Re: Mini ITX Xbox 360 Mod
From what I understand, as long as your PSU can run the HDD it'll be fine. Same with the fans, riser screws should be fine, after all what was your 360 motherboard mounted to? and yes you can buy a power switch at www.frozencpu.com www.xoxide.com look for bulgin style switches.
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the 360 mobo that used to be in there was mounted to a metal cage. but i just took the metal cage out.
edit: and thanks for the links
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ok so here is my new question. i've decided to make this a HTPC as well, in addition to being a back up PC.
to the mobo i picked out has a the laptop looking power adapter that comes with the board. that plugs into the board.
but i was thinking of buying a different board, and a intel 2.5ghz dual core separately. but other mother boards, even tho they are mini-itx as well, have a 24 pin connector for a power supply. im trying to steer away from having a giant power supply. does this mean that the board has to have the giant powersupply? or is there a way i can make the laptop power cord turn into a 24 pin adapter?
some mini itx take the small 12v power adapter, but others take a giant powersupply.
need help!
the board i want to buy, i see lots of people saying they are turning it into an HTPC. how are they getting a cable line to run into thier pc without a TV tuner card?
basically my motive is stay close to my price, get a mobo that has a open pci slot, but one where i dont need that huge power supply.
by the looks of it, it seems that im stuck with the board i picked out.
Re: Mini ITX Xbox 360 Mod
Ok, let's see..
For the power switch, any momentary switch will be fine, so you should be able to use the original one form the 360 without any problems.
For the HDD, yes, the SATA power leads coming off that MBB will power any SATA HDDs without a problem.
For the fans, you could either branch the fan connector on the board or tap into the SATA power leads; either should work fine.
The MBB does not have to be on the metal plate; just make sure that no metal is touching the bottom of the board or you run the risk of shorting stuff out.
For the TV tuner, there are plenty of good USB tuners available.
Other than the PCI slot, is there a reason you want to switch to a different mini-ITX board? The IONITX-A-U is a very capable little board, and if you use CUDA accelerated codecs, it can push 1080p video without issue. Here's a tutorial on setting up XBMC with an ION powered system:
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/xbmc-ion/
If you do want to go with a different mini-ITX MBB, you can get a picoPSU that'll take a 12V input from a power brick (like the IONITX-A-U), and splits off into the various connectors you need.
http://www.mini-itx.com/store/defaul...=10¤cy=2
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thanks for your answers homie.
for the fans, do you mean like a 4pin molex splitter? cause if so, i JUST bought one of those for my buddy as a surprise. good thing i havent told him about it yet. HA!
that pico psu looks amazing. i might look into it.
if i could buy just that board alone, i would. but it only comes in the board/psu combo.
i was going to buy a separate board, and a better CPU (775 socket)...but every other board needed a 24 pin power connector. and i was like WWTTFFF.
but it seems that the board i picked out will work good. its already got hdmi, built in wifi, the processor.
idk. still have to do some price comparing.
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Yeah, a molex splitter should work. You won't be using it the way that they're normally used, but electrically there's no reason why it shouldn't work.
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awesome.
ordered the parts! got 2 day shipping with rushed processing, so the parts should be in by friday!
then the drilling for the fans begin, and then painting, and assembling. work log for this and my gaming rig shall follow!
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Kinda makes me wish I didn't let my kids beat the hell out of my Xbox360 with baseball bats when it died.