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dskillz1:

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how to properly install a bare PC in a Mame Cabinet?  I have looked and looked but the only place I found any info on this was in the PROJECT ARCADE book at it touched on it only briefly. Does anyone know any sites that have tips for this?  Thanks!

pointdablame:

Just mount the mother board to a piece of wood with some motherboard standoffs.  Or cut the side panel of a computer case and mount it that way.

You can also use drive bays from an old case to hold hard drives and optical drives.  It's very simple... just go and mount it up :)

nostrebor:

PC mounting for a short cabinet with no room for a case...

Note: used the brass MB standoffs ann HD cages from the case. As noted above.

Wulfster:

I have a Dynamo cab, and the sliding shelf was perfect for the computer. 

I took the mother board out of the case and mounted it to the shelf with a sheet of tin underneeth (for a common ground).  I took out the power supply, attached shelf brackets to it with JB Weld, and attached it to the shelf on top of the tin.  For the drives, I had some old 5 1/4" to 3 1/2" drive adapters, so I screwed these to the shelf.

When I hooked it all up and powered it on, there were some annoying vibrations; these were easily fixed with a few dabs of hotmelt glue.  The only problem is that the video card and network card aren't supported.  It hasn't been a problem so far.

Here's a picture:


This was taken before I finished the cabinet, but it should give you a rough idea.    The main thing is to make sure you have a common ground between the parts.



dskillz1:

Thanks for the examples guys, I have a good idea of what to do.  By eliminating the case will I still need some fans to blow over the components?  Will there be alot less heat without the case?  Also is the TIN necassary?  What happens if I simple screw the motherboard and compenents to some wood?  Please elaborate, thanks again!

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