Project Log: Hybrid Twist - Page 5

**magnethead** · 04-14-2008, 02:49 PM

Had a brief work window today, got the Hard drive cage lined out.

Some of the holes don't line up (5 to be exact..out of 24. not bad for an eyeballment), so i'll just slot those out and should be good to mount.

**magnethead** · 04-15-2008, 08:55 PM

Well, put the MX4000 gfx card in it and got the 2000 drivers working. Also found my ubuntu disk, so i'm that much closer to linuxing it. Just gotta get the door cut. But network and internet are all working.

**magnethead** · 04-15-2008, 09:53 PM

well, i was hoping to go linux anyways...

apparently linux, servering, GUI, and network aren't in the same dictionary. LAMP only runs on ubuntu server, which doesnt have a user GUI (normal user account), and doesn't have access to windows shared files.

So, in other words, i'm going to have to stick to windows 2000 and just run apache and all off of that. Which really isn't too bad...2000 is a decently good OS for what it is. Considering i'll be using Hybrid for triple duty- file server, web server, and daily desktop.

**magnethead** · 04-16-2008, 04:44 PM

well, Dee You Enn Dun!

How's it look?

**magnethead** · 04-16-2008, 08:56 PM

Well, the only real flaw, is that the door doesn't slide up all the way. It opens to 2.5 of the bays, the top half of the top bay stays covered.

But, i can put the fan controller on that spot. It doesn't exactly require visibility to turn fans on and off.

I still have to cut the passive ports and finish the mobo tray. But aside from that, it's done.

I have all 6 hard drives in the cage right now. No vibes :)

Also found my Win 2K CD. Now i'm just short an ubuntu disk and an XP disk.

**magnethead** · 04-16-2008, 10:18 PM

well, mobo went out on me. Started pixelating while booting and then it all went black. got it to recover twice by BIOS reset, now i'm pretty sure it's dead. Like all 4 other mobo's i have laying around.

I'm bout ready to get a cheapo system just to put in it.

Ssrogg · 04-17-2008, 07:06 AM

She's looking pretty dang good! Just needs some finish work to make her look purdy! And a system that works in it, too. lol

Eric

**magnethead** · 04-17-2008, 09:52 AM

yea, i gotta do the slots ect and straighten out the top cut on the front door.

I looked on newegg, here's what I came up with. I can just use a 20 to 24 pin convertor since the PSU i'm using is over 500 watts.

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/...umber=10187327

MSI K9VGM-V AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

AMD Sempron LE-1150 Sparta 2.0GHz Socket AM2 45W Single-Core Processor Model SDH1150DEBOX - Retail

$78 for a basic system.

**magnethead** · 04-17-2008, 11:25 AM

also, 1 GB of ram from crucial is only 24 dollars. So $120 max after shipping and taxes..not bad at all.

**magnethead** · 04-17-2008, 08:38 PM

well, hybrid's back up. No clue what the video issues are, but i've made some changes (different stand-offs, different PCI devices in different slots, few other things), and it's running stable for now. Got the MX4000 128MB dual head graphics card, Sound Blaster live 5.1 surround sound card, and a basic NIC in the back of it, got a momentary switch and soldered me up a mountable on/off switch for the computer, now just gotta clean my room up. I'm using a fanmate on the rear 120mm fan until i an find another rheobus like I have in my antec- i like it.

This thing is getting closer and closer to usability. Not bad for being just a big CAD drawing a few months ago. Not to mention the 3 250mm fans were the biggest expendature, i had everything else but some hardware and the plywood.

I'll add- when i turn it on after a hard shut down (hold switch, pull cord, cut PSU supply), it'll come on without video, run for 30ish seconds, reset itself, then boot with proper video.

stumped = me.

**magnethead** · 04-18-2008, 04:54 AM

well, whatever the issue is, must be power related.

but it made through the night with all the updates, so i guess it's basically done with all the hardware.

