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Is this a micro atx case or not?

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Sony Vaio PCV-7772

The measurements are roughly 8" wide and about 12"-14" deep and tall. It's a 3+ year old sony w/ a 180w PSU and I need a new PSU.

I tried searching the web for this model, but had no luck.

IF anyone can tell me whether or not this case is a micro atx or not, you have my deepest appreciation!!

Zas

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It sure looks like an ATX mobo, from this ebay pic

http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/08/80/2c/40_2.JPG

I did find a service manual and it has a strange proprietary PSU layout... PCV-RXP-RZP System Reference Manual
The PSU replacement section for the PCV-RX series is just above the system board detail. Pages 67-68 shows it has a standard 20-pin ATX and 4-pin CPU connector so you can just get any case / PSU combo like this In-Win Z583T.J350BFU2AD 350W for just over $55 shipped I have used similiar ones they are pretty good quality and the 350w unit is not all that bad.
Probably the same price as getting a replacement PSU from sony :wink:

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I'm pretty sure it's a Micro-ATX case. Let me fill you in on my experience with this unit. The unit I have is three to five years old.

After a year (bought new), the PSU went out. It actually caused a power outage in my home. I quicky figured out it was the PSU. The PSU shorted out. Since the unit was still under warranty I called Sony.

They had a tech out in a day or two to give me a new PSU. By the way, the PSU is proprietary.

All was well for a few months. Then the PSU went out again. This time Sony had me ship the unit to L.A. It took them about a week to fix it. Total turn around time was 10 days.

I begin searching the web about the PSU to this unit. What I learned is that a lot of them were failing. At one time Sony promised a free Clio to those whose PSU's went dead. I never got the Clio. Sony never sent it.

My unit uses a Intel CPU and an ASUS micro-ATX mobo. My daughter's using the unit at college. No problems now for several years. If it dies again, I'll strip a few items and deep six the rest.

Besides the PSU problem, it's not a bad computer. However I won't buy a Sony again. I like to have something I can fix myself.

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