Drum Thumper
09-20-2008, 03:06 AM
First off, time for me to come clean on a previous build: ROIO Jukebox was a Proof of Concept build. The things I learned while building that box will come into play in the future, as I am kicking around the original idea--make it a luggable system (think a trapezoidal subwoofer box).
But enough about ROIO, I have been commissioned to do a build for a friend. He's rather mechanically inclined, so needless to say, this build is going to be loosely based off of a toolbox, hence the title.
A bit of background: he emailed me earlier this week wondering if I would be willing to look at two older (PII/AMD Duron era) computers and see if there was anything that I could do to get them to work better. One was running Windows 98, the other XP SP1. I say was due to the fact that as I am typing this, I am running DBAN on their respective hard drives. Needless to say, after some negotiations, he's getting a Socket 478 system, and I'm gaining two older systems that I will be buffing up in the future. ROIO will be losing its' motherboard due to this build.
And a pic of the case in its' current state:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/IMG_0012-2.jpg
I am in the process of slipstreaming his OEM XP disk with SP3. If he has issues similar to the ones that have been mentioned by members here, I'll downgrade it for him.
This build is going to be quick and dirty--funny how cash motivates people!
But enough about ROIO, I have been commissioned to do a build for a friend. He's rather mechanically inclined, so needless to say, this build is going to be loosely based off of a toolbox, hence the title.
A bit of background: he emailed me earlier this week wondering if I would be willing to look at two older (PII/AMD Duron era) computers and see if there was anything that I could do to get them to work better. One was running Windows 98, the other XP SP1. I say was due to the fact that as I am typing this, I am running DBAN on their respective hard drives. Needless to say, after some negotiations, he's getting a Socket 478 system, and I'm gaining two older systems that I will be buffing up in the future. ROIO will be losing its' motherboard due to this build.
And a pic of the case in its' current state:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/drumthumper5150/IMG_0012-2.jpg
I am in the process of slipstreaming his OEM XP disk with SP3. If he has issues similar to the ones that have been mentioned by members here, I'll downgrade it for him.
This build is going to be quick and dirty--funny how cash motivates people!