**magnethead** · 04-21-2008, 06:54 PM

well, it's been running stable. Got apache2.2 and PHP5 installed on it, mysql won't go for some reason. Also got VNC installed for remote control. Just gotta do the already mentioned things. Also thinking about putting a couple blue LED's in each side fan for kicks and giggles.

May also take some of the panels to the bench grinder's wire wheel to see if I can glaze the wood before paint and round/smooth some of the edges.

6 white LEDS, RS # 276-017
6 blue LEDs, RS # 276-311

top of top fans will be blue, with white in the middle layer, and blue on the bottom layer.

Each fan has 6 ports. I will use 4 of them.

On the top fans, the ports at 10 and 2 o'clock will be blue. the ports at 4 and 7 o'clock will be white.

On the bottom fan, the ports at 10 and 2 will be white, and the ones at 4 and 7 will be blue.

Ssrogg · 04-21-2008, 07:55 PM

I gotta ask....how loud is that thing? 3 250mm fans can't exactly be quiet........

Once again I have to say, you've done an awesome job. Can't wait to see it painted. You have a router? Routering those edges would make for a nice effect, I'd think.

Eric

**magnethead** · 04-22-2008, 10:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ssrogg

I gotta ask....how loud is that thing? 3 250mm fans can't exactly be quiet........

Once again I have to say, you've done an awesome job. Can't wait to see it painted. You have a router? Routering those edges would make for a nice effect, I'd think.

Eric

they're the ones off the thermaltake armor side panel.

The hard drives, 120mm, and 80mm fans are louder than the side fans. I got a speed controller on the 120 and 80 fans though, so only the hard drives are loud.

That said, the case is under a massive vacuum right now, the 80's can't keep up with the 200 and something CFM i'm flowing through the 120 and 250's, even with most of the PCI slots and the CD door open. That's why getting the case slotted is such a big prriotity- the PSU has absolutely NO air moving through it, even with both pusher and puller fans.

**magnethead** · 04-22-2008, 07:39 PM

Just got done painting it- black outside, gold inside, silver accents.

**magnethead** · 04-22-2008, 10:13 PM

I think it actually looks pretty cool painted. So much so, i'm gonna get some silver model paint, and do the rest of the fan cutouts and the front edges in silver. Yet I still haven't made much headway earoly yet- in a time crunth working around my dad's schedule.

04-14-2008, 02:49 PM	#81 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist Had a brief work window today, got the Hard drive cage lined out. Some of the holes don't line up (5 to be exact..out of 24. not bad for an eyeballment), so i'll just slot those out and should be good to mount. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it. Last edited by magnethead : 04-14-2008 at 02:54 PM.

04-15-2008, 08:55 PM	#82 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist Well, put the MX4000 gfx card in it and got the 2000 drivers working. Also found my ubuntu disk, so i'm that much closer to linuxing it. Just gotta get the door cut. But network and internet are all working. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-15-2008, 09:53 PM	#83 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist well, i was hoping to go linux anyways... apparently linux, servering, GUI, and network aren't in the same dictionary. LAMP only runs on ubuntu server, which doesnt have a user GUI (normal user account), and doesn't have access to windows shared files. So, in other words, i'm going to have to stick to windows 2000 and just run apache and all off of that. Which really isn't too bad...2000 is a decently good OS for what it is. Considering i'll be using Hybrid for triple duty- file server, web server, and daily desktop. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-16-2008, 04:44 PM	#84 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist well, Dee You Enn Dun! How's it look? __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-16-2008, 08:56 PM	#85 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist Well, the only real flaw, is that the door doesn't slide up all the way. It opens to 2.5 of the bays, the top half of the top bay stays covered. But, i can put the fan controller on that spot. It doesn't exactly require visibility to turn fans on and off. I still have to cut the passive ports and finish the mobo tray. But aside from that, it's done. I have all 6 hard drives in the cage right now. No vibes :) Also found my Win 2K CD. Now i'm just short an ubuntu disk and an XP disk. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-16-2008, 10:18 PM	#86 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist well, mobo went out on me. Started pixelating while booting and then it all went black. got it to recover twice by BIOS reset, now i'm pretty sure it's dead. Like all 4 other mobo's i have laying around. I'm bout ready to get a cheapo system just to put in it. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-17-2008, 07:06 AM	#87 (permalink)
Ssrogg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 137 OS: Vista	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist She's looking pretty dang good! Just needs some finish work to make her look purdy! And a system that works in it, too. lol Eric

