He does it again! Ladies and gentlemen, we have our winner!
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He does it again! Ladies and gentlemen, we have our winner!
Spectacular work! Gotta love your ability to make complex mechanical systems from scratch! Your other works gave me the inspiration to begin the work on my old HP case......
Bravo!
my next mod im going to attempt some bondoed blowholes, im definatelly asking defyant some q's!
-clay
how did you hook up your lcd's. they look amazing and i was wanting to do that myself. btw good job on making it in the featured worlogs again.
Thanx again guys !
for now all monitor connections are temp! but more will come in the next few updates :)Quote:
Originally Posted by taste_the_painbow
for now soz guys just some boring stuff..... but it needed to be posted so i'll get it out of the way and go mod HP3 some more :)
Now that the front LCd is mounted, it's daugter board need a a home as well!
The oprif plab was to mount it @ the side of the case, where the access to the upper HDD's screw mounts are.....
This would just prove to be a pain... and a better position was found.
With a little bit of fiddling and a few mm's to spare the LCD daughter board was squeezed and guled into place between the LCD and Lower Fan.
This solution actually works much better! keeping the whole unit as one!
The Fans 120's are connected to the 5V rail, this still moves plenty of air and keeps them nice and quiet.
The Front LCD as seen before is REMOTE controlled! i needed to work this function into the front of the case.
The simple solution was to just drill a how to allow the signal to pass thru the front of the case.
To fill the hole a small peice of tinted plex is "wittled" to shape, rather than just glue a peice to the back i decided make the peice sit flush with the front of the case.
The ruff edges are filed smooth
The window is poped in for a "looksee"
The panel is poped back on the case and the Quality Control Cheif is brought out for some stringent pruduct testing!!!
um... Defyant... hate to be the guy that has to point things like this out, but do you realize that that Xbox is in the plain, old, unmodded case?
:p
true, true.....:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rankenphile
dude, i dont wana do this but i feel i have to....: you could put that sensor behind the lower fan, i know it works i did it whit my tv-tooner remote control sensor
im gona be crucified for this ??
Hehehe cheers Rankenphile :) I'm struggling with these 2 mods atm!!! please don't put any ideas into the son's head :)
It's a great suggestion! ty :) but the HDD's are thyr and i wanted a more permanant solution.Quote:
you could put that sensor behind the lower fan, i know it works i did it whit my tv-tooner remote control sensor
im gona be crucified for this ??
is that your son, man?
cause if that is, i wish i had a dad like you =o
I agree .. If memory serves me right.. I believe Defyant built THIS pc for his son!! Its one of my all time favorites!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Omega
All i can say is wow.
Defyant you've inspired me to start thinking about getting a cheap box and trying out some ideas on it...
Mark :D
Damn, defyant is a god.
he could easialy make 10k off of the case alone.
Great going defyant, i like the way you take a simple looking case and make it special, looking awsome.
I just had a thought though, i was sitting here at my PC and my pc sits on my desc with me, id just been fiddling with it and the case was closer to the my tft monitor than usual, the worrying thing was, the fans inside my case were creating a wavy effect on the monitor :O
Now, im assuming TFT monitors are pretty much the same as an LCD display like the ones your using, in this case do you think the two fans are going to interfere with the picture on the LCD's as they are very close? especially the one at the front? i REALLY hope im wrong and would gladly recieve a good ol kickin if i am.
Paul
o.m.g.
cheers once again guys!
FyR, Cheers mate :) seems ok?
The original plan was to put a Coolermaster water kit in the mod, the previouse server had a Modded version for about 4 months now and i was very happy with this setup.
As you can see here the setup fits easily... but i was left with the problem of mounting a RES!!
This unit isn't really that much better than good aftermarket air cooling.... it's just quieter! :)
I decided to use AIR COOLING... the only drama with aircooling is that imo with a motherboard cover heat becomes a problem.
To over come this problem, ive decided to ADD some ACTIVE cooling to assist airflow under the MOTHERBOARD COVER.
2 x 80mm fan holes are cut this will help to draw flow over the cpu and back out the side of the case... the fans are 2 x 80 super quiet coolermasters...which unlike the rest of the fans in the case can be left on the 12volt power.
For the side of the case i'm going to steel the side vent idea from HP4-FlameD.... :) but this time ive decided to go with the "bling Chrome Vents". the contrast on the All Back Case should look nice.
To make sure the Vent Holes are perfect rather than hand dremel cut and risk any wobbly lines ive decided this time to SCORE linecut the holes.
First score with a carbide but marker
The the final cuts are done with a stanly knife.
Then just press!
And Presto! perfect Dual side vent holes....i'll give them a smooth and paint the all the panels later.
A qik test ( excuse the messy wires for now )
Now that the Cooling and layout of the internals were sorted it was time to sort out Break out jacks for the front screen.
the front screen has 2 inputs.
The simplest solution is to use a blank!
The new breakout plate can be connected to the RCA on the Screen.
and can be screwed into place.
The signal can pass thru from the card to the input.
The good old standoff post is used to hold the motherboard cover inplace.
The mother board cover can be installed ! and final wires are cable tied behind the HDD Box.
Hard drives are fitted into thyr new home and SATA and power cables are fed from the hidden side then back out to each drive.
This method while not as clean as fully stealthed will allow for the qick changing of drives :)
The idea is a clean practical server solutin with goold flow and no messy wires.
