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Alexia · 03-08-04, 03:25 AM

I'm working on a case mod that should be done by Thursday! Yes, it will be done by then. I'll have from when I started Sunday till then to finish it. It was raining outside, so I really go outside to the garage to take pictures of the case... so I'll reveal the case tomorrow.

The computer I'm going to be modifying will have a soul purpose to just play MP3 files.

Parts gutted from my old Compaq 5151:
Compaq Motherboard
ATI Rage II+ On-Board
Aureal 3D Sound On-Board
AMD K6-2 350mhz
97mbs of PC100 RAM

All that:

The problem is that the case I'm putting this computer into is too small for the Compaq oversized non-standard AT PSU. So what I did was grabbed my HIRO ATX and do some wire splicing to create a modified Micro-ATX PSU that would be small and more powerful. Everything went smooth until I accidently cut the wires at the connector end of the wire. As seen by the red splices of annoyance! Its a mess and hack job for that one, but it works!

813_Error · 03-08-04, 05:28 AM

I was/am going to make a box like this for my car, maybe looking at how you do it will keep me from messing the whole thing up

. I cant wait to see how this one turns out.

SewerBeing · 03-08-04, 05:50 AM

nice powersupply, good luck.

Alexia · 03-09-04, 01:47 AM

Sorry for no updates Monday. My cable modem decided to crap out. Oh, that and the motherboard lit on fire.

I'm going to take the shotgun to it and buy a Mini-ITX for this project and unfortuneately delay it till the parts arrive.

Bensa · 03-09-04, 02:25 AM

Umm, how exactly did it catch on fire?
I think I'm speaking for everyone here when I say that I want pics of the burn.

Alexia · 03-09-04, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bensa
Umm, how exactly did it catch on fire?
I think I'm speaking for everyone here when I say that I want pics of the burn.

One of the capaictors let out magic smoke. I've replaced it already and it boots, still have the Mini-ITX on order though.

Alexia · 03-12-04, 06:17 PM

Time for updates! Bear with me, might tell a few stories or two to go with the pictures.

Hardware acquired so far:
VIA Epia M10000 Mini-ITX
256mb DDR
Toshiba Slim line DVD-ROM (24x/8x)
Slim line ATAPI to IDE converter
New audio cable to replace the bad one.
Western Digital 5.25" BIGFOOT TX 8.9gb hard drive

The Case - 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic, Navy blue and grizzly rims!

Need:
PW-70A PSU for Mini-ITX board

Finally, the case! The story behind the car's name Nova is odd. My friend wrote a story with a character with bubble gum pink hair named Nova. Coming home from Hershey park one day, my other friend sticks the tube of leftover pink cotton candy on my attenna and promptly named my car Nova. (Promptly making it gender confused as well.) Considering the cotton candy had only been exposed to wind on the way home, we figured it was safe to try to eat. It tasted like truck exhuast.

Now that friend that friend that had stuck that cotton candy on there isn't the friend I took to the prom and loved dearly. She's turned ice cold ***** and has banished herself to the firey pits below! She loved to wear these big boots and one day, since I still had the original audios coming out to the front seat, decided to stomp on them and flatten them. I wasn't too happy. Now time for wire hiding/management, replacing that wire with a longer one to reach the back seat.

Alexia · 03-12-04, 06:17 PM

(Damn too many images per post.)

This is where I will be putting the entire computer and severed heads of past girlfriends. Plenty of cable to spare.

That should be all for now... oh well... a friend was wandering the neighborhood and I decided to take a picture. Trust me, this is common around here.

k3nshin · 03-12-04, 11:20 PM

is that a llama?!

Cerberus2k7 · 03-12-04, 11:34 PM

That llama is damn sexy! I'm moving to where you are.

tbones1337 · 03-13-04, 12:13 AM

your car is sek-c... PM plz..

lol

sixsixone · 03-13-04, 12:25 AM

I was just scrolling down the pictures and that llama scared the **** out of me.

Alexia · 03-13-04, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sixsixone
I was just scrolling down the pictures and that llama scared the **** out of me.

Just trying to spice the thread up. Not going to have a boring work log here... hopefully.

Forgot to mention, getting 256mb DDR with the motherboard. Only paid $150 for the motherboard and RAM. The motherboard costs $150 new.

Via Epia M10000 comes tomorrow!

Tracking number
058376751600613
Ship date
Mar 12, 2004
Estimated delivery date
Mar 13, 2004

Cerberus2k7 · 03-13-04, 02:38 AM

I want a llama.

Alexia · 03-13-04, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cerberus2k7
I want a llama.

Don't we all?

Epia came today! Hardware shown here is the Epia, 256mb DDR RAM, Toshiba DVD-ROM, and Toshiba 5.2gb 3.25" hard drive with adapter. The power supply is just a bench test PSU I bought for $5. Replaced the dead fan and bam!

