Dell Dimension e521 motherboard in a c521

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May 22, 2015
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Okay so I have a c521 with two bad capacitors on the motherboard, so I went to eBay and looked at a motherboard that looked exactly like it with the exception of one extra PCI slot that I didn't see at first until after I bought it. The motherboard is for an e521. Will the board fit in the case okay, or is it bad? And if it doesn't fit, can I just replace the capacitors? the boards are literally exactly the same, like I said, just one extra PCI slot at the bottom
 
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It should be fine. I'd call up Microsoft and tell them you've had to replace the motherboard because the old one died, and they'll reactivate the Windows key for you.

Woody