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thomas_surles:
Hello I just took a laptop completely apart and got rid of all the unnecessary plastics, keyboard, mouse pad, and even the cd drive.
Just to get it to the bare bones. The screen was already broken.
My plan is to build a new enclosure for it to make a home console for my brother and his family.
It will be running hyperspin or maximus arcade front end will most consoles up to the ps1. (Not good enough for ps2 gamecube)
The controllers will just be standard usb gamepads.
I know many of you may have made one at some point if so could you show me some examples?
I am considering building it out of wood, but sheet metal is still an option. Or a console hack though what I have may not fit.
thomas_surles:
Here are some pics of what I will be working with.
Dungeonsdeep:
Have you tested everything to make sure it turns on once assembled? Sometimes these laptops need to be grounded to the case in certain spots to turn on.
Check my signature for a PC I built inside an NES. You can really put in just about anything, but at the size of the lap top, you may be limited to larger enclosures.
Get created. Use an ammo box or an old crate or something. If you go to Ikea, you can usually find a lot of interesting storage solutions that I always thought would make could PC enclosures.
It is a shame that board is protruding from the side, as is is adding a lot of uneeded space. If you knew anything about soldering you could cut it off, and re-solder the leads....would be a very advanced procedure ;D
thomas_surles:
--- Quote from: Dungeonsdeep link=topic=139492.msg1442568#msg14e2568 date=1401633730 ---Have you tested everything to make sure it turns on once assembled? Sometimes these laptops need to be grounded to the case in certain spots to turn on.
Check my signature for a PC I built inside an NES. You can really put in just about anything, but at the size of the lap top, you may be limited to larger enclosures.
Get created. Use an ammo box or an old crate or something. If you go to Ikea, you can usually find a lot of interesting storage solutions that I always thought would make could PC enclosures.
It is a shame that board is protruding from the side, as is is adding a lot of uneeded space. If you knew anything about soldering you could cut it off, and re-solder the leads....would be a very advanced procedure ;D
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That peice actually comes off it snapps into place. it is the small strip for the power button.
Was looking into project boxes for enclosures but they dont have any that big.
I have tested it. I plugged the board up inside my cab and it fired right up. But I will definitely look intp grounding it.
The only reason I chose tgis laptop is because it was handy in the junk closet so it is free.
1 gig of ram is plenty for the classic 8 and 16 bit games. Everything runs fine.
The idea is to make it idiot proof for my brother. Just a power button and usb ports on the front like a simple console.
Also I love the nes pc that was my plan all along until I got the board out and realized its so big and in one piece so I can't condense it.
leapinlew:
You may want to test it without that fan to make sure the laptop doesn't overheat under a load.
Since you are building it in a box, was there a reason you couldn't have kept the whole thing together and just extend the power button?