XT Case with Modern Motherboard

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Adrian Graham wrote:
> On 7/11/05 19:56, "woodelf" <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> wrote:
> 
> 
>>GOOD LUCK!  the power supply needs to be replaced for a ATX at the very
>>least and that would be a
>>very custom job for you.
> 
> 
> Not really, there's enough room inside an XT case to gut the original power
> supply and make cables that will connect to a modern PSU that's put
> somewhere else in the case or even inside the remains of the original one.

The PS is fried in this machine also, so I was planning on mounting the 
guts from a newish power supply inside the housing for the original. 
The PS I'm going to be using is significantly smaller than the original.

> As for mounting the motherboard, a template can be made from an existing ATX
> case for the mounting screws...if I had a spare dead XT I might have a go at
> that myself :)

So would you suggest installing metal standoffs with nuts through new 
oversized punched holes, or would you suggest drilling/tapping holes and 
installing the standoffs directly?  Or something else?

Peace...  Sridhar