Desktop PC Cases

I have a black computer case and I want it red. I wouldn’t have to sand it down or anything right?

I don’t see you having to sand it. I do suggest that you gut it before you spray it. Liquid will ruin your computer. If you don’t know how to do so or put a computer back together, I suggest not using spray paint. Computer cases are relatively inexpensive now-a-days. You can go to a Comp USA or Best Buy and they can switch your case for you.

I am putting together a computer and I have a bag with some skrews that came with my case. I have no idea where they go and what their lettering is. I see some letters next to the skrew holes but I do not know where each skrew goes. My case is a Super Case SK-503 from Newegg. Please help. I will choose a best answer.

line up the motherboard with the MB tray and notice which skrew holes match up to the motherboard holes. You may have extras, this is normal.

I experience some kind of electricity passing when i touch outside the sides of my computer case. Is it normal or there is some electrical leak or something? Please explain.

Seems fairly normal to me; a certain amount of current is perfectly acceptable. However it could be a poorly grounded power supply.

Start by going straight to the source – the power supply. If you’re fairly comfortable handling electricity, check the socket for faults and if it is properly earthed. Else get someone who has experience.

CAUTION! Make sure the power is switched off at all times.

You could consider buying a UPS or a power stabilizer for the socket. Might cost a bit, but worth it for peace of mind.

Hope I helped!

I am putting together a computer and I have a bag with some skrews that came with my case. I have no idea where they go and what their lettering is. I see some letters next to the skrew holes but I do not know where each skrew goes. My case is a APEX SK-503-C from Newegg. Please help. I will choose a best answer.

The Gold looking ones are motherboard stand offs that make the mother board the right hight for the back panel of the case, look at the board to place the right standoffs for your board ( the letters on the mother board tray is for the different types of mother boards atx and micro atx etc), then the rest are for hard drives, fans, etc. You will have a lot left over.

http://www.pcmech.com/byopc/
use the site as a guide if you need help.

Chassis screws – this is the type used to tighten down cards, etc.
Smaller screws – just like the chassis screws, just with a smaller diameter. It is used to fasten the motherboard in.
Standoffs – these are screws that are used to hold the motherboard about 1/8″ from the motherboard mounting plate. Their ends have a threaded opening in them that accept the smaller chassis screws.

So i took an old desktop computer off my aunt’s hands and it is really dusty. She never maintained it at all, so a lot of dust and dirt has gathered inside the case. How would i go about safely cleaning the inside without damaging anything in there?

Use an air compressor or can of compressed air to blow the dust out. Do NOT listen to anyone telling you to use a vaccum or damp rag, vaccums give off static electricyity and can really harm your components, and water is bad for anything related to computers in general. So yeah, bloing the air out is best. NO VACCUMS.

I’m trying to open my computer case, and one of the screws holding the cover on won’t come out. The problem isn’t that it’s simply too tight and I can’t turn it; it turns just fine when I move the screwdriver counterclockwise. It just doesn’t come out, but stays flush against the surface of the case as it spins.

What are some possible ways to deal with this situation?

Yes its possible – you’ll need something thin but sturdy to be pried under the screw heads lip, while gently using a screw driver to turn the screw. The trouble here is the screw threading of what held that screw in place has either fallen off so the screw is free floating, or the screw threads were part of the case itself and they have been stripped.

Thin sturdy objects may include long nose needle pliers, flat blade of a slot headed screw driver, metal ruler, box cutter (x-acto knife), or tweezers depending on the nature of the location of the screw. Meaning if its on a flat surface accessible from all directions, or down in a hole where the screw head lies a distance from the flat surface above.

You may also try locking jaw pliers (Vise Grips) and lock the jaws around the screw head and gently pulling while turning in a counter clockwise direction to try to catch some threading to allow the screw to be extracted.

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The wires that go to the front ports on my computer case (headphones and mic jacks) are very short and can only reach the closest end of my motherboard, but the connectors on the motherboard are on the back near the rear end of the case. Anyway I can extend those wires?

Cheap option= cut the wires then splice extra wire in between the cut.

Costly option= buy a new/retail PC case. Retail cases typically have longer wires.

Just as the question states, I would like to know if there a way to control computer LEDs using a program or other method without opening the case? The LED case can sometimes be bright at night for a computer in a bedroom with someone sleeping and I have to leave it on to run things at night, so is there something like a program or other way to mange the computer case LEDs other then detaching them from my motherboard every night?

You could buy a fan controller. And if your good with electrics attach a few leds to a wire and to the controller. Or if your like me buy a Led fan and attach that. when you turn the fan up or down the lights get brighter or dimmer.

Or it might just work if you attach a led fan to your motherboard and use its built in fan control. Or a program like speed fan.

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Since there have been a lot, and I mean lot’s of 360’s die, what if you take all the components of the 360 and transfer them to a bigger computer case. I don’t have a 360, but I’ve seen them at stores and those things are so damn small, no wonder the heat kills the system.

Would this work? The biggest problem I could see is the hard drive not working. What do you all think?

You can transfer anything. All you would do is open the 360 (voiding the warranty) transfer it over using some longer cables for the components and your golden. I did this with one of my 360’s and then I water cooled it as well. Mainly because it’s a 360 and a pc with a flush mounted lcd screen.

Check out www.xbox-scene.com for tons of tutorials active forums with tons of mods.

~Shoe