Stevie's JukeBox *Mo Pics!*

[DaOld Man]

Ok, here are the pics I promised.
I ordered the IDE cable from the link that Burke LaShell posted.
Just got a chance today to install it.
Now Stevie can rip his Cds to the jukebox.
Only problem is that he doesnt have internet access, so he doesnt get the cover art for the cds.

Here is the jukebox, setting on a pallet which allows it to easily move (I didnt put casters on the juke, probably should have.):


Here is a side view, you can easily see teh chrome T-molding. (Is that a scratch on the side??)


Here is the back. The picture is kinda washed out, but the switch below the CD Rom is the startup mode switch. This switch allows the juke to start up in windows, or in juke box mode. The red button is the power button.


Here is a pic of the guts. (My how it is crowded in there!)
You can see the long IDE cable, but it is still not long enough to fasten up out of the way.


Another pic of the innards:


Here is the speakers. What looks like scratches in the black acrylic to the left of the monitor
is actually the camera flash:


And here is the front, with keyboard and mouse plugged in:


I had to use the keyboard and mouse to set up the CD rom in BIOS.
It's normally not needed.
To rip CD's, all he has to do is flip the switch in the back, then turn on the juke.
After Windows loads, he just opens the CD Rom, insert the cd. Windows Media Player is set up to automatically rip the cd to the hard drive.
The Cd ejects when finished ripping.
When he is finished ripping CD's, he just presses the power button once and Windows shuts down. I have BIOS setup to shutdown on power button press.
He then flips the startup switch back to "X-Lobby" and presses the power button again.
Jukebox then starts up with X-Lobby.
I have a button on X-Lobby setup to update the music library.
It would be a lot nicer if he could connect to the net and automatically download album art and so on.