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Colonel Mitch
27th April 2010, 09:50 PM
So. Even tho i only jsut build my new K'nex case, its already recieved an upgrade.

Courtesy of freddie (as payment for taking him to IMAX in manchester) I was given his old 15/7" screen without power adaptor.

It had a gay connection and wanted 19v so was gay.

Soldered off the power connector and soldered in my own two cables and found it will run fine on the 12v rail from my PSU.

Used a connector for some old CCFL (Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tubes - Case neons) with some more soldering and tape to connect the screen to a molex connector and even have an on off switch ive secured to the back of the case for it.

Then setup the bios to use its onboard GFX as primary device and plugged this screen into that - now I have screen built into case, and can still sue 2 screens on top of that for normal use (i use my second from bed to watch stuff)

As you can see its barley made it any thicker (only 1 white rod and block to enclose) so its still regular case size :)

Only downside is now pc must use internal screen to boot up and POST etc

Now I can use this screen for media player / visualiser / resource monitoring :D

Anyway heres what youve been wanting..... PICS!

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-213631.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-213638.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-213644.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-213652.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-213701.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-213719.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-214054.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-214100.jpg

http://i513.photobucket.com/albums/t333/piers1989/2010-04-27-214106.jpg

VoX
27th April 2010, 09:59 PM
I think the only way it could be more awesome is if it were a touch screen!


Nice job!

ez64
27th April 2010, 10:07 PM
Make a cable run with it :D

Colonel Mitch
27th April 2010, 10:10 PM
Make a cable run with it :D

how come your not on msn giles??

Target
27th April 2010, 10:21 PM
thats awesome, going to be lol @ i40

ez64
27th April 2010, 10:53 PM
MSN has gone weird and I cba with fixing it.

Colonel Mitch
27th April 2010, 10:58 PM
MSN has gone weird and I cba with fixing it.

Need some for of communication with you for general lol chat.

Also how cime you not coming to i40 :O will be EPIC

ez64
27th April 2010, 11:07 PM
I will be but wont be paying for the EAS just will arrive on thurs anyway.

Target
28th April 2010, 12:35 AM
nice, think most people will be doing the same ez :D

Mr.Big
28th April 2010, 01:37 AM
insane

D_K_Head
28th April 2010, 10:07 AM
Heh, the guys here at my school find your face pretty funny mitch.

Nice mod though. Are you sure it's not going to fall apart when we take it apart bit by bit at you try to move it for i40?

Vicious Horizon
28th April 2010, 02:47 PM
Well, it didn't fall apart at i37, so here's hoping i40 wont decimate it xD

Target
28th April 2010, 11:32 PM
haha we can dismantle your case mitch and hide it everywhere....muhahahahaha