You Just Pay Shipping: Sony VAIO PC case with side window

[ravenvii]

As the title says, I'm giving up for basically free a Sony VAIO PC case with a side window. You just pay shipping.

It's the case that's pictured below:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000D8IRU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

[ipodcentral112]

As the title says, I'm giving up for basically free a Sony VAIO PC case with a side window. You just pay shipping.

It's the case that's pictured below:

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B0000D8IRU.01._SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg

So how much would the shipping be to 11576??

[ravenvii]

So how much would the shipping be to 11576??

$15

[ReanimationLP]

Full or Micro ATX?

[ravenvii]

Full or Micro ATX?

Micro ATX

[dmw007]

I am very interested in the case Raven VII. Shipping would be to area code 17042. Although, I will give you more than just the shipping cost.

Is the sale just for the case or are there parts inside?

Could I just use any old MicroATX MB or does it have to be a specially designed one (like the Dells use)?

Thanks. :)

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
I've recently frankensteined one of these. They aren't overly standard at all. I put a new motherboard and CPU into a PCV-RZ22G and I had to even grind down one of the motherboard stands as it was designed to simply stabilize the corner of the original. Some other thing, if applicable, are...

• The front panel board ( power button / LED, hard drive / optical drive LEDs ) is not standard. I was only able to use power button and power LED. It seems to be designed to auto-sense signals from each item. Since most motherboards don't have separate LEDs for each IDE channel ( showing hard drive and optical drive activity separately ) it was confused and didn't operate properly.
• If it has a memory card reader, that likely won't be useful. It's something like a 6 or 8-pin rectangular connector and I don't know of any motherboard with it.
•*The Sony TV Tuners -- I can't recall what they call them as far as branding -- are not compatible with other motherboards since the driver installation looks for a Sony BIOS.

To the Dell comment...Those aren't quite as hard as they normally have the regular LEDs but unfortunately: Dell, HP, ... have them on a single 'brick' and so one has to guess at what wires are for what...That's a horrible job.

[Maxwell Smart]

actually, sometimes you'll get lucky and the manufactuer will print a manual labelling the pinout (i think dell does it) but don't count on it. What I did when I did this a while back was trace the wires back and look at which color wires go where and then attach them accordingly.

[dmw007]

Hi
I've recently frankensteined one of these. They aren't overly standard at all. I put a new motherboard and CPU into a PCV-RZ22G and I had to even grind down one of the motherboard stands as it was designed to simply stabilize the corner of the original. Some other thing, if applicable, are...

• The front panel board ( power button / LED, hard drive / optical drive LEDs ) is not standard. I was only able to use power button and power LED. It seems to be designed to auto-sense signals from each item. Since most motherboards don't have separate LEDs for each IDE channel ( showing hard drive and optical drive activity separately ) it was confused and didn't operate properly.
• If it has a memory card reader, that likely won't be useful. It's something like a 6 or 8-pin rectangular connector and I don't know of any motherboard with it.
•*The Sony TV Tuners -- I can't recall what they call them as far as branding -- are not compatible with other motherboards since the driver installation looks for a Sony BIOS.

To the Dell comment...Those aren't quite as hard as they normally have the regular LEDs but unfortunately: Dell, HP, ... have them on a single 'brick' and so one has to guess at what wires are for what...That's a horrible job.

Thanks for the info MacCheetah3. The LED and memory card readers are not of much importance to me. My only concern would be fitting a new motherboard (and power supply) in the case and being able to connect the cables to the power on/off button(s) on the case.

[ravenvii]

Sorry, dmw007, it was snapped up by someone else.

I'll let you know if it becomes available again.

[dmw007]

Sorry, dmw007, it was snapped up by someone else.

I'll let you know if it becomes available again.


No problem Raven VII! :) :) :)

[MacCheetah3]

Hi
Max...I never found one but I never looked through Dell's web site to try either. :) The only problem being is when the wires go to a single PCB, if it isn't labeled [or labeled well], than things get tedious.

The best thing to do is try and compare the 'brick' to the original motherboard. However, sometimes the motherboard front panel pins aren't labeled well -- Most commonly, sometimes the pins are meant to align vertically or top / bottom are switch ) and one ends up mucking things up. As far as getting the wires out of the brick, an Exacto-Knife does well to lift those tabs.

Overall, I've found that retrofitting standard motherboards into OEM cases ( Dell, HP, ... ) is usually not worth the effort.