Stupid little things for a stupid little man

DuplexEmotions · 22-July-04, 03:12 PM

Looking for a loving Pimp who has a motherboard backplate that would fit the board in the picture, as well as a 60mm fan that isn't impossibly loud. I bought the board refurb, so it didn't come with a backplate, and the el-cheapo case is using the side intake as an exhaust and has an empty 60mm fanhole that would exhaust a little better.

Free would be prefered, though cheap is also most excellent. It's a gift for my bro, so I'm trying to stay cheap.

-=XPS=- · 22-July-04, 03:34 PM

the metal x thingy?

DuplexEmotions · 22-July-04, 03:38 PM

the thing that goes in the back of the case that all the ports stick out of. sorry, I don't know the tech term.

Spectrum · 22-July-04, 03:40 PM

I/O shield. I don't have any, sorry.

Kage · 22-July-04, 03:50 PM

Checked the two I have, and both will not fit.

Somebody around here is bound to have one though...unless that's just a rare style.

Ventman · 22-July-04, 04:55 PM

Not sure what board that is, but try the manufacturers site and see if they have I/O shields for sale. I once bought a board refurbed and it was just the board, so I went to the manufacturers site and bought the right I/O shield and some of the I/O brackets that I hought would be useful.

They usually run around a buck or so, but the shipping will cost like 5 bux, so might as well get some of the other parts ya missed out on by getting a refurbed/OEM board.

DuplexEmotions · 22-July-04, 05:01 PM

it's a Gigabyte GA-7N400, if that helps. I'll see if I can scoop one up from their website.

ÃœBER<>POOP · 22-July-04, 05:03 PM

Sorry, but if I could get to my stash of spare parts, i'd drop one in the mail. (130 Miles away) Sounds to me the easiest [cheapest] method would be to cut something to spec and duct-tape it in.

Ventman · 22-July-04, 06:00 PM

Easiest thing to do is if you have the shield that came with the case, just dremmel the part where the RJ45 and 2 extra USB ports are, this is normally where the gameport is at on a standard ATX I/O shield.

I thought of doing that with the AT I/O shield my case came with, but that would have been way too much work, but yours would be a simple mod of the standard ATX I/O shield, with some of where your cutting at already started.

DuplexEmotions · 22-July-04, 06:02 PM

I'll see how doable it is, it's just that it's a gift so it needs to look fairly good. Doesn't look like gigabyte sells them by their lonesome.

SexyPants · 22-July-04, 06:20 PM

How soon do you need it? My soon to be replaced motherboard has one like that I think, but I want to make sure I don't need it before I send it away (Order has been approved from Newegg, but hasn't shipped yet. They said it should come in 3 or 4 days after it ships)

DuplexEmotions · 22-July-04, 06:21 PM

I was going to need it ASAP, but I think the case needs a better paint job so time isn't really of the essance anymore.

Andrevas · 23-July-04, 12:18 AM

I may have a compatible shield floating around my workspace, I'll look first thing when I get home tomorrow afternoon.

Joose · 23-July-04, 10:54 AM

Ive got one...PM me your address and I'll mail it off...

22-July-04, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,563	Stupid little things for a stupid little man Looking for a loving Pimp who has a motherboard backplate that would fit the board in the picture, as well as a 60mm fan that isn't impossibly loud. I bought the board refurb, so it didn't come with a backplate, and the el-cheapo case is using the side intake as an exhaust and has an empty 60mm fanhole that would exhaust a little better. Free would be prefered, though cheap is also most excellent. It's a gift for my bro, so I'm trying to stay cheap. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I wrote a haiku but it is not very good so I won't share it. "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -Albert Einstein

22-July-04, 03:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,563	the thing that goes in the back of the case that all the ports stick out of. sorry, I don't know the tech term. __________________ I wrote a haiku but it is not very good so I won't share it. "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -Albert Einstein

22-July-04, 03:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spectrum Retired GameApex Editor Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,679	I/O shield. I don't have any, sorry. __________________

22-July-04, 05:01 PM	#7 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,563	it's a Gigabyte GA-7N400, if that helps. I'll see if I can scoop one up from their website. __________________ I wrote a haiku but it is not very good so I won't share it. "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -Albert Einstein

22-July-04, 06:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
SexyPants 5-Hoe-1 Jeans Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,182	How soon do you need it? My soon to be replaced motherboard has one like that I think, but I want to make sure I don't need it before I send it away (Order has been approved from Newegg, but hasn't shipped yet. They said it should come in 3 or 4 days after it ships) __________________

22-July-04, 03:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
-=XPS=- Banned Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: a cold dark place... Posts: 601	the metal x thingy?

22-July-04, 03:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kage Lokie's Personal WU-Hoe Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: WI Posts: 1,906	Checked the two I have, and both will not fit. Somebody around here is bound to have one though...unless that's just a rare style.

22-July-04, 04:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ventman Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In your kitchen, makin a SANDWICH! Posts: 22	Not sure what board that is, but try the manufacturers site and see if they have I/O shields for sale. I once bought a board refurbed and it was just the board, so I went to the manufacturers site and bought the right I/O shield and some of the I/O brackets that I hought would be useful. They usually run around a buck or so, but the shipping will cost like 5 bux, so might as well get some of the other parts ya missed out on by getting a refurbed/OEM board.

22-July-04, 05:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
ÃœBER<>POOP Apex Tech Fanatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: The Hand-Shaped State Posts: 629	Sorry, but if I could get to my stash of spare parts, i'd drop one in the mail. (130 Miles away) Sounds to me the easiest [cheapest] method would be to cut something to spec and duct-tape it in.

22-July-04, 06:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ventman Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In your kitchen, makin a SANDWICH! Posts: 22	Easiest thing to do is if you have the shield that came with the case, just dremmel the part where the RJ45 and 2 extra USB ports are, this is normally where the gameport is at on a standard ATX I/O shield. I thought of doing that with the AT I/O shield my case came with, but that would have been way too much work, but yours would be a simple mod of the standard ATX I/O shield, with some of where your cutting at already started.

22-July-04, 06:02 PM	#10 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,563	I'll see how doable it is, it's just that it's a gift so it needs to look fairly good. Doesn't look like gigabyte sells them by their lonesome.

22-July-04, 06:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
DuplexEmotions Bi P-Hoe-lar Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 3,563	I was going to need it ASAP, but I think the case needs a better paint job so time isn't really of the essance anymore. __________________ I wrote a haiku but it is not very good so I won't share it. "We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about." -Albert Einstein

23-July-04, 12:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
Andrevas Apex Elite Tech Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Glenmoore, PA Posts: 1,156	I may have a compatible shield floating around my workspace, I'll look first thing when I get home tomorrow afternoon. __________________ Examples of rigs I've built \| Check out my For Sale thread here!

23-July-04, 10:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Joose Joosey Join Date: May 2003 Location: Milton, Ontario Posts: 5,537	Ive got one...PM me your address and I'll mail it off... __________________ Joose - joosy since 1975 Cheap, Good, Fast - You can only have two out of three.

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