Operation acrylic, EveryThing Acrylic Mod

[paleyforme]

As the topic states, im planning on making an acrylic case/system mod...

The case itself will have will have two fans on the side, one down the bottom, one next to the mobo with an exhaust at the top...

I will have 3 military toggle switches on a bay bus to operate the fans...

Ill start off with things that im going to mod inside the case,

CD-ROM COVER (IF POSSIBLE)
BAYBUS COVER, MAYBE SWITCHS ASWELL
HARD DRIVE TOP
FANS AND GRILLS
PSU
CASE WHEELS/STAND
POWER & RESTART SWITCH
GRAPHICS CARDS (IF POSSIBLE)


External parts i will consider will be
HEADPHONES
MOUSE
KEYBOARD
USB (FLASH DRIVE)
MOUSE PAY
WEBCAM
WIRES/CORDS FROM COMPUTER PARTS
SPEAKERS


I also intend to make an acrlic/clear desk or bench to hold the rig

Now i need your guys ideas,

What can i use to tidy up the wires/cords, i was thinking those clear rubber hoses water hoses but can anyone think of anything?

Neons/CFFL's what colours should i choose, anyone have anypics of colours/lights in a clear case?

I need a name for this operation? lol

What else i can make/change to acylic, a crazy idea i have is the computer screen, needs all the ideas possible? even if their too crazy to make

If anyone can have any input it would be great, need everything i can, ill try and sketch it up when i can

[Wasabisam]

Hey,
Just with the Hard Drive top, that may be hard. I haven't seen a mod that pulled it off and it worked (correct me if im wrong), because if a tiny bit of dust or stuff gets on the spinnie disk thing, it won't read properly and wont work. So try it on a dodgy drive if u can get it working then try it on your good one.

Sam

[rendermandan]

or you could buy a WD Raptor X hard drive with the window already in it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

[Fuganater]

or you could buy a WD Raptor X hard drive with the window already in it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136011

That would save alot of time and possibly the replacement of it if you screw it up. Good find!

[paleyforme]

i have a spear 40GB in my old com, ill pull it out and give it a try, ive seen some guys work online befor i just cant rememeber where ive seen it thats all...

im not gonna pay $184 for a 150gb HDD, what i might do is have have my 40GB one showing, even if it doesnt work the have a second HDD behind it

[Helix666]

paleyforme: If you do want to cut a window in the top of your HDD, I suggest getting an anti-static bag (or freezer bag. :D) and putting the HDD in this immediately after removing the top.
Then put it in a safe place where nothing can fall on it.

I cut a hole in the top of an old HDD I had around, then used it as a mouse mat. I would post a picture, but my college blocks Photobucket on these PCs. :mad:

[.Maleficus.]

The best and cheapest way to window a hard drive:

1. Buy a big plastic bucket. A big one with a lid.
2. Cut out a huge hole on the lid, and cover it with clear plexi.
2.5. Do that with the sides if you think you'll need to see through them.
3. Cut out holes in one side for your arms.
4. Tape rubber gloves inside the holes.
5. Take the unit you just made outside, wash it out, make sure it is 120% free of any dirt, dust, plexi flakes, plastic flakes, etc. Seal it VERY well to make sure NOTHING will ever get inside. Maybe even line it with a something clean.
6. Take apart the hard drive inside that, and just leave it there when you're cutting the window.
7. Clean the window and make sure that has nothing on it.
8. Reassemble and hope for the best.


Edit: I know I said seal it very well, but I don't mean seal the lid to the bucket. That needs to come off.

[FuzzyPlushroom]

From what I've read on the subject, your best bet is to find a really old (a few gigs, if that) hard drive and window that. You're much more likely to succeed (I've never seen a modern hard drive successfully windowed without the drive failing shortly afterward) and even if you don't, the loss is negligible, which can't be said about, say, a 40-gig drive. Mal's procedure seems to be The Way To Do Things, though I've never tried it myself.

Oh, and Helix: Awesome sig, haha.