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Woodworking 101 : How to build a Mame Cab - an in-depth look.
The Lumberjackass:
i'll put up a pic tomorrow sometime.
i wouldnt mind, i had it nicely tucked away in there and did alot of cable management on it.
F-sake , grrrrrr . oh well.
the only part i think is deceased is the power supply. but, according to online research , it seems that
dell tend to replace the psu and mobo together when the amber light blinks. they do this to save the hassle
of constant problem solving. it really could be 1 item thats faulty , or both .
but i'll try and check it out. if i cant find the cause its going to get thrashed.
i can pick up a great mobo and psu for 150 pounds on scan.co.uk but im flat broke at the mo
so it'll have to wait.
The Lumberjackass:
i took some pics of the inside of the cab :
as i say, its a dell xps 600 and only got about 2 years use in total.
close up :
i still havent gotten around to taking it out yet.
because, i actually got a pc back yesterday that i built 2 years ago. my ex left it back to me.
i have no idea if she found out the xps fried itself , but i appreciate the fact she left it back. its a core 2 quad q6600 cpu
running on a fatal1ty mobo .
im still thinking of buying the new mobo and psu tho as this pc is too good to use as a cab pc.
all i need to do now is pay a visit to my local council and reclaim a suitable pc case ( they recycle them and wont mind if i take any out of the bin ).
i will them strip it down so i can use it as a frame for the mobo and gpu :)
shrunkenmaster:
Just caught your videos - great presentation and top woodworking skills too. I'm sure there's many who will benefit from these, well done :applaud:
The Lumberjackass:
--- Quote from: shrunkenmaster on August 18, 2010, 11:02:45 am ---Just caught your videos - great presentation and top woodworking skills too. I'm sure there's many who will benefit from these, well done :applaud:
--- End quote ---
hehe, thanks :)
if i can help anyone at all with these vids , even if its just one person , then im happy.
im not a professional and ive only been messing around with woodwork for little over a year and a bit , so i thought if i could make
some video's which would show the basics, then somebody else might get the courage to go and pick up a circular saw and build their own ;)
The Lumberjackass:
okay, update :
i have ordered a new coolermaster 600w psu and a gigabyte mATX board as a direct replacement for the dell junk.
today i cracked open the psu and inspected it throughly :
to my surprise the psu is fine. no obvious signs of damage or anything out of the ordinary.
later i hot wired the psu into jumpstart mode. ( bridging pin P1 to any ground source ).
flicking the switch on the main power strip brought the fans into life , and then voilla , the psu kicked into life.
it was kind of difficult to take pics of all the voltage readings so i only took what i could and posted them here.
needless to say, what i have posted are the 3 main ingredients of any power supply - 12v , 3.3v and 5v + and or -.
:dunno
the psu is fine. dell are telling porkies once again. its not a psu problem , its a motherboard problem and its telling the psu not to start up.
i have a feeling that this is dell's way to make money off people who dont have warranty and dont know any better. but having said that , owning a dell smartens you up alot technically
because of all the problems they have. so if anyone has the blinking amber light on a dell xps 600 , your best bet is to salvage what you can ( cpu , hdd , etc ) and re-build a new
pc. the cost of replacing the dell mobo is in fact more expensive than buying a new case, mobo and psu outright.
i havent looked at the mobo up close yet , but i dont think i'll bother.
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