More wandering farm animals.

devilscow22 · 03-13-04, 09:22 PM

good job so far but were do you live with all this wildlife?

Cerberus2k7 · 03-13-04, 09:45 PM

Is that FFXI?

Alexia · 03-13-04, 10:18 PM

York, PA and yes it is FFXI.

AFIsoldier · 03-13-04, 10:27 PM

more, more, more! what kind of display are you going to have? small lcd i'm guessing. Also, when you actually wire it into the speaker system, tell me how you did it because i have the idea to do this too...

Alexia · 03-13-04, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AFIsoldier
more, more, more! what kind of display are you going to have? small lcd i'm guessing. Also, when you actually wire it into the speaker system, tell me how you did it because i have the idea to do this too...

There will be no LCD at all. Sorry to disappoint, but the cost is way more than I can afford. I would love to get a 10" Lilliput touch screen, but they are about $200-$300 each.

As for wiring to the car audio. Look at the pictures where I'm installing the RCA cables in the dash. I modified the inputs on the stereo so I can hook those cables up. Then just run the wires through the car to the PC. When I want to listen to MP3s, I flip a switch and tune the radio to a dead station.

AFIsoldier · 03-13-04, 11:20 PM

how exactly are you going to switch through songs?

Cerberus2k7 · 03-13-04, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alexia
York, PA and yes it is FFXI.

*Moves to York, PA*

Snag some more pics of llamas! I want to see them more than your project!

J/K

Alexia · 03-13-04, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AFIsoldier
how exactly are you going to switch through songs?

Why, something they invented before the mouse.

The keyboard of course! I started using computers before they came out with the mouse. I freaked people out at school when I would turn off the monitor and still use the computer.

It will be a 16 key number pad in place of a keyboard though. MPXPlay is a DOS MP3/OGG player that works wonders.

Alexia · 03-14-04, 03:57 PM

Working on setting up the OS. No new pictures yet. I may have fubared the hard drive.

Build cost tally so far:
Via Epia M10000/DDR 256mb - $150
44pin to 40pin laptop hard drive - $9.49
Toshiba 24x/8x DVD-ROM - $14.31
Toshiba HDD2144 6gb 4,200rpm - FREEBIE!
15' Stereo RCA cable - $10
Stereo to mini headset plug - $5

Total: $188.80

suicidalmole · 03-14-04, 08:19 PM

llama........and nice work on that comp. a few people have done this before but its still a pretty friggin hot mod.

Cooper58d · 03-14-04, 09:17 PM

Thats a really awesome idea. Is the PSU run directly from the battery or is it powered from an inverter. (I know that kinda defeats the purpose of changing from 12 v dc to 120v ac then back to 12 v dc

Alexia · 03-14-04, 11:01 PM

I did fubar the 2.5" hard drive. I'll be installing a 5.75" Quantum BIGFOOT TX hard drive.

Suicidalmole, go check out http://www.mp3car.com/

Cooper, the PSU I'm getting is the PW-70A which puts about 120watts max. The PSU I have pictured is my testing and setting up PSU. Replaced two fans in it already. The used fan was dead and I dropped a small screw driver into the cover today ripping a fin off.

Alice · 03-14-04, 11:24 PM

I have one of those bigfoot drives. Damn it's a pain! I only use it for backup and only when there's no alternative. By the way, is that a laptop CDROM drive? How does one connect that to a normal PC? I mean, they aren't standardized are they? At any rate, keep up the good work and don't skimp an the llamas!

Alexia · 03-15-04, 12:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Alice
I have one of those bigfoot drives. Damn it's a pain! I only use it for backup and only when there's no alternative. By the way, is that a laptop CDROM drive? How does one connect that to a normal PC? I mean, they aren't standardized are they? At any rate, keep up the good work and don't skimp an the llamas!

They do have a standard ATAPI interface, but a specialized connector. The little circuit board screwed onto the back is like a breakout box. It takes the connector and turns it into IDE, CD Digital, CD Analog, and power connector.

Per request!

Lord_Zoltan · 03-15-04, 01:36 AM

HAHA that lama roxorz !
Keep those updates coming, i have been wanting to build a little system for my car for a while too. Lets see what you think of before me :P

Zoltan

03-08-04, 03:25 AM	#1
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Nova - Project Worklog (Updated! More pictures.) I'm working on a case mod that should be done by Thursday! Yes, it will be done by then. I'll have from when I started Sunday till then to finish it. It was raining outside, so I really go outside to the garage to take pictures of the case... so I'll reveal the case tomorrow. The computer I'm going to be modifying will have a soul purpose to just play MP3 files. Parts gutted from my old Compaq 5151: Compaq Motherboard ATI Rage II+ On-Board Aureal 3D Sound On-Board AMD K6-2 350mhz 97mbs of PC100 RAM All that: The problem is that the case I'm putting this computer into is too small for the Compaq oversized non-standard AT PSU. So what I did was grabbed my HIRO ATX and do some wire splicing to create a modified Micro-ATX PSU that would be small and more powerful. Everything went smooth until I accidently cut the wires at the connector end of the wire. As seen by the red splices of annoyance! Its a mess and hack job for that one, but it works! Last edited by Alexia; 03-12-04 at 06:18 PM.

