HP Z240 Case Swap Guide!! Everything you need to know!!! 

I thought this video was better THAN your previous, but THEN I read the thumbnail 🤣

One of the best tutorials out there. brilliant. I am builing this now. For the front i/o I am just bridging the pins by solderinn a thin wire between then on the back side of the MB

Thanks! I used your idea for the USB3 cable. Bought one and stripped some of the two wires, soldered them together and wrapped them in electrical tape. No more F1 to continue! Did this for a case swap of a ProDesk 400 G2.

You explained the power supply adapter plugs really well. I could only find 2 video that actually showed it. Thank You!!

thanka lot man , i just bought 400 MBs for the same model to remarket it in my country , I knew it was possible but you made it dead sure.

just finished jumping the USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 headers. I decided to solder jumpers on the back of the motherboard, i didn't dare to ruin the case I/O cables by splicing them since i want to upgrade in the future. Thank you for your explaining the headers layout since HP is very protective of their innovations (switching 2 pins and calling it proprietary )

Usually i saw some builds that has an fan error but man that was cool

you answered my question , even when i didnt ask hahah, great vid ready for part 2

I put a 1245 v5 CPU in the SFF case and it was throttling like crazy (my barebones kit came with the little cooler, not the big one). Finally got all the parts today and it works so well, it was a super fun project. Still gotta figure out the chassis fan tomorrow, I think my problem is I connected my case fan to the molex connector.

Depends on the optiplex series for the adaptors I have a 3010 and didn’t need any adaptors for another psu

thank dlm tech garage hi was looking for work around for usb 3.0 and your video help allot me it on a hp prodesk 600 sff the are the same as hp z240 for my usb header i did the same but i ground my wire to the case it work to it ground

i have got two z240 1 tower and 1 sffi can only get the tower to oot with the psu adapter the one in the sff green light goes on but wont boot but works with its own powe supply which i cant use in this case any help would be nice thanks

Hello. I have z240 board which i bought separately. I dont get it, how to turn the motherboard on? What cables did you connect to power on?

Nice! I'd like to do this for the z420 or z620-I will keep this as helpful reference. Thanks for all the information.

عندى جهاز Z240 تم تغيير الباور ل كولر ماستر وتم استخدام تحويله 24 ل 6بن المشكله يجب فصل التحويله عند تشغيل الجهاز كل مرة تم التجربه ع اكتر من باور تم التجربه ع اكتر من وصله ولازالت المشكله هل تستطيع مساعدتى ؟؟

Great video, it helps me out a ton!!! I have the same pc but I have an i5 6500 with an M.2 SSD, you think this changes anything about the process?

My first decent budget pc was an hpz440 workstation with 32gb ram and a xeon e5 2640 v4 for around 245 dollars. then i put in a 1650 gddr6 open box from microcenter and it only cost me like $130 without waranty. then I did a case, motherboard, and psu upgrade for like 200 dollars. i was able to put a 2080 in there and in total it was only like 600. my sister now uses the pc but it was literally the best purchase of m ylife.

This is sick dude.

Great video thankyou, Do you know if there's away of getting rid of front chassis fan not detected. I've removed the old fan there is no space in the new case

Any chance you can take a closer look at the pin outs on the adapter 6 PIN end?...far too many adapters out there that say are compatible with the HPZ240 and just dont work when they turn up. Knowing what pins go where would be a big help.

thank you for figuring out some of these dell n hps front psanel pins...its a pain...ive sold a few older pcs n nice to figure out the pinoit...who knows a pc like this one may ve next one I sell.

7:00 Oeh I guess i could also 3d print a plastic nut, hmm. I've found so many uses already for my 3d printer in pc repairs. Like drive brackets, fan shrouds, gpu bracket and sorts of parts.

I got my z240 for 20dollers au at the tip shop and it works and plays games fr well

I have a problem with the front io usb 2.0 conector. I have an hp elite desk 800 g2 sff and the usb conector has 12 pin its different to the one showed in the video. Could you tell me which pins i have to jump?

