The idea for this mod came when I realized that my rackmount switch fit almost perfectly into this old stereo case. I had a couple old boards lying around, so I decided to make a server cluster into the stereo case with the switch right above. This is the product of 3 hours of work. I pulled mounting boards out of old cases, as well as cutting out the area around where the psus mounted with my dremel. Closer view of the back My boards/cpus. One Athon, one p3 Front drive mounts next step is to mount a shared CD-ROM drive (a really cool 4-disc changer one), get a CCFL, and add an extending arm for the monitor. A KVM switch would probably be nice too.
nice idea. you should make a plexi side covers for it so dust and liquid doesn't find its way in i think it would look great if you made a custom cover the size of the shelf where the PSU's are mounted, and put them on that, looks kind of odd atm. very original
The backside is going to have a backplate on it with the ATX back panels cut out, and a couple ventilation holes. I know the patching is ugly, that's why we're covering it up . The front has a swinging glass door we took off till it's all finished.
The plan right now is for that arm to hold a monitor. It extends and rotates 360, so the only limit will be the monitor cabling. It is a bit heavy though, we need to find a way to add more weight to the bottom.
why dont you add a car battery and a recharger to it and make both pcs and monitor run off bateries and also ac outlets. should make a kick ass portable server
I'll have to ask my friend about the inverter required to use a car battery, we were actually thinking about possibly putting this in our "Lan Van" which will probably get it's own topic pretty soon
I don't know how much the switch needs, but I know the boards dont need a bunch, as they are kinda.....vintage. Does anyone have 64mb+ sticks of SDRAM they'd be willing to part with for the sake of the project?
