8300 mobo in XPS Gen 3 Case

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Problem; Dell 8300 motherboard in a new Dell XPS Gen 3 case.

The on/off button isn't the problem i think. But the powersuply i am not
sure about it. If i chekc fotos i see the same 2x12 pins connector, however
the colorsheme of the cables is different. Did anyone did try this or
succeeded this "transplant"

I thought XPS Gen 2 and 8300 shares the same motherboard. So the powersuply
should fit.

Is the powersuply from Gen 2 and 3 the same?

harrie

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Sorry here's the link.
http://support.dell.com/support/sy [...] ~subcat=84

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>> Problem; Dell 8300 motherboard in a new Dell XPS Gen 3 case.
>>
>> The on/off button isn't the problem i think. But the powersuply i am
>> not sure about it. If i chekc fotos i see the same 2x12 pins
>> connector, however the colorsheme of the cables is different. Did
>> anyone did try this or succeeded this "transplant"
>>
>> I thought XPS Gen 2 and 8300 shares the same motherboard. So the
>> powersuply should fit.
>>
>> Is the powersuply from Gen 2 and 3 the same?
>>
>> harrie
>
> Go here and check this out. The Gen3 is 24 pin PCI Express.
> The 8300 is 20 pin ATX with AGP. The Gen 2 is bizarre and totally
> different from either one.
>
> However, the 8300 should work ok with the Gen 3 power
> supply, just make sure you line up the pin 1's and let
> the 4 extras be unused. The first 10 pins on each side
> are the same.