Need some sugestions....

AllTalkSebrasky · 05-08-2002, 07:16 PM

ok heres the deal... i had problems with my flopy drive, got frustrated and now my case is in a few peices (computer is fine) so i wanna build a new case from scratch. im thinking wood, metal, and black. ive got a basic idea and im just looking for sugestions on building and i really need help with the electronics... led's, power button, stuff like that. i plan on being able to put 4 hardirves in and would like a light for each. any help on any of this, building suplies, wiring, anyhting would be great.

Kyle

nemaste · 05-09-2002, 08:19 PM

that's a lot of questions that could take hours to answer correctly.

any momentary SPST switch will work for your power button.

for LEDs, most will work with any mobo. however, blue leds usually need more voltage that your mobo can deliver to light correctly. generally one would try an LED first to see if it lights up. if not, then a simple transistor amplifier will light it up:
http://www.vhforums.net/cgi-bin/ikon...t=ST;f=16;t=13

here's a good thread on modding for multiple HDD LEDs:
http://www.vhforums.net/cgi-bin/ikon...f=2;t=1086;hl=

AllTalkSebrasky · 05-09-2002, 11:02 PM

that is really what i had questions on... any one have a spaer yy cube case? or the led's and the wires and everyhting? im pretty sure the yy case has multiple lights for multiple drives. any other sugestions on how this would work would be great... thansk for the links

Brad · 05-12-2002, 06:43 AM

servercase has plenty of yy cubes

I think the YY has a few hdd lights, you'd need to talk to an owner to find out for sure.

05-08-2002, 07:16 PM	#1
AllTalkSebrasky Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: oxford ohio Posts: 11	Need some sugestions.... ok heres the deal... i had problems with my flopy drive, got frustrated and now my case is in a few peices (computer is fine) so i wanna build a new case from scratch. im thinking wood, metal, and black. ive got a basic idea and im just looking for sugestions on building and i really need help with the electronics... led's, power button, stuff like that. i plan on being able to put 4 hardirves in and would like a light for each. any help on any of this, building suplies, wiring, anyhting would be great. Kyle

05-09-2002, 08:19 PM	#2
nemaste Cooling Neophyte Join Date: May 2002 Location: CA Posts: 78	that's a lot of questions that could take hours to answer correctly. any momentary SPST switch will work for your power button. for LEDs, most will work with any mobo. however, blue leds usually need more voltage that your mobo can deliver to light correctly. generally one would try an LED first to see if it lights up. if not, then a simple transistor amplifier will light it up: http://www.vhforums.net/cgi-bin/ikon...t=ST;f=16;t=13 here's a good thread on modding for multiple HDD LEDs: http://www.vhforums.net/cgi-bin/ikon...f=2;t=1086;hl= __________________ StrongShockModz

05-12-2002, 06:43 AM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	servercase has plenty of yy cubes I think the YY has a few hdd lights, you'd need to talk to an owner to find out for sure. __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

05-09-2002, 11:02 PM	#3
AllTalkSebrasky Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: oxford ohio Posts: 11	that is really what i had questions on... any one have a spaer yy cube case? or the led's and the wires and everyhting? im pretty sure the yy case has multiple lights for multiple drives. any other sugestions on how this would work would be great... thansk for the links

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