[PLUG] Fan trouble...

Russell Johnson russj at dimstar.net
Wed Jun 9 06:52:24 UTC 2010


On 6/8/2010 11:33 PM, Someone wrote:
> Another problem I ran into with the micro BTX case I'm trying to install
> this board in is that the ATX power connector won't reach.  Is there an
> extender for that that I can pick up or am I looking at an unsightly
> modification?
>    

BTX, as far as I know, is it's own beast. You need a BTX heat sink/fan 
combo, a BTX power supply, and the motherboard must be BTX as well.

For the most part, ATX <> BTX compatibility is a crap shoot.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BTX_%28form_factor%29 for more 
information.

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Russell Johnson
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