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Merkwurdigliebe · 10-January-08, 11:58 AM

I solved the issue of the size of the box by dremmeling a slot on each side, approximately 6-7mm from the bottom. I removed the motherboard from the old case and slid it in to check the sides, and the slot works great.

So I reassembled the computer, hit the power button, and no POST. Not even a POST beep. Mmmmm...

The fans all spin up (PSU fan included), as does the drive, but the HDD activity LED did nothing. No signal to the monitor, either.

I pop out the wifi pci card, the vid card, the RAM, reattach them all, nothing.

Remove the vid card, and try the on-board video, nothing.
So maybe it's the PSU. I swap it out for the above-mentioned mini 150W, turn it on... SMOKE!!! SMOKE!!

So much for that PSU.

It went bye-bye. Not sure if any more damage was done to the board/CPU.

So if I decide to continue this mod, I have to either figure out what I did to the motherboard or get a new one. I probably zapped something with static, or simply reconnected something incorrectly.

I also need to order a new PSU. Perhaps a Sparkle Power 200W.

10-January-08, 11:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
Merkwurdigliebe Apex Advanced Techie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: "Teh South" Posts: 191	Re: Project: Picture "Cube" I solved the issue of the size of the box by dremmeling a slot on each side, approximately 6-7mm from the bottom. I removed the motherboard from the old case and slid it in to check the sides, and the slot works great. So I reassembled the computer, hit the power button, and no POST. Not even a POST beep. Mmmmm... The fans all spin up (PSU fan included), as does the drive, but the HDD activity LED did nothing. No signal to the monitor, either. I pop out the wifi pci card, the vid card, the RAM, reattach them all, nothing. Remove the vid card, and try the on-board video, nothing. So maybe it's the PSU. I swap it out for the above-mentioned mini 150W, turn it on... SMOKE!!! SMOKE!! So much for that PSU. It went bye-bye. Not sure if any more damage was done to the board/CPU. So if I decide to continue this mod, I have to either figure out what I did to the motherboard or get a new one. I probably zapped something with static, or simply reconnected something incorrectly. I also need to order a new PSU. Perhaps a Sparkle Power 200W. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Modding for the layperson. Last edited by Merkwurdigliebe; 10-January-08 at 03:18 PM.