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‎09-10-2019 03:05 AM

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Product: HP Pavilion 570-P078nl
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I'm planning to completely upgrade my PC, and just take the hard-disk and case from that PC. The problem is, that it has the Willow2 motherboard, it should be a microATX motherboard but it has a custom form factor. Do I need to also change the case?

Random guy who's studying to become a computer scientist and plays games sometimes.
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‎09-10-2019 04:46 PM

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@paky586 , welcome to the forum.

 

HP has their motherboards made to their specifications.  Therefore, as you have found, the boards are not necessarily the same as a retail board.  This can present a problem with the connectors in the case; power button, etc.  They are not always compatible with the connectors on retail boards.  So, you should check this before deciding to keep the case.

 

Personally, I would buy an inexpensive case that will meet your needs.

 

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