Great video.. Thank you 😊

i had a hp elitedesk 800 g1and its pretty similar to this. I turned it into a gaming pc, doing case swaps and GPU upgrade and what not, got it working around september of 2020 it worked pretty well there are some weird issues i came across but nothing major. Then around about a month ago i upgraded my CPU and mobo so i no longer run this system, fast forward just a few days ago my brother wanted his sff hp pc (same like mine) to be transferred to a new case that he bought, so i just replicated what i did with my hp back then but to my surprise it didn't work. I tried everything to pin point what's causing it to not boot. After hours i finally came to the conclusion that it was actually the PSU adapter that causes it lol, its weird though how it wasn't broken when i was still using it but as soon as i use it on my brother's pc it just wouldn't work, and i tried it on my old hp mobo as well and it also wouldn't work. I still have a few tests i wanna do to see if its actually the adapter or not because i might have put the power switch + and = backwards so idk, imma try to do it tomorrow but if it still doesn't work imma just ask my brother to buy a new adapter.

You can try using thin cardboard to make IO shield cereal box is good two-way tape or glue it to new case

i keep getting 90e power supply fan not detected after new psu is installed. I am using the cable you suggested from amazon and Seasonic FOCUS GX-750, 750W 80+ Gold. any advice? I also updated the bios. Your video allowed me to consider doing this build. Thanks!

Hi, my case don't have usb3 / usb2 front panel. Do y have quide howto cheat motherboard to think that there is connection?

I've done this PS mod to a HP elite 8200 and a Z240 with a 575W PS but when I try a new 650W AZZA PS it works on the 8200 but does not power on on the Z240. Same 24pin to 4 pin cable. The Z240 sill works with another ATX 575W PS. Any clue?

Thanks for uploading the video. I have two questions. 1. Do the SFF and Tower models have the same motherboard? 2. What is that thing at 23.20 that you are using to power on the computer? Thanks

So you still need adapters. my dell 7010 board plugged right into thermaltake PSI and the fans i just repinned the connectors. Super simple

hello, excellent tutorial, I'm changing the case, and I want to know the name of the front USB adapter, please.

Hi All. Would the Elitedesk 800 g1 be the same connections for USB2 and USB 3? I think I read some where it was but ???🤔🤔🤔🤔

in my z240 there's a 400w platinum psu

Hi, great video thank u for do it, I want to do the same on hp prodesk 600 g2 sff, but, the pins of the yellow connector are different, how do I find out which one I have to jump ?? (pin 7 and 8 is blank) and the rest of pin (1-6 / 9-10) not

Hello. Which cpu fan cooler you used because I have an old Intel CPU fan cooler from a 775 socket and it doesn't fit

Can I still use the Front Audio and mic in the front i/o after doing the jumping wire trick?

Awesome video. Ive got the Z230 that I moved into the case of another prebuilt. It powers on but I don’t get any signal on my monitor no matter which display output I use. Reset the CMOS and reconnected all of the hardware I originally took out. Any ideas?

Hey, did you do a video on Optiplex 7010 SFF case swap?

i have this exact office pc , will swap it into a new case after the case arrived .. will let you guys know the progress after since i am very far from USA which is Malaysia. nice to meet you .

I have a HP compaq 8100 sff and im planning change the psu to a generic 700w and recase it into a bigger case. And now im worried if it is safe 😅

Awesome mate

I wish I can put a Cooler Master fan on mine. :(

Does this work for all hp z-xxx computers or specifically the z240? I want to do this with the hp z440 but I'm not sure everything is the same like in the video.

Hello I ran into some error, after i swap the case of my HP Prodesk 400 G1 into new case *mATX when booting up it says Front Audio not Connected, Front USB not Connected and i had to press F1 every time pc boots up do you guys have any solutions?

Your p/s adapter link is for a wrong one.

When you were explaining the power part at 20:40, where did you get the pins from?

Youz could change that low pro plate fyi.

Hey u think these steps will work for the hpz420?? I want to to this with that pc and it’s my first pc build I think I can do it

Ace video as always - is there an Xeon variant that works with this gneration of intel socket please?

I did a case swap on one of these. I get a black screen when trying to boot from a graphics card. I was able to boot into windows with the on board video and installed the graphics drivers. Still black screen when plugged into video card. Card works as I’ve tested on another machine. Tried different cables and different ports. Any ideas? Thanks.

any chance you know what it means when cpu fan keeps cycling every few seconds and the green light by the power button blinking green?

