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Mounting the computer in the cabinet -- case or no case?

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patrickl:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on July 27, 2004, 06:25:34 pm ---
--- Quote from: patrickl on July 27, 2004, 05:31:10 pm ---- Putting the whole case in is much more practical, but it doesn't look likje a real cab.

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I would worry more about "Welcome to Windows" as it fires up, and the frankenpanels, than what the INSIDE of the cabinet looks like, if authenticity were a goal of mine.

I have seen my computer exactly ONCE in the past year.
I don't remember what I was doing that day; but I needed to disconnect my USB hub, or something.

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Heh, OK, good point :P

Anyway, I'm not the right person to defend decasing, but I got the impression that people do that mostly because of "authenticity" (maybe in a cocktail cab it's for space issues)

MnMCaputo:
sofakng, to attach your harddrive, just use 4 single L brackets, the type you can get a bag of like 10 at home depot for like 2 bucks, you can probably use them for your cdrom/ dvd rom

NoOne=NBA=:
Wait a minute!!!
What authentic arcade machines have CD-roms?

rdagger:
Another  reason to go with the case:

Computers generate stray electromagnetic radiation. This radiation is emitted at various frequencies and can can cause radio frequency interference (RFI).

The reason computer cases from Dell and other dealers are made of metal or have a metal lining under the plastic is because the FCC requires a Class A or B certification for such equipment.

Chris:

--- Quote from: NoOne=NBA= on July 27, 2004, 05:18:34 pm ---I don't really understand the comment from Chris, that it's harder to work around the case, either.

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My cabinet is not particularly large; the case was wedged beside of the coin door, and putting it in or taking it out had a tendency to crunch connectors.  The floppy and CD-ROM were difficult to reach through the coin door, and one wrong move caused a dropped floppy or CD and the whole PC had to come out to retrieve it.  I already had the sides off because I was using hard drive connectors to power fans and the coin door.  So for my setup, it was more practical to ditch the case.  I ripped the 5-1/4" drive cage out of the case and mounted it to the top of the coin vault for access to drives; the 3.5" drive cage came out to mount the hard drive.  The motherboard has integrated sound and video, so there are no cards to worry about.  So for me, it made more sense to mount it on the wall.

Here it was was in the case:



Here it is now (before cleaning up the wiring):



That doesn't mean directmounting is better; it only means direct mounting was better for me.

--Chris

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