Iris8-GL6 or Ivy8-GL6

Gareth Cockram

• 661 Answers
• Posted on Nov 15, 2007

SOURCE: Portege 7020 case

many laptops are specifically designed to be as compact as possible, and in this methodology the cases are often crafted to fit the motherboards exactly, with little waste of space, the cases are not designed to be "generic" so although you may be able to get a different laptop motherboard to fit. the Processor placement, cooling ducting, and cabling placements will most likely be different, also the pin outs for the monitor and for any ports may differ also...

This is not a mod I would usually reccommend, and I am just trying to let you know what you may be in for.

SOURCE: Just Bought The Mach 4 tried to test it with current power supply

Hi, one quick thing you can check is to see if the cable running from the power switch is plugged onto the right pins on the motherboard, it will most likerly say (pwr btn) next to the pins or something like that, it may also need to be a certain way round.Let me know what the outcome is if no good we can try something else. hope this has helped. Thanks

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SOURCE: d9840 60003 mainboard

I am having the same problem, I found this info useful, hope it helps. http://forums12.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/bizsupport/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1215449263004+28353475&threadId=820435

SOURCE: My PC does not start.

When you say "does not start", does that mean none of the fans spin, the hard drive does not power up, CD drive door won't open, no lights light up on the motherboard?

If any of these are happening, let me know. I would start by unplugging all the things you added except the CPU fan first and see if it now powers up.

If it is indeed powering up, but there is no display, perhaps the video card is not properly seated (assuming video is not integrated). Also, you did not mention if you had plugged in keyboard, mouse or any other peripherals.

Start with as little as possible and when you get power, add one item and check, then add another and check.

Let me know if you need more help.

Honest1abe

SOURCE: instructions on atx case wiring to motherboard

Assuming that the computer is laying down on it's right side, and you are viewing the F panel (the front panel header) from the right side of the motherboard (the bottom of the computer), pin 1 is on the bottom left of the F panel, pin 2 is on the top left, pin 9 is on the lower right, and pin 10 is on the top right (no actual pin)...

1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED (+) 2 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED (+)
3 HD_LED_N Hard disk LED (-)
5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch (-)
7 RST_SW_P Reset Switch (+)
9 RSVD Reserved
4 FP PWR/SLP *MSG LED (-)
6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch (+)
8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch (-)
10 Key No pin

Usually the wires and the pins are color coded, (the colored ones being positive.) Sometimes the connections are written in very small abbreviations on the motherboard.