The proprietary fan connector on the dell board is still just a PWM header with a pointless extra pin (it's not even used for anything). One can easily adapt it to a standard 4pin PWM connector (easier still if you have a dell fan kicking around to cut the connector off of) instead of using junk molex fans with zero ways of controlling them. Throwing "dell fan header pinout" at your favorite search engine helps. Also 7:23 just re-pin the front panel connector instead of buying adapters. it's not rocket science. As for what to do with it... turn it into the worldst most ghetto Hackintosh maybe? Probably needs an older version of OSX though. Can't tell you how far back you need to go for that as I throw everything older than 6th gen intel at the e-waste container cause I have no room to keep all of that old junk
I got a hold of a Dell Optiplex 7010 but the case got damaged. System still works, but was wondering if the mobo and all might fit in a different brand of case! Thanks for the great DIY, parts used, snags, but it did work!!
Hi, looking at the 7010 motherboard, I think you'd have exactly the same issues as this video. It would fit physically, but you would need to take the fans with it. Also the front panel connector from the case wouldn't fit (unless it was also a very similar dell model case). With a normal generic case, exactly the same issues as this video would apply. Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome I also have a Dell Vostro PC, doesn't work due to what appears to be water damage/ corrosion. The case is similar in size to the 7010, but the back panel doesn't quite look the same. I lightly thought of replacing the Vostro rear case paneI with the 7010, as I like the style of the Vostro case, but don't know if the mobo would line up. I want to keep the front side features, so I might just get a replacement case!
@@j.lietka9406 most PC's and motherboard have their own rear I/O layout, but in most instances it is just a plate that presses out and can be interchanged, however some prebuilt Dell's and HP's do have fixed rear I/Os. Cheers!
Me and some other Kid actually did this at tech school, Tech teacher decided a Phenom X6 1100T with a GTX 1070 was a good enough PC to be one of the Workstations after I got the power button to work. None of the other front IO, just the Power Button.
@@Tech-Nerdrome That's what I did. With a little bit of soldering here, some bridging there, and some bits of wire bodged in at the "wrong" locations, I have a fully functioning 8th gen Intel system. All in all, a $15 computer if you don't include a GPU. This is a stupid cheap way to get a reasonably decent computer, but remember.....what you save in money, you'll spend in the form of time and elbow grease on effort! but hey, I'm poor and have a lot of time on my hands and live in a world full of inflation. I'd rather spend my money on something else.
Great job. It will definitely work as a very basic work PC. With a graphics card update, that can work with the PSU and its limitations could be a basic gaming computer as well. Keep up great work.
Thanks! Just for a bit of fun really. An issue with those mobo's are that the 24 pin power gets in the way of any graphics card thicker than 1 slot..... But maybe that 7770 I nicked the fan off could be made to work..... Thanks for the comment!
@@Tech-Nerdromegood call on the graphics card. The other issue as well is the molex fans will run at 100% all the time, but it will help with cooling, even though they will be a bit loud.
Ahhhh.... The Amiga. I had a 1200 back in the day. Gave it away to a jumble sale when I got my first PC. What a mistake! Yep, but may still need a graphics card even for that. The 2nd gen graphics are not officially supported by win10, so running of ms basic display drivers! Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome 1200 eh? Luxury! :) I had an A500+ with a memory upgrade to 1 mb. As for your machine here, I've had pretty good results emulating an Amiga on a pretty low-spec 2014 (non-gaming) laptop running Windows 7 using WinUAE, so you might be OK.
Yep, but I guess something a bit more power efficient and space saving would be better for media serving.... Probably the HP 260's job lot I had in an earlier video. Guess you could whack a load of drives in this though! Cheers!
Think the Radeon 7770 down in this video has XP drivers, so several comments have suggested putting that in..... If I can find another fan that is! Cheers!
