Suitcase PC building

Chris Chan · 12-19-2005, 07:32 PM

I've pretty much got my suitcase PC design and configuration figured out, recommendations and tips?

Design: attached ZIP file
Configuration:
Aopen i915GMm-HFS motherboard (maybe DFI 855GME-MGF)
Intel Pentium M 740 (Maybe Celeron M)
2x512MB Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 (DDR if DFI board)
250GB Western Digital WD2500KS hard drive
Lite-On SHW-1653K DVD+/-RW (Black colour)
Seasonic S12-330
Dell UltraSharp 1704FPt 17" LCD
Zippy Tech. EL-715 or Rosewill RK600 keyboard
Logitech Cordless Click! optical mouse

diduknowthat · 12-19-2005, 07:41 PM

believe it or not, i made a thread on suitecase building process a few months ago, im still currently trying to get a motherboard on it.

http://computerforum.com/showthread....light=umbrella

and trust me, you'd run into alot of problems lol.

edit: just took a look at your diagrams, what are you gonna do w/ a psu that has a bottem fan? And what are you mounting all your things on? putting it directly onto the case might be a problem cause if you hit the bottem hard enough it'll crack the motherboard.

and what does your case look like? Is it a completely flat one? or is it rounded on the edges, if so, you might have trouble mounting the fans. Also, you'll need to find some hollow columns for the motherboard. Last of all, are you going to mount the I/O plate? And i would suggest you do not directly cut a whole on your case and expose the I/O ports, instead you should see if there are extenders that you can use and mount those on the side of the case, it'll look better.

Chris Chan · 12-19-2005, 07:45 PM

why "project umbrella"? How's it going?

Chris Chan · 12-19-2005, 07:56 PM

didn't see you edit liuliuboy, I'll prob build a plywood frame for everything, build on that, and then bolt it into the suitcase. don't have a suitcase yet, still looking for a good hardsided one. I'll expose the I/O ports or maybe put a flap over them. Bottom fan PSU will suck in 20C air from under the case and cool itself that way instead of sucking in 30C air from the case.

diduknowthat · 12-20-2005, 08:17 PM

well, i've got my troubles and now its kinda stalled and i'm trying to get my hands on a motherboard. Hopefully i'll get one after christmas.

And project umbrella is a completely random name i thought up..lol

Chris Chan · 12-21-2005, 07:45 PM

Pics from my notebook:

the cover

page 1

page 2

page 3

**dragon2309** · 12-21-2005, 08:36 PM

This forum doesnt support HTML in posts, use IMG tags to post images.

Chris Chan · 12-22-2005, 12:23 AM

fixed.

12-19-2005, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,480	believe it or not, i made a thread on suitecase building process a few months ago, im still currently trying to get a motherboard on it. http://computerforum.com/showthread....light=umbrella and trust me, you'd run into alot of problems lol. edit: just took a look at your diagrams, what are you gonna do w/ a psu that has a bottem fan? And what are you mounting all your things on? putting it directly onto the case might be a problem cause if you hit the bottem hard enough it'll crack the motherboard. and what does your case look like? Is it a completely flat one? or is it rounded on the edges, if so, you might have trouble mounting the fans. Also, you'll need to find some hollow columns for the motherboard. Last of all, are you going to mount the I/O plate? And i would suggest you do not directly cut a whole on your case and expose the I/O ports, instead you should see if there are extenders that you can use and mount those on the side of the case, it'll look better. __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer Last edited by diduknowthat; 12-19-2005 at 07:44 PM.

12-19-2005, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	why "project umbrella"? How's it going? __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

12-19-2005, 07:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	didn't see you edit liuliuboy, I'll prob build a plywood frame for everything, build on that, and then bolt it into the suitcase. don't have a suitcase yet, still looking for a good hardsided one. I'll expose the I/O ports or maybe put a flap over them. Bottom fan PSU will suck in 20C air from under the case and cool itself that way instead of sucking in 30C air from the case. __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

12-20-2005, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
diduknowthat formerly liuliuboy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Massachusetts Age: 17 Posts: 6,480	well, i've got my troubles and now its kinda stalled and i'm trying to get my hands on a motherboard. Hopefully i'll get one after christmas. And project umbrella is a completely random name i thought up..lol __________________ Dell Latitude XT Convertible Tablet Intel Core 2 Duo U7600 1.2ghz CPU 3GB DDR2 677 Memory 120GB 1.8" PATA Hard Drive ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 Graphics 12.1" WXGA LED Touch Screen N-Trig Capacitive Touch/Active Digitizer

12-21-2005, 07:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	Pics from my notebook: the cover page 1 page 2 page 3 __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch Last edited by Chris Chan; 12-22-2005 at 12:17 AM.

12-21-2005, 08:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
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12-22-2005, 12:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chris Chan Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Michigan, USA Age: 16 Posts: 509	fixed. __________________ desktop: Celeron 1.7/512MB/80GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 server: P4 2.8/768MB/40GB/integrated/Debian Etch laptop: G3 500MHz/256MB/10GB/RageMobility/Debian Etch laptop soon: Sempron 2800+/512MB/40GB/integrated/Ubuntu 7.10 laptop soon: PII 300MHz/192MB/40GB/?/Debian Etch

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