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Good-bye metal shield20 viewsThe metal exterior that saved it from the roof drop is starting to be removed. Then the real revenge will be dealt.
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The Power LED135 viewsThis is the power LED light that shines green when the PC is on. I took this from an old PC case, as I didn't get a case for this project, out of both insanity and frugality.
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Main Drive28 viewsHere is my main hard drive, installed into the 3.5" drive bay cage. That was a pain to get in, as you have to take out that entire 3-bay thing to install just one drive. Above the main drive is where my backup drive eventually winds up.
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Another Mount Shot100 viewsHere you can see the cardboard bracket I made. Also notable is how much duct tape was necessary to secure the power switch so that you could actually press it without the tape peeling back. I assume that over time I will probably have to re-tape that (or find a more permanent solution).
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Front View of Drives39 viewsKind of overexposed shot showing the front view of the drives. Notice how I can't replace the cover for the hard drive because the 5.25" cage I screwed it into gets in the way. I then moved it up to where the power button was, which is meant for floppy drives. Like I said before, it finally winds up next to my other drive so the power cables can reach.
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PWM Fan (Front)52 viewsThis is a much better shot of the fan, but it is hard to see how it is connected to the brackets.
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A break22 viewsA short break was taken, where I smashed the IDE cable. Not nearly as fun...
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Close-Up Of RAM28 viewsA close-up of the new Mushkin RAM.
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Power Supply121 viewsThis is the power supply. This is probably the most abnormal part of the whole project if you are used to standard PC components. That large ATX plug goes into the motherboard just like it does with a big power supply. Coming off of that (not visible in the picture) are two standard Molex connectors, in addition to 1 Floppy connector. The black cable (with weird plug) that comes out from the board and off the picture eventually is converted to the standard AC plug that you would plug into the wall.Jun 01, 2007
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The "Hard Drive"101 viewsThis is the Compact Flash -> IDE adapter that I use. This allows me to use the 512MB Compact Flash card as my hard drive. It is a high speed card so you can't even notice the difference from a real IDE drive (aside from the measly half a gig of storage).Jun 01, 2007
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The Power LED135 viewsThis is the power LED light that shines green when the PC is on. I took this from an old PC case, as I didn't get a case for this project, out of both insanity and frugality.Jun 01, 2007
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HDD LED + Power Switch112 viewsAnd here is the red HDD LED that flashes red when the hard drive (or Compact Flash card, in this case) is being accessed. The power switch is pretty standard; that's what most computer power switches look like without their plastic fronts covering them. These two pieces are from that same old case.Jun 01, 2007
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A Closer Look148 viewsA closer look at the motherboard with the components already installed. You can see the RAM clearly, but the compact flash card is difficult to make out, and the power supply is completely not visible. There are others pictures focusing on them.Jun 01, 2007
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Overview of OS Install167 viewsThis is the insanity of the OS installation. I used a CD drive from another computer that is not part of the final product (the server has no need for an optical drive). As you can see, everything is pretty much just lying on my desk. I'm sure it's real safe.Jun 01, 2007
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In Place105 viewsThe completed system placed in its final resting spot. Ignore all of the audio cables...Jun 01, 2007
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VGA, PS/2 Ports Cut Out101 viewsI realized that I might need to use a monitor and keyboard (like, I don't know, if you accidentally turn on a new Firewall that has been configured to block all incoming connections, SSH included... who would ever do something that stupid?), so I cut holes for those. They are actually peninsular holes (only cut on three sides) so that they are effectively flaps... this is so dust isn't allowed so easily in when I'm not connected to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse (which will be the case 99.9%).Jun 01, 2007
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