Gracias por el vídeo, tengo una pregunta. En contexto es una máquina sony vgc-rb13mx, placa madre intel d915 gro, socket 775 y 4 módulos ddr1 400mhz, fuente 350w. Mi pregunta ¿Cual motherboard moderna podria sustituir esta reliquia? Le tengo mucho gusto al equipo y actualmente tiene win7 y sigue funcionando. Saludos y agradecido por la atención.😊
Hola. Lo siento, me ha costado encontrar información sobre esa PC, en particular sobre su placa base. Incluso si usa piezas ATX estándar, esa PC solo tenía una fuente de alimentación de 350 W, que tal vez estaba más orientada a 3,3 V y 5 V, como era normal en ese momento. La fuente de alimentación puede tener dificultades para proporcionar suficientes amperios de 12 V a las CPU modernas, ¡sin siquiera pensar en una GPU!, por lo que si la carcasa es ATX estándar, prácticamente todas las demás piezas deberían ser reemplazadas... ¡Salud! Hi there, Sorry, I have struggled to find any information on that PC, in particular it's motherboard. Even if it uses standard ATX parts, that PC only had a 350W PSU, which maybe geared more towards 3.3V and 5V as was normal at the time. The PSU may struggle to provide enough 12V amps to modern CPUs, not even thinking about a GPU!, so if the case is standard ATX, pretty much all other parts would need to be replaced...... Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome Agradezco tus comentarios espero poder mostrarte en un vídeo este equipo, para mostrar mi reliquia pues fue un pc muy útil pero limitado . Me sorprendió cuando lo encontré en la basura y lo pude hechar andar con su recuperación del sistema de verdad me sorprendió. Saludos y excelente día.
:) with a graphics card, probably, yes! On windows 7 it probably could just, on the integrated graphics. But a lack of windows 10 drivers for the igpu stumps that a bit. :) yeah, saying something when even something like this can now run Crysis! How things have changed. Cheers!
The proprietary fan connector on the dell board is still just a PWM header with a pointless extra pin (it's not even used for anything). One can easily adapt it to a standard 4pin PWM connector (easier still if you have a dell fan kicking around to cut the connector off of) instead of using junk molex fans with zero ways of controlling them. Throwing "dell fan header pinout" at your favorite search engine helps. Also 7:23 just re-pin the front panel connector instead of buying adapters. it's not rocket science.
As for what to do with it... turn it into the worldst most ghetto Hackintosh maybe? Probably needs an older version of OSX though. Can't tell you how far back you need to go for that as I throw everything older than 6th gen intel at the e-waste container cause I have no room to keep all of that old junk
I got a hold of a Dell Optiplex 7010 but the case got damaged. System still works, but was wondering if the mobo and all might fit in a different brand of case! Thanks for the great DIY, parts used, snags, but it did work!!
Hi, looking at the 7010 motherboard, I think you'd have exactly the same issues as this video. It would fit physically, but you would need to take the fans with it. Also the front panel connector from the case wouldn't fit (unless it was also a very similar dell model case). With a normal generic case, exactly the same issues as this video would apply. Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome thank you again!
@@Tech-Nerdrome I also have a Dell Vostro PC, doesn't work due to what appears to be water damage/ corrosion. The case is similar in size to the 7010, but the back panel doesn't quite look the same. I lightly thought of replacing the Vostro rear case paneI with the 7010, as I like the style of the Vostro case, but don't know if the mobo would line up. I want to keep the front side features, so I might just get a replacement case!
@@j.lietka9406 most PC's and motherboard have their own rear I/O layout, but in most instances it is just a plate that presses out and can be interchanged, however some prebuilt Dell's and HP's do have fixed rear I/Os. Cheers!
great video, perfect computer for schools
Thank you! Once it passes PAT testing, maybe! Cheers!
Me and some other Kid actually did this at tech school, Tech teacher decided a Phenom X6 1100T with a GTX 1070 was a good enough PC to be one of the Workstations after I got the power button to work. None of the other front IO, just the Power Button.
just take any locked BIOSes, proprietary board formats, boards with proprietary slots or connectors and chuck them where they belong... in recycling.
Ha! Maybe, but on the plus side, you can pick them up for next to nothing, so if you are able to use them, it's a very cheap way to get a PC. Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome well, I lurk on second hand resale sites where I get normal components for next to nothing as well, so...
Well, the recyclers tend to send those straight to dismantling and refining, but ok.
@pierrehenriot2480 Good point, well made! ;)
@@Tech-Nerdrome That's what I did. With a little bit of soldering here, some bridging there, and some bits of wire bodged in at the "wrong" locations, I have a fully functioning 8th gen Intel system. All in all, a $15 computer if you don't include a GPU. This is a stupid cheap way to get a reasonably decent computer, but remember.....what you save in money, you'll spend in the form of time and elbow grease on effort! but hey, I'm poor and have a lot of time on my hands and live in a world full of inflation. I'd rather spend my money on something else.