Nice video 🤠

Can i just re use usb from old casing.. then no need change any wiring except for on off swicth n power supply.. tq

Hi, do you know if this mobo will support an i7 7700k? everything is compatible from what I've seen but dunno

Hi I have problem with Z230 sff case swap. After conneting everything I couldn't get the mb to actually start. Power led would blink and that's it. No fans spinning nothing. Green led on mb is on so I think the power adapter I bought is good. Any thoughts? 🥺

hey man can i apply the usb setup to HP Compaq 6200 Pro case swap?

Hi, guys!!! Nice guide. I have a HP 600G2 SFF and followed all steps, I'm able to skip the USB2 and 3 errors, CH FAN and PSU FAN....but, when I plug any device on my frontal USB, the OS informs Unknow USB Device....My case have just 1 USB2.0 and 1 USB 3.0 in the front panel. for the USB2, my MB have 12pins instead of 10, I had cut the GND and made a jumper between pins 8 and 12. For the USB3, I had cut the pins 01 and 04 of the extensor cable and merge the fours pieces of cable... Could you help me? If I made a mistake, let me know.

Do you have a link for pin assignments for HP Prodesk 600 G4?

Can i do the same thing on my z240 that is bigger than youra

@dlmtechgarage is this the same for the elite desk g4?

great video! my problem : i have the exact same z240 and put it in the coolmaster 500 mesh case . everthing is working the fans the leds everything . but there is symply no signal to the monitor . do you think something is broken?

That adapter is out of stock on amazon rn, and the only others I can find have bad reviews and look dodgy and cheap. Is there a way to avoid replacing the PSU?

What was the original CPU that came with that machine? I was wondering if I should go for HP Z240 Workstation SFF Barebone 6th Gen Intel Xeon Motherboard *No CPU/RAM/SDD and add the e3 1245 myself cause they're very hard to come by pre-assembled. Barebones is like $36, with a 1245 is like $200

So the 3.0 usb you Just put 1 and 4 pin together?

does the Z240 have the option for "Above 4G Decoding" in the bios?

Hey mate, do you know what pins I would have to jump for the front audio?

do you know if this will work with the hp z230 Tower?

How about the hp pavilon tp01 will it works?

Can you make a video on the Hp elitedesk 800 g1?

could the same be done with the z230 sff?

hey, does this method work on with HP 600 G1 sff?

If you don't do any jumping stuff, you can use the front usb right? it just gives you the error? thats the whole point was to skip the errors?

em about the psu fan not dedected in hp 800 g1

the 70 series optiplexes are way better then the 90 series ones because of the newer cpu's and cheapness of them and the m.2 support

Hey, how did you figure out where the front panel connectors go?

the more beautiful way of connecting these pins, is soldering the right pins together at the back of your mainboard, instead of these ugly connections inside the case. And it saves money on buying this $10 cables

Dude the link for the adapter is wrong! For those that are trying to do the same swap you need one that says z220 or z230 the one on Amazon that specifies z240 is the wrong adapter only the z220/z230 works on the green motherboard. Believe me I tried for 2 weeks to fix this issue until I tried a z220 adapter and now I don't have the 90e power supply fan not detected error. I hope this helps others like me. And please fix the link!

Hi, is there a way to tell BIOS to ignore all errors except keyboard?

Awesome

Thanks for sharing man! I wish I found this earlier... I have done the same thing. I think the most PIA was finding the power pinout that was not ass backward on the Google... Check your email as I got some questions for you!

Does this work with the elite desk 800g1

Does this on the z230?

Bought my Z240 without CPU or Ram for $10 oh and the LANDZO cables are no longer available

is this suitable for hp 600 g1 sff?

if you want skip the (rear fan error) loop a wire on the front panel header on the pin next to power switch and the pin next to the blank the last pin stay loose or nothing on it or empty just to be sure you guy understand my poor english

OMG ... a waterfall of words covering usefull informations ...

I like jumpers.....

I have a dell optiplex 3010 mt. And my PC is very slow after resetting windows and keeping my files. I have updated all my driver's and updated everything and I get half the frames I got before. Do you any help you can give me?

Can you case swap with hpz230

Lmao i want do this but my dad want i upgrade z240 but want keep in same case so i just need change memory upgrade ram and change cpu

Easier "then"?

upload a video for sff 600 g1 please

I just don’t understand why you didn’t use your soldering iron 😁

I just call the guy.

At the Amazon... LMFAO

Sff ?

I strongly hate proprietary garbage.

1st.....