Athlon T-Bird 1400Mhz mobo HELP

[Sphinxz0rs]

Dear PC Guru's,

I've Been trying to find a mobo that my old tbird will work with. Sadly my first comp was a Gateway and all i wanna do is use good parts to make it a server.
Can anyone that knows or can find it help me find the right mobo (yes ill even take something other than Asus). I'm guessing that it would be around $50. Any help will be appreciated.

thx.

[disgruntled_computer_guy]

Somone correct me if I'm wrong here, but I do believe that the Thunderbirds are compatible with any motherboard that an Athlon XP works on.

[EWeezy]

its a Gateway...most likely nothing will work with it...those motherboards are special...they use propritary connectors...so u cant use the mobo

[Ginsu543]

Sphinxzors,

The concern EWeezy raises is an important one if you are thinking of using your Gateway case and power supply with a new mobo, since many pre-fab OEM PC companies (such as Gateway and Dell) use proprietary power supplies that have connectors that are wired differently than standard connectors. If you connect a standard ATX mobo to such a power supply, you are in danger of shorting something out. This is a way for them to ensure you will upgrade only through them. You may have to get a new PSU and even a new case if your Gateway case won't accept standard ATX power supplies (again it's a possibility... I've seen some Dell cases that use special screws that won't allow you to unscrew them unless you have special tools).

[EWeezy]

those retail computers sellers (Dell, Gateway, Compaq, etc.) do everything just to prevent you from tampering with the guts of their computers...with the sole purpose of saving money

[PCgeek]

well they dont save money from that. they lose money when they make things custom, but later on they earn it back when the only place you can get a replacement from is them ;)

[EWeezy]

true...but it favors them in the end...