03-08-04, 05:28 AM	#2
813_Error Registered Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Florida	I was/am going to make a box like this for my car, maybe looking at how you do it will keep me from messing the whole thing up . I cant wait to see how this one turns out. __________________ Main Rig: X-Dreamer II Case \| AMD Athlon 2500 XP 256MB RAM \| GeForce 5200 128MB \| 1x60gb HDD \| 1x120gb HDD \| 52x32x52 CD-RW \| 16x DVD File server: Intel P3 996 \| 128MB RAM \| 1x60gb HDD \| 32x8x32 CD-RW \| 16x DVD

03-08-04, 05:50 AM	#3
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03-09-04, 02:25 AM	#5
Bensa Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Finland	Umm, how exactly did it catch on fire? I think I'm speaking for everyone here when I say that I want pics of the burn. __________________ The elephant/Epox verdict: Many readers have noted that their newly purchased elephants won't properly fit into the AGP slot of the 8KHA motherboards because some capacitors were in the way. Since most elephants don't comply with the AGP 2.0 specification, we recommend that God does a product recall on elephants.

03-12-04, 06:17 PM	#7
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Time for updates! Bear with me, might tell a few stories or two to go with the pictures. Hardware acquired so far: VIA Epia M10000 Mini-ITX 256mb DDR Toshiba Slim line DVD-ROM (24x/8x) Slim line ATAPI to IDE converter New audio cable to replace the bad one. Western Digital 5.25" BIGFOOT TX 8.9gb hard drive The Case - 1996 Jeep Cherokee Classic, Navy blue and grizzly rims! Need: PW-70A PSU for Mini-ITX board Finally, the case! The story behind the car's name Nova is odd. My friend wrote a story with a character with bubble gum pink hair named Nova. Coming home from Hershey park one day, my other friend sticks the tube of leftover pink cotton candy on my attenna and promptly named my car Nova. (Promptly making it gender confused as well.) Considering the cotton candy had only been exposed to wind on the way home, we figured it was safe to try to eat. It tasted like truck exhuast. Now that friend that friend that had stuck that cotton candy on there isn't the friend I took to the prom and loved dearly. She's turned ice cold ***** and has banished herself to the firey pits below! She loved to wear these big boots and one day, since I still had the original audios coming out to the front seat, decided to stomp on them and flatten them. I wasn't too happy. Now time for wire hiding/management, replacing that wire with a longer one to reach the back seat. Last edited by Alexia; 03-13-04 at 12:53 AM.

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03-09-04, 01:47 AM	#4
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Sorry for no updates Monday. My cable modem decided to crap out. Oh, that and the motherboard lit on fire. I'm going to take the shotgun to it and buy a Mini-ITX for this project and unfortuneately delay it till the parts arrive.

03-12-04, 06:17 PM	#8
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	(Damn too many images per post.) This is where I will be putting the entire computer and severed heads of past girlfriends. Plenty of cable to spare. That should be all for now... oh well... a friend was wandering the neighborhood and I decided to take a picture. Trust me, this is common around here. __________________ Adopt an Administrator! DFI-Street Ex-Admin Mac Pro Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.66ghz 4mb L2 cache per core Kingston, 8gbs of FB-DIMMs ATI Radeon HD4870 1gb

03-12-04, 11:20 PM	#9
k3nshin Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Georgia, USA	is that a llama?! __________________ sys: athlon xp 2000+ (evil palomino) epox 8k3a+ chaintec gef4 ti4200 64mb 256 mb pc2700 ddr sdram ram 60gig hd now (legitimately)Folding! Woo! Team 32! :cool:

03-12-04, 11:34 PM	#10
Cerberus2k7 Drifto Mexicano Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tempe, AZ	That llama is damn sexy! I'm moving to where you are. __________________ Member of OCdriftingNinjas \| You gotta' Fold if you wanna turn up the Heat Overclocking: My Anti-Drug. \| Overclocking my body...one day at a time... \| Black Belt Ubercloxx0r \| You are the most ripped yo-yo'er I have ever seen. - Seven

03-13-04, 12:13 AM	#11
tbones1337 Member Join Date: Jan 2004	your car is sek-c... PM plz.. lol __________________ My Heatware

03-13-04, 12:25 AM	#12
sixsixone New Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: california	I was just scrolling down the pictures and that llama scared the **** out of me.

