to work but tha reset switch and the power switch is still not workin

    i manage to make it work once but then it wont for the next time.

    ahwell thanx for ur help well hope some dell technician can help me out this is my fifth dell comp lol

    i'll state my spec,

    dell 8300 dimension 3.2ghz
    dvd+rw/+R with CDRW Combo Drive
    250 gb western digital hard drive sata
    19 inch ultrasharp flat panel lcd monitor
    2gb ram split into 4 512 rams sticks
    sound blaster audigy 2 sound card 5.1

    yeah its a pretty gud comp lol and yeah i wanna kno how to raid two sata drives together so sum1 please help me out
  • shesagordie

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    Posted October 2nd, 2005 18:00

    cheeseball168.

    Dell has never published the pinouts of their proprietary Dimension motherboards and front panel connectors.

    The following may or may not be a help to you, but check it out

     
    Bev.
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    Posted October 2nd, 2005 19:00

    Here is a article by Robert Hancock with a pinout diagram from some of the earlier boards . . no idea if it hold for the newer ones.
     
    wrs
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    Posted October 3rd, 2005 00:00

    hey ppls thanx for ur help

    all of u it all worked, the power switch the hdd and power led
    the onli thing tat doesnt work is the rese switch, but as far as i can remmember my dell neva had a reset switch altho im still determined to find the pins for it i recond i can do without it
    but if neone can help me find the reset switch i'd be so gr8ful

    thanx ppls owe u all bigtime now all i havta fix is the reset switch lol oh btw does neone hav ne idea of wat to add to nice cases like ne cool stuff nethin just let me kno cathodes, uv lites nething ok
    thanx ppls
  • shesagordie

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    Posted October 3rd, 2005 03:00

    cheeseball168.
     
    Good luck, hope it all works out for you.
     
    Bev.
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    Posted October 4th, 2005 02:00

    hey everyone its me again this time i hav a new problem and tats my sound card or sumthin

    a few days ago the sound was workin but since last night there is no longer any sound coming out of either the mic or the 5.1speakers

    can sum1 pls help me by listing a checklist tat i shud do or a solution to this problem

    dont be shy im all ears for as many suggestions as possible

    i needsound cos then i cant listen to nething so sum1 pls help me out

    ialreadi reinstalled drivers, replug the sound card in checked all the speaker settins like volume and 5.1 sound system and all tat

    so pls help me out

    much love
    EY