Transferring dell computer into custom case?

I have a dell dimension 4700 and i want to transfer esentially the entire system into a new custom case however before i buy the case i want to see how difficult its going to be so if anyone knows of a tutorial for this subject then plz post also heres the link to the case im trying to import my system into


http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BLK-0212-4HL-RED%26amp;cat=CAS%26amp;cpc=CASbsc


any help appreciated thx guysTransferring dell computer into custom case?
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you might wind up having more trouble with that than you would expect. Since the computer was made by Dell, they have done a few things to make sure that it stays a Dell, in a Dell case.





The power supply, front panel connectors, and a few other connectors may have been made custom to prevent people from placing either their Dell system into a non-dell case or counterfeiting a dell by placing a non-dell system in the dell case.





Even if they look standard, there may be some other tricks played that would make it difficult. i know HP uses an inverted PWR_GOOD signal on their systems so that you can't upgrade the power supply (which also doesn't fit well into other cases).





Go ahead and try it, but don't expect it to go too smoothly. On the other hand it may go well.





All you should need to do is unplug everything, unscrew the drives, all the expansion cards, and the mainboard, and remove them in that order. install the mainboard in the other case and screw it in securely (USE STANDOFFS!!!). connect the power supply and front panel connectors. then install and plug in the drives (you should be able to use all the drive data cables from the other system if needed), and then the expansion cards.





there is a lot of circuit protection stuff there so you shouldn't need to worry about blowing anything up when you turn it on if you made it this far. Good Luck!
it should be pretty easy. the case looks like it can handle any major ATX based format.....so all it would involve is taking all the crap out of the dell and puttingit into the new one. if you dont know how to do that..........um you need to make sure you have a friend that has built a computer before there to surpervise. if youve ever built a computer, this is just like that except for the fact that your getting all the parts from an preexisting computer. nothing hard, straight forward.