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What PC is like the "thinkpad" of PCs?
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this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2024
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I have had several used dell / hp motherboards, the only thing proprietary was that some were 12V only and needed a 6 usd adapter to work with regular atx psus.
And also the power button connector, you have to figure out which pins are the ones that turn the PC on.
New models integrate all the front IO into the motherboard, so they really only work with the case from the manufacturer. Like this and this.
I'm pretty sure the second one will work on any case, just that you might be missing the I/O plate.
Look closely at the opposite edge of the board. All the front IO (including the power button) is on that little protrusion.
Oh, sorry I thought you were talking about the I/O plate.
TIme to use an open frame case then lol.