Ideas on some crazy modifications please..

Rip_Uk · 04-10-2006, 08:52 PM

Im going to buy a cheap computer case from ebuyer.co.uk and try out some wierd mods on it. A couple of ideas i have in mind are a key start like the ignition of a vehicle. I have found a guide here - http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/keylock.php
And another idea is a fitting a cage to hold a dvd drive (5.25) the opposite way inside the case so that the tray comes out the side instead of the front. The way i have my computer sitting it would be easier for me to operate/load the disc. If anyone has any more crazy ideas please contribute to this thread, id like to hear/see them.

Rip_Uk

i.Angel · 04-10-2006, 08:55 PM

Put like little legs on the side, except make them shocks. (make it like a little robot or something) This would only be helpful at LAN parties... but still it would be cool! Put shocks instead of those gay little plastic pegs that most cases have now-a-days.

Mount as many fans as you can on the side for ultimate airflow

Build a cage so that the optical drive opens to the side... something like this case:

http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/produc.../vc6000bwa.asp

Rip_Uk · 04-10-2006, 08:59 PM

i realy like the way that optical drive mounts. shocks as in springs you mean?

Rip_Uk · 04-10-2006, 09:01 PM

whoa that thermaltake case is £175!

jbrown456 · 04-10-2006, 09:52 PM

Put a little toggle switch on the outside and wire it so it switches two hard drives between master and slave. Then you can have two operating systems, and just change the switch to change operating systems (make sure you shut down first tho, lol)

Rip_Uk · 04-10-2006, 10:18 PM

with having sata hard drives would it make a difference..? nice idea any how to guides with that one?

**dragon2309** · 04-10-2006, 10:29 PM

lmao, have you never heard of dual bott systems, you dont need a fancy switch, lol... you just install both OS's and make sure your boot.ini file is right...

dragon

jbrown456 · 04-11-2006, 02:15 AM

Yeah, but it's fun with a toggle switch. I have a friend who did that. No clue how...

OvenMaster · 04-11-2006, 03:25 AM

It's called "Nicklock". A key switch that lets you pick one of two hard drives to boot from.
Tom

jbrown456 · 04-11-2006, 02:15 PM

Yes, that sounds right!

04-10-2006, 08:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,526	Ideas on some crazy modifications please.. Im going to buy a cheap computer case from ebuyer.co.uk and try out some wierd mods on it. A couple of ideas i have in mind are a key start like the ignition of a vehicle. I have found a guide here - http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/keylock.php And another idea is a fitting a cage to hold a dvd drive (5.25) the opposite way inside the case so that the tray comes out the side instead of the front. The way i have my computer sitting it would be easier for me to operate/load the disc. If anyone has any more crazy ideas please contribute to this thread, id like to hear/see them. Rip_Uk __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi K8n Diamond Sli AMD 64 4400+ X2 With AS5 BFG 7950 GT 2GB (2 x 1GB) OCZ Platinum PC3200 320GB + 300GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA NEC ND45550 16x DVDRW +/- & DVDRAM Enermax Liberty 620W SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS

04-10-2006, 08:55 PM	#2 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	Put like little legs on the side, except make them shocks. (make it like a little robot or something) This would only be helpful at LAN parties... but still it would be cool! Put shocks instead of those gay little plastic pegs that most cases have now-a-days. Mount as many fans as you can on the side for ultimate airflow Build a cage so that the optical drive opens to the side... something like this case: http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/produc.../vc6000bwa.asp __________________ XPS M1530 Last edited by i.Angel; 04-10-2006 at 08:57 PM.

04-10-2006, 08:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,526	i realy like the way that optical drive mounts. shocks as in springs you mean? __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi K8n Diamond Sli AMD 64 4400+ X2 With AS5 BFG 7950 GT 2GB (2 x 1GB) OCZ Platinum PC3200 320GB + 300GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA NEC ND45550 16x DVDRW +/- & DVDRAM Enermax Liberty 620W SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS

04-10-2006, 09:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,526	whoa that thermaltake case is £175! __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi K8n Diamond Sli AMD 64 4400+ X2 With AS5 BFG 7950 GT 2GB (2 x 1GB) OCZ Platinum PC3200 320GB + 300GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA NEC ND45550 16x DVDRW +/- & DVDRAM Enermax Liberty 620W SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS

04-10-2006, 10:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rip_Uk Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: West Midlands, UK Age: 23 Posts: 1,526	with having sata hard drives would it make a difference..? nice idea any how to guides with that one? __________________ Antec Three Hundred Samsung SM226BW 22" TFT Msi K8n Diamond Sli AMD 64 4400+ X2 With AS5 BFG 7950 GT 2GB (2 x 1GB) OCZ Platinum PC3200 320GB + 300GB Maxtor Diamondmax SATA NEC ND45550 16x DVDRW +/- & DVDRAM Enermax Liberty 620W SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS

04-10-2006, 09:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
jbrown456 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: My House Posts: 862	Put a little toggle switch on the outside and wire it so it switches two hard drives between master and slave. Then you can have two operating systems, and just change the switch to change operating systems (make sure you shut down first tho, lol)

04-10-2006, 10:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 19 Posts: 8,344	lmao, have you never heard of dual bott systems, you dont need a fancy switch, lol... you just install both OS's and make sure your boot.ini file is right... dragon __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

04-11-2006, 02:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
jbrown456 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: My House Posts: 862	Yeah, but it's fun with a toggle switch. I have a friend who did that. No clue how...

04-11-2006, 03:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
OvenMaster VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Red Sox Nation Age: 49 Posts: 2,004	It's called "Nicklock". A key switch that lets you pick one of two hard drives to boot from. Tom __________________ Frankenbox III: CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ * MOBO: Biostar K8M800 Micro AM2 * RAM: 2x1GB Kingston DDR2 667 HDD: WD 80GB Master, Seagate 320GB Slave * OPT: two Pioneer DVR-115DBK DVD burners PSU: Antec Basiq 500W * GPU: PNY GeForce FX5200 256MB AGP 8x * MON: ViewSonic LCD VA721 CASE: EvTek minitower * SND: Diamond Xtreme 5.1 * OS: XP Home SP2 * ROUTER: Linksys BEFSR41

04-11-2006, 02:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
jbrown456 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: My House Posts: 862	Yes, that sounds right!

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