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RE: [ecs] pc recommendation ? Rob Hicks Fri, 5 Mar 2004 17:25:32 -0700

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Mark,

This sounds like a case issue, unless of course your motherboard is toast. 

There are several screwless cases that work well. If you have a local PC
assembler, it will probably have a number of different models. I've tried
and like LinkWorld cases (http://www.linkworld8.com/). LinkWorld has a
number of screwless models that are very easy to crack and swap cards. You
can get the cases through a number of online sites or OEMS.

--Rob
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From: Mark Gilmore [mailto:mark@OmnipotenceSoftware.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 5:12 PM
To: ecsl@netbloc.com; ecs@netbloc.com
Subject: [ecs] pc recommendation ?

Hi all,
Having about had it with two PCs of similar make ("Samba") that have:
         1) The oh-so-common "one-way" covers (they come off, but won't go 
back on).
         2) Card slot mechanisms like I have never seen, and are beyond my 
ability to comprehend
            (can't screw the cards in, so I set the PC on it's side in 
hopes that gravity will help out when I plug/unplug something :-)).
         3) A fan that falls off at the slightest prompting (esp as I can't 
get the cover back on :-)).
I am looking to retain what's left of my sanity by finding a new PC with a 
cover that is *easy*
to put back on, and whose design is such that cards may be *easily* 
installed/removed.
Any suggestions ?
CPU speed is of little concern when compared to the above.
Thanks :-),

Mark Gilmore
http://OmnipotenceSoftware.com 

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