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javeryh's Woodgrain Cabaret Copy
yamatetsu:
--- Quote from: javeryh on January 19, 2021, 11:58:45 am ---1. HP splash logo visible for split second
2. The D-SUB connection icon in upper left is visible (maybe this will change when I connect to the actual monitors I'm using in the cab?)
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1. That is a BIOS setting. Most motherboards have the option to turn it off. Try googling "bios turn hp logo off".
2. That is your monitor telling you which port it gets a signal from. I don't think that this can be turned off.
I don't know if this is feasible, a simple solution to #1 would be to have something that powers the computer on, waits a few secs and then turns on the monitor.
javeryh:
--- Quote from: yamatetsu on January 20, 2021, 03:31:31 am ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on January 19, 2021, 11:58:45 am ---1. HP splash logo visible for split second
2. The D-SUB connection icon in upper left is visible (maybe this will change when I connect to the actual monitors I'm using in the cab?)
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1. That is a BIOS setting. Most motherboards have the option to turn it off. Try googling "bios turn hp logo off".
2. That is your monitor telling you which port it gets a signal from. I don't think that this can be turned off.
I don't know if this is feasible, a simple solution to #1 would be to have something that powers the computer on, waits a few secs and then turns on the monitor.
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Thanks. I think I fixed #1. You can go into msconfig, click the "Boot" tab and click "No boot GUI" and restart. Seems to have worked. I kept rebooting, hitting F10 to get into the BIOS and went though every setting and couldn't fix it. One Google search later after your suggestion and it's done. LOL.
As for #2, I'm going to be using 2 completely different monitors in the cabinet itself so once I get everything inside this should resolve itself. I'll be doing that as soon as I get some work done...
Jimbo:
Looking good mate - I can't wait for the video showcasing the entire cab when it's done! ;D
javeryh:
--- Quote from: Jimbo on January 20, 2021, 10:11:46 am ---Looking good mate - I can't wait for the video showcasing the entire cab when it's done! ;D
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Thanks! At this rate I'm never going to finish. I have spent the better part of today messing with the computer... I had everything ready to go - added a long wire to the motherboard pins for power button on outside of cab, unhooked everything, etc. and when I went to put the computer into the cabinet... it didn't fit. THe case is just too bulky (by like an inch). There is so much empty space inside and also a CD drive that I don't need...
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So... I started taking it apart completely. I now have the motherboard, power supply and hard drive outside of the case and can probably mount it to the bottom panel of the cabinet using some PCB feet. But in taking it apart, the cooler for the processor popped off because the 4 screws were connected directly to the case. And of course the mechanical tab thing that keeps the processor in place is not locking (this HAD to have ben broken the whole time because I didn't do anything to it).
Anyway, can I use the motherboard outside of the case with no cooler on the processor? Is this a fire hazard or something? Without the case, there is no way to attach the cooler and also route air from a fan - there was a fan attached to the inside of the case and then a curved piece of plastic that directed the airflow through the cooler over the processor. I'm afraid without this it will overheat but there's a good chance I have no idea what I'm talking about.
What would you guys do?
vertexguy:
You may be able to come up with an alternate way to get airflow across the processor. You definitely want the heat sync on your processor no matter what. In the past when I've tried stuff like this for general PC use it will overheat quite fast without it. From the looks of it you may be able to pull those screw things off the heat sync and just put a bolt through the motherboard with a nut on the back side? As long as that is seated properly and tight enough against the processor you should get the right heat dispersion.
For airflow ideas consider just a standard plastic rectangular computer fan that runs off the PSU. One or two of those blowing directly on the processor I would imagine should create the same airflow those plastic channels provide. One consideration there is where the air is coming from. The channels are designed to push fresher and presumably cooler air from the outside into the case and directly onto the cpu. So if you can route it close to a vent, that could be fine. I've had processors running with extra case fans on them in the past and that seemed to work fine for overheating. Some of the bios settings provide a temp readout on certain motherboards. That can be your indicator of how it's performing. Take measure at cold startup, and then just run some cpu intensive games for an hour and check where it's at again. In my experience with overheating computers in the past, if they were going to overheat, you could get it to happen fairly quickly with a cpu intensive game (talking non mame in my experience here, but should be similar). You can probably google safe operating temp ranges on that particular processor to let you know how you're fairing too.