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mikesmodshop
03-22-2007, 02:14 PM
I bought a Belkin Dataswitch for $3 at goodwill and figured, "hey lets see what can fit in here." So now I have a box that is 6" by 4" by 2". And just want to know what random stuff I can put in it. I am always in need of usb ports so I was thinking of putting a few ports on both sides and the back, and have it function as the dataswitch and a usb hub. Does anyone have any ideas of what else I could do to it?

http://images.ciao.com/inl/images/products/normal/117/Belkin_Data_Switch__298117.jpg

^Here is what I have to work with.^

OvRiDe
03-23-2007, 02:35 AM
Hmm..

Nano ITX board (http://www.mini-itx.com/store/subscribe.asp?s=8), and a 2.5 inch hdd?? HTPC!! (Granted it wouldn't be a really good one!) :D

Drum Thumper
03-23-2007, 04:32 AM
The USB hub is a great idea. Might also want to look into stuffing a NAS into it, I'm sure there's one on the market that would fit.

intergalacticman
03-23-2007, 02:16 PM
Hmm..

Nano ITX board (http://www.mini-itx.com/store/subscribe.asp?s=8), and a 2.5 inch hdd?? HTPC!! (Granted it wouldn't be a really good one!) :D

dude that would be awesome
maybe you could get the pico-PSU (i saw it somewhere on the forums) and have a computer, and just load ubuntu on it from a flash drive!
then you could carry it around with a 5" lcd on top like a portable desktop thingy

or have it as a fileserver