How do you transfer all the hardware components of your computer into another computer case?

I am planning to get one of those cool looking computer cases wiht the light to replace my stock and boring looking Dell computer case.





I just want to know how hard it is and what I need to do or know.





Thanks.How do you transfer all the hardware components of your computer into another computer case?
It's not that difficult but requires order and before starting make sure that you'll have right size factor to fix the mother board and have the right space for plugs (USB, Serial, screen, etc.)





Second, since you are going from a DELL, make sure that you will not need to change hard drive, CDROM or any other drive.





Then proceed by order:





1. Unplug all drives and remember how things were done.


2. Disconnect energy (from drives and the one that power the mother board)


3. Once drives and all plugs have been removed start removing the screw fixing your mother board.





Move the mother board to the other case, start pluging led, and all the new things you want your mother board to support. Then move to drives and eventually power the whole new box and enjoy.





It everything goes well you should not spend more than 2 hours working on this.





Good luck ;-)How do you transfer all the hardware components of your computer into another computer case?
Switching cases around can be a bit tricky becuase of a few things that you need to take care of. First off you will have to be careful of the mother board if you plan on moving if the new case does not have one. You'll need to be sure to screw in some ';stand offs'; which are little metal pegs your case should come with. They should be set up to support the mother board where the case does not have a raise to meet it. You are also going to have to look at ALL of the jumpers on your mother board and find the user manual for it if possible. These small jumpers control the power light, power switch, reset, and internal speakers. If you do not re-connect them properly in your new case, the system will not boot up.





Other than the mother board jumpers the rest of the install should be a peice of cake and rerquire no more than a screw driver. Just move the components into the new case, screw them into place, and re-connect your cables the way you had them before and all should be well.