My server update

[RoundEye]

I just updated my server at home. It's not the latest, greatest hardware, but it kicks ass here at home.

Radeon 32meg video with heat sinks since the agp is runing at 90mhz. Slot converter so that I can add a 1GHz, 133 FSB processor. 512 megs of Crucial ram. Promise raid controller with four 60gig IBM drives in a 0+1 array (120 gigs of fast, redundant, storage :D) 3Com nic, Enermax power supply. Sony cd-rom. No sound, I have my game machine for that. I cut out the front and back and put A/C filters to keep the dust out. I also put a white led for the hard drives and a blue led for power. Added some sound dampening material since it sits in my living room and runs 24/7, it's very quite.

http://members.cox.net/tallyho13/inside.jpg


http://members.cox.net/tallyho13/inside2.jpg


http://members.cox.net/tallyho13/front.jpg

[LT-73]

Awsome job RoundEye ! I'd like to get me some of that sound dampening stuff my new case. Think i'll head out to the auto parts store today and get some. ;)

[Mark]

looks good roundeye, how hard is it to shorten ribbon cables ?

i have tried to find a place that will sell about 10 or so connectors and maybe 10 feet of cable . but they all want to sell you a 100 foot roll.

it would be neat to make our own cables i think.

[RoundEye]

The only one I shortened on this case was the floppy (I think). All I did was cut the slack off with a xacto knife. I just used the B floppy connector on the mobo and the A connector is on the floppy.

I have shortened IDE cables before and it's not too hard. The hard part is getting the connector off of the cable without breaking the locking tabs.

Once you get the connector off, put the connector on a hard surface with the holes facing down. (I used my garage floor).

At this point you will see all of the little pins that cut into the cable. Put the ribbon cable over them, lining the cable up real straight with the pins. Then slide the locking plate over it and give it a good, swift, whack with something heavy.

I used a small brass hammer that I have, the connectors are pretty tough, if they are on a nice flat surface.

After the connector is on good, then I use an xacto knife to cut off the slack cable.

[el bob]

Wires...so...neat...!...Eyes...can't...take it!

/falls to ground

[Amro]

very nice

[Shagster]

what kinda camera did you use for that?

[TEH WIN]

hey, ive seen that case before :D

[RoundEye]

Originally posted by TEH WIN
hey, ive seen that case before :D

Oh yeah, where? :D

Originally posted by THEshaggy
what kinda camera did you use for that?

Hewlet Packard - Photo Smart 315

[TEH WIN]

Originally posted by RoundEye


Oh yeah, where? :D


http://upload.joako.com/files/my%20computer.jpg

just happened to have the same thing layin around my house :D

[Lakman]

my computer is:
Pentium 1700 mhz, 256MB RAM, 94GIG Hard Drive, 64 MB DDr Ram GeForce 2 video card, Sound Blaster Platinum 5.1 lie sound card, 17inch monitor, sub-wooffers speakers, DVD 16 speed, CD writer 40x20x10, HP 930c printer, cannon N1220U scanner, Windows 2000 Pro.
LAN:Realtek RTL8139(A) PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter 100/10mbps
:EZ Connect USB/Ethernet Converter 10mbps
uncapped download/128kbs upload

Cost: $4800 Aus Dollars
Purchsed: July, 2001