As usual, you never fail to impress, defyant.
omfg you are god
one Q: are the hard drives ok on that angle ???
yes hard drives work fine all angles otherwise they would not work in portible media players.Quote:
Originally Posted by GT40_GearHead
Quote:
Originally Posted by hogan
WRONG.
Portable HD's (Like in media players) are manufactured specifically for rigorous use, and have a shock-absorbing jacket sort of thing around them.
Regular hard drives, unless they specify, are made for upright mounting only. I know maxtor says their drives can work in any alignment, but that's not always the case.
=p
Laptop HDs work at all angles.
I'm pretty sure that all new HDs will work at any angle as long as you don't jiggle them around a whole lot while in use.
already had this debate guys!
thyr fine.
ok ok ok.... ma bad
hehe cheers and soz GT40 :)
I just didnt want this thread to turn into a debate over the HDD's!
For better or worse thyr staying like that, its part of the mod i wanted.;)
Are you doing a raid setup defyant?
Can the mobo take that many sata drives or are you going to use a card?
No raid mate :) theres an extra SATA card as you can see in the pics :)Quote:
Originally Posted by nil8
Got a few days to play modding this weekend :wink: and finally got HP-SERVER done......... for now!
I know i already did cut these holes on a previous panel... but had had some "fryups" .... prolly caused by the previous owner painting all the panels with cheep enamel paint. So i decided rather than take a chance a new panel is cut and painted.
To get the lines streight a longblock is used.
The new side panel and front panel are given one last sprayputty and touchup.
Theres nothing really special about HP-SERVERS paint job! i just want a basic server black look... ive chosen to use midrange can paints all the way thru this mod.
These run in around 10 bux AU a can! so a paint job will still cost you around 70 bux ... with 2 cans of the black and 2 of the spray putty being used,
With all the panels now under putty.. and the front penal under primer.
The penels are all given a wetrub flat using 1000grit wet and dry.
To help with wet rubbing the panels are all given a "dust coat" of black.... this is called blackshadow.... the idea is this guide coat acts as your guide while wetrubbing,
While all the panels dry from the dust coat a qick ATX on/off switch hole is added to the fron panel.
Nothing special here! the less this button stands out...the better !
A small hole is drilled opposite the infra red hole.
This panel is the first to get its new skin..... as you can see it has a flat sheen to it.... acrylics need to be chopped and buffed for a shine.
The panel is given a wetrub with 1500 wet and dry
You can see in this pic.. the paint is still NOT flat eunf... those small "pits" still need to be chopped out.
This is what your after....flat!
Nothing special about the buffing process! all hand done using everyday auto products. A 2 stage process hard cut and fine cut.
The same is done to all the newly painted panels
All the panels after buffing are given a THICK final rub and buff with WAX.
It's nowhere near the standard of a proper 2PAK pro j0b... like HP2 & 3 but as you can see for a server case that will NOT get handled alot it's more then good enuf.
Time to add the SIDE CHROME VENTS.
I'll just be using Clear silicon tape to hold the vents in..this stuff is great!
These vents will more than allow the side 80mm exhaust fans to flow.
Next is to RE-GLUE the Flush mounted LCD window panel back into the newly painted and buffed side panel.
The infra red sensor window is glued into the front panel.
The front ATX switch is also glued in.
The completed panels are put aside and time to get back to work on the rest of the chassis fit up and hardware install.
I wasn't happy with the finish in the ealier shots of the chhassis after adding the side fans.
I stripped the case of hardware and RE-PAINTED the side using MATT-BLACK , this just gives the side a more "finished" look.
A LOCKING device is made to secure the base of the HDD BAY .. a simple "Slide lock" is made.
A ruff square key hole is cut into the base.
The lock is bolted the the base of tha case
A FRESH set of SATA cables are cracked open and the HDD's are afitted back to the RACK.
All the SATA Cables are routed thru the side of the RACK.... a rubber grommet is added.
A SUPERFLOWER PSU is the choice of PSU.... the super quiet 140mm Fan is whats needed for this mod.
The MOTHERBOARD COVER is installed for test a fit.
It's a simple theory! The air WILL FLOW in thru -->the FRONT FANS! EFFECTIVELY COOLING 3 HDD'S EACH... The--> REAR 120MM FAN will help PULL <----> that air towards the CPU FAN.
THE CPU FAN <----> will draw the air under the MOTHERBARD COVER where it is ------> EXHAUSTED out thru the-----> SIDE mounted 80mm FANS-----> THEN OUT THE SIDE VENTS.
Simple LOW FLOW..
NExT is some wire management. The BULK of the wireing will be placed out of site behind the upper farside of the HDD CAGE.
The FRONT FAN/LCD box assembley can be placed back into the case. It simpley is a PRESS tight FIT! which is held into place once the HDD CAGE is bolted in.
The RCA INPUT and POWER leads for both the FANS and the LCD are FED out the FARSIDE of the box.
The LOWER and UPPER HDD keylocks are bolted in.
An extra lock is added half way up the FAN BOX.
The HDD BOX is added.
And all the EXCESS wires from the PSU FANS are cable tied as neatly as can be.
The wires will not impeed the flow dynamics of the case in anyway where they are.
NEXT is to a fit the MOTHERBOARD COVER into place. The cover is bolted to the EXTENED stand off posts.
The server is switched on to test all the fans are working.
COVER removed using a TEMP CDROM And HPSERVER is loaded with windows :)
It -- uh -- wo -- ama --
(Lost for words)
Yea, what he said.
You make it look far too easy Defyant. Far too easy.