Great job. It will definitely work as a very basic work PC. With a graphics card update, that can work with the PSU and its limitations could be a basic gaming computer as well. Keep up great work.
Thanks! Just for a bit of fun really. An issue with those mobo's are that the 24 pin power gets in the way of any graphics card thicker than 1 slot..... But maybe that 7770 I nicked the fan off could be made to work..... Thanks for the comment!
@@Tech-Nerdromegood call on the graphics card. The other issue as well is the molex fans will run at 100% all the time, but it will help with cooling, even though they will be a bit loud.
@@nathan_tasker yeah, there will be 2 of them if the graphics card goes in. Making it great as a jet engine simulator! Found a use for it :) cheers!
Awe buggers! Subbed!
You could run an Amiga emulator on it. Who knows; you might get some authentic-feeling slow-down even. :)
Ahhhh.... The Amiga. I had a 1200 back in the day. Gave it away to a jumble sale when I got my first PC. What a mistake! Yep, but may still need a graphics card even for that. The 2nd gen graphics are not officially supported by win10, so running of ms basic display drivers! Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome 1200 eh? Luxury! :) I had an A500+ with a memory upgrade to 1 mb.
As for your machine here, I've had pretty good results emulating an Amiga on a pretty low-spec 2014 (non-gaming) laptop running Windows 7 using WinUAE, so you might be OK.
Probably a Plex/jellythin media server
Yep, but I guess something a bit more power efficient and space saving would be better for media serving.... Probably the HP 260's job lot I had in an earlier video. Guess you could whack a load of drives in this though! Cheers!
This should be perfect for a Windows XP retro gaming pc if you can find a GPU that works with XP.
Think the Radeon 7770 down in this video has XP drivers, so several comments have suggested putting that in..... If I can find another fan that is! Cheers!
Maybe a web browser or media server.
Gracias por el vídeo, tengo una pregunta. En contexto es una máquina sony vgc-rb13mx, placa madre intel d915 gro, socket 775 y 4 módulos ddr1 400mhz, fuente 350w. Mi pregunta ¿Cual motherboard moderna podria sustituir esta reliquia? Le tengo mucho gusto al equipo y actualmente tiene win7 y sigue funcionando. Saludos y agradecido por la atención.😊
Hola. Lo siento, me ha costado encontrar información sobre esa PC, en particular sobre su placa base. Incluso si usa piezas ATX estándar, esa PC solo tenía una fuente de alimentación de 350 W, que tal vez estaba más orientada a 3,3 V y 5 V, como era normal en ese momento. La fuente de alimentación puede tener dificultades para proporcionar suficientes amperios de 12 V a las CPU modernas, ¡sin siquiera pensar en una GPU!, por lo que si la carcasa es ATX estándar, prácticamente todas las demás piezas deberían ser reemplazadas... ¡Salud!
Hi there, Sorry, I have struggled to find any information on that PC, in particular it's motherboard. Even if it uses standard ATX parts, that PC only had a 350W PSU, which maybe geared more towards 3.3V and 5V as was normal at the time. The PSU may struggle to provide enough 12V amps to modern CPUs, not even thinking about a GPU!, so if the case is standard ATX, pretty much all other parts would need to be replaced...... Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome Agradezco tus comentarios espero poder mostrarte en un vídeo este equipo, para mostrar mi reliquia pues fue un pc muy útil pero limitado . Me sorprendió cuando lo encontré en la basura y lo pude hechar andar con su recuperación del sistema de verdad me sorprendió. Saludos y excelente día.
¡Lindo! ¡Sí, sube un vídeo y envía el enlace! Salud
Nice! Yes, upload a video and send the link! Cheers
it'd probably struggle to run Terraria
It would probably struggle to run DOS to be honest! ;) cheers!
But can it play Crysis? 😂
:) with a graphics card, probably, yes! On windows 7 it probably could just, on the integrated graphics. But a lack of windows 10 drivers for the igpu stumps that a bit. :) yeah, saying something when even something like this can now run Crysis! How things have changed. Cheers!
@@Tech-Nerdrome Now I am concerned that we must upgrade Crysis with random lumps of spare code we have lying around...
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