Want to upgrade case to mid but connectors to front do not match up with mb. cas

myboysjj

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want to upgrade hp case to mid size case but hp has single connectors from front ports and all cases i know of have separate cables. 9 usb, mic, sound , on and restart. was this mb used so you couoldn't change the case?
 

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hp 6330f is computer. the mb is iona-gl8
 
Okay, you may be stuck there, I'm sure I could walk you through figuring out what would go where but it would seem some interesting rewiring would need to be done. Not absolutely impossible but not a straight forward task either. You would need a multi-meter, and a camera and be somewhat adept at electrical connections and photography. The USB and sound appear to be standard connectors, the power and reset would be the tricky ones (from what I can tell)
BTW, this isn't helpful here but here's a link to your Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc) http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64180&taskId=120&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=4079858 - a good thing to have if you don't already
 

myboysjj

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ok thanks for your help. i'll stare at it a while and maybe it'll come to me. if not heres a computer shop just down the road.hate to admit defeat but don't want to totally mess up computer that is running ok.
 
An option might be to remove the start/reset buttons from the HP case (usually the whole assembly is mounted with screws and easily removed) and mount it somewhere you have access to using it like a front panel bay or something. Minor case modding might be needed but that would seem rather straight forward, at least more so than figuring out the buttons
 

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thanks for your help. i think i've decieded to get new mb and would only need to replace os. nothing on computer that can't be saved or readded. this way i won't possibly ruin either set up