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Lilwolf:
If you have any cards, that will be your only problem.... keeping them down.

But I'm assuming that you have a WOOD cabinet... If so, you don't need standoffs... You can find them, but don't need them.

I used to use the box my motherboard came in (it was the right size).  This raised it just high enought for cards to fit in the back (and the bottom of the card fit in the slot on the side of the box).  This kept it in place....  Finding a location for the powersupply and drivers always seems to be the problem.  Since a case puts them over your computer... and you probably cant do that.

captainpotato:

--- Quote from: Hoagie_one on October 14, 2004, 08:11:28 am ---VELCRO, now thats smart

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Except if there's too much heat near it and the glue melts. I haven't had this happen in a cabinet, but if it happens, it's a real pain.
whammoed:
I used standoffs for the MB and aluminum angle and flat bar for everything else.  Check it out if you like:
http://web.tampabay.rr.com/whammoed/whammocade/whammocade.htm
electricd:
SteveJ34 - I am still going to post up some pictures, but life has gotten VERY busy lately and I haven't actually installed it yet.  Hopefully within the next couple of weeks!
daeven:
I like the idea of the aluminum angle pieces.  I've always used scrap pieces of piano hinges with a chunk of rubber underneath the hinges.  This reduces hard drive and CDROM vibration transmission to the rest of the cabinet.
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