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psynergy:

--- Quote from: JDFan on January 29, 2015, 12:57:20 pm ---
--- Quote ---Should be able to find a different battery - Just need to ensure it is the proper Amperage and Voltage needed and wire it properly

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My issue is, the netbook battery has one of these http://batteryuniversity.com/_img/content/lap1(2).jpg, and I don't know how to do such a thing. Anywhere you know that does tutorials?


--- Quote ---In your case it may actually be easier to keep all the components in the top section and use a USB type button encoder placed in the bottom section to wire the buttons and then run the USB cable from the bottom to the netbook in the top section. (might take a bit of thinking about the layout to get everything wired and placed but should be doable)

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I like this idea, but I also like the idea of having the SD card slot, headphone jack etc, in the bottom, away from the display.


--- Quote ---Just a matter of rewiring to add a new input location that then runs to the existing one.

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Again, no idea how to do this, tutorial?


--- Quote from: Generic Eric on January 29, 2015, 01:01:00 pm ---
First challenge:  Have you opened this netbook yet?  If so have you put it back together to make sure it still works?  I've been told its difficult sometimes to get things working after you have taken them apart.

Follow this topic He is doing the same thing as you, but with a raspi in a bigger box.

If you aren't stuck with that netbook, maybe a more hack able one would be better suited.

Best of luck.  I think the r-kaid-r looks like a great unit.

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Sorry for my vagueness!

The Netbook is an Asus EeePC 1025c. I chose it because it's more powerful than a raspberry pi, and it was lying around the house gathering dust. I've opened the thing, disassembled, installed Linux, and installed EmulationStation. I've purchased buttons, a joystick, the IPAC, and all work, near enough. There are a few stumbling blocks with Genesis games, but I feel that's down to open source coding rather than the hardware itself, and I'm looking into different emulators to try some different things.

As for pictures, the entire thing is just a mess of wires in a shoe box at the moment, but when I get home from work, I'll post some of the motherboard to show where I'm a little stuck

Thanks so much for the help so far guys, appreciate the interest
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Generic Eric:
You mentioned the battery was big.  Compare the sizes of the box you are using vs the netbook, vs the box in the r-kaid-r

Like I said, I like the r-kaid-r.  Look forward to your pics.

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