04-17-2008, 09:52 AM	#88 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist yea, i gotta do the slots ect and straighten out the top cut on the front door. I looked on newegg, here's what I came up with. I can just use a 20 to 24 pin convertor since the PSU i'm using is over 500 watts. http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/...umber=10187327 MSI K9VGM-V AM2 VIA K8M890 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail AMD Sempron LE-1150 Sparta 2.0GHz Socket AM2 45W Single-Core Processor Model SDH1150DEBOX - Retail $78 for a basic system. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-17-2008, 11:25 AM	#89 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist also, 1 GB of ram from crucial is only 24 dollars. So $120 max after shipping and taxes..not bad at all. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-17-2008, 08:38 PM	#90 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist well, hybrid's back up. No clue what the video issues are, but i've made some changes (different stand-offs, different PCI devices in different slots, few other things), and it's running stable for now. Got the MX4000 128MB dual head graphics card, Sound Blaster live 5.1 surround sound card, and a basic NIC in the back of it, got a momentary switch and soldered me up a mountable on/off switch for the computer, now just gotta clean my room up. I'm using a fanmate on the rear 120mm fan until i an find another rheobus like I have in my antec- i like it. This thing is getting closer and closer to usability. Not bad for being just a big CAD drawing a few months ago. Not to mention the 3 250mm fans were the biggest expendature, i had everything else but some hardware and the plywood. I'll add- when i turn it on after a hard shut down (hold switch, pull cord, cut PSU supply), it'll come on without video, run for 30ish seconds, reset itself, then boot with proper video. stumped = me. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it. Last edited by magnethead : 04-17-2008 at 09:01 PM.

04-18-2008, 04:54 AM	#91 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist well, whatever the issue is, must be power related. but it made through the night with all the updates, so i guess it's basically done with all the hardware. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-21-2008, 06:54 PM	#92 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist well, it's been running stable. Got apache2.2 and PHP5 installed on it, mysql won't go for some reason. Also got VNC installed for remote control. Just gotta do the already mentioned things. Also thinking about putting a couple blue LED's in each side fan for kicks and giggles. May also take some of the panels to the bench grinder's wire wheel to see if I can glaze the wood before paint and round/smooth some of the edges. 6 white LEDS, RS # 276-017 6 blue LEDs, RS # 276-311 top of top fans will be blue, with white in the middle layer, and blue on the bottom layer. Each fan has 6 ports. I will use 4 of them. On the top fans, the ports at 10 and 2 o'clock will be blue. the ports at 4 and 7 o'clock will be white. On the bottom fan, the ports at 10 and 2 will be white, and the ones at 4 and 7 will be blue. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it. Last edited by magnethead : 04-21-2008 at 06:59 PM.

04-21-2008, 07:55 PM	#93 (permalink)
Ssrogg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 137 OS: Vista	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist I gotta ask....how loud is that thing? 3 250mm fans can't exactly be quiet........ Once again I have to say, you've done an awesome job. Can't wait to see it painted. You have a router? Routering those edges would make for a nice effect, I'd think. Eric

04-22-2008, 07:39 PM	#95 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist Just got done painting it- black outside, gold inside, silver accents. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-22-2008, 10:13 PM	#96 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Project Log: Hybrid Twist I think it actually looks pretty cool painted. So much so, i'm gonna get some silver model paint, and do the rest of the fan cutouts and the front edges in silver. Yet I still haven't made much headway earoly yet- in a time crunth working around my dad's schedule. __________________ I'm not the world's greatest speller. Deal with it.

04-23-2008, 10:53 AM	#97 (permalink)
magnethead TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 819 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2