03-13-04, 02:38 AM	#14
Cerberus2k7 Drifto Mexicano Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tempe, AZ	I want a llama. __________________ Member of OCdriftingNinjas \| You gotta' Fold if you wanna turn up the Heat Overclocking: My Anti-Drug. \| Overclocking my body...one day at a time... \| Black Belt Ubercloxx0r \| You are the most ripped yo-yo'er I have ever seen. - Seven

03-13-04, 09:22 PM	#16
devilscow22 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jericho Vermont	good job so far but were do you live with all this wildlife?

03-13-04, 09:45 PM	#17
Cerberus2k7 Drifto Mexicano Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tempe, AZ	Is that FFXI? __________________ Member of OCdriftingNinjas \| You gotta' Fold if you wanna turn up the Heat Overclocking: My Anti-Drug. \| Overclocking my body...one day at a time... \| Black Belt Ubercloxx0r \| You are the most ripped yo-yo'er I have ever seen. - Seven

03-13-04, 10:18 PM	#18
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	York, PA and yes it is FFXI. __________________ Adopt an Administrator! DFI-Street Ex-Admin Mac Pro Intel Xeon Quad Core 2.66ghz 4mb L2 cache per core Kingston, 8gbs of FB-DIMMs ATI Radeon HD4870 1gb

03-13-04, 10:27 PM	#19
AFIsoldier Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Albemarle, NC, USA!	more, more, more! what kind of display are you going to have? small lcd i'm guessing. Also, when you actually wire it into the speaker system, tell me how you did it because i have the idea to do this too... __________________ Proc: Intel Pentium IV 2.4c @ stock (for now) Mobo: Asus P4P800-E Delux Ram: Samsung PC2700 512mb + Kingston PC2700 512mb @ 2-2-2-6 HDDs: Western Digital 80GB 7,200 rpm + Maxtor 80GB 7,200 rpm Video: nVidia 6600gt AGP 8x fold for team 32 Heat

03-13-04, 11:20 PM	#21
AFIsoldier Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Albemarle, NC, USA!	how exactly are you going to switch through songs? __________________ Proc: Intel Pentium IV 2.4c @ stock (for now) Mobo: Asus P4P800-E Delux Ram: Samsung PC2700 512mb + Kingston PC2700 512mb @ 2-2-2-6 HDDs: Western Digital 80GB 7,200 rpm + Maxtor 80GB 7,200 rpm Video: nVidia 6600gt AGP 8x fold for team 32 Heat

03-14-04, 03:57 PM	#24
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	Working on setting up the OS. No new pictures yet. I may have fubared the hard drive. Build cost tally so far: Via Epia M10000/DDR 256mb - $150 44pin to 40pin laptop hard drive - $9.49 Toshiba 24x/8x DVD-ROM - $14.31 Toshiba HDD2144 6gb 4,200rpm - FREEBIE! 15' Stereo RCA cable - $10 Stereo to mini headset plug - $5 Total: $188.80

03-14-04, 08:19 PM	#25
suicidalmole Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Charlottesville, VA	llama........and nice work on that comp. a few people have done this before but its still a pretty friggin hot mod. __________________ There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living. -Thoreau

03-14-04, 09:17 PM	#26
Cooper58d Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft bragg	Thats a really awesome idea. Is the PSU run directly from the battery or is it powered from an inverter. (I know that kinda defeats the purpose of changing from 12 v dc to 120v ac then back to 12 v dc __________________ "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana, The Life of Reason never forget sept 11 2001

03-14-04, 11:01 PM	#27
Alexia Member Join Date: Nov 2003	I did fubar the 2.5" hard drive. I'll be installing a 5.75" Quantum BIGFOOT TX hard drive. Suicidalmole, go check out http://www.mp3car.com/ Cooper, the PSU I'm getting is the PW-70A which puts about 120watts max. The PSU I have pictured is my testing and setting up PSU. Replaced two fans in it already. The used fan was dead and I dropped a small screw driver into the cover today ripping a fin off.

03-14-04, 11:24 PM	#28
Alice Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ca USA	I have one of those bigfoot drives. Damn it's a pain! I only use it for backup and only when there's no alternative. By the way, is that a laptop CDROM drive? How does one connect that to a normal PC? I mean, they aren't standardized are they? At any rate, keep up the good work and don't skimp an the llamas! __________________ Sega Genesis 68000 7.4mhz @ 14.3mhz NEC Versa laptop 486DX2 50mhz soon to be 96mhz...! It'll happen someday.

03-15-04, 01:36 AM	#30
Lord_Zoltan Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Canada, EH?	HAHA that lama roxorz ! Keep those updates coming, i have been wanting to build a little system for my car for a while too. Lets see what you think of before me :P Zoltan