wow, start one mod right after you finish another, i would like to give some ideas, but i really dont know what the thing is. some pics of the entire thing, not just closeups might help.

i dont know what the heck that is, BUT it looks like there is a lightbulb inside....ooooold schoooool.

so what are you doing with all the retro parts in there after you do the switch...build another rig??

I'm sorry, I missed this one.

WOW , i thought i was OLD lol , if yer gonna keep it close to the OOOOOLD SKEWL look ya oughta call

Damn that's gonna be cool!

Are you gonna set it up for overclocking?? I don't really know how much space you have in there for fancy cooling gadgets and what not,

I seriously can't wait to see what's gonna happen with it - Looking forward to the worklog

Are you gonna be running on that little tiny screen? *strains eyes*

This is going to be such a kool azz project!! I love those old computers like that!!! thats going to be one heck of a sleeper!!!!

Sweeet new project..... what kind of cooling are you going to use?

Hey, Satan
What are ya gonna use for a screen, cuz i was lookin at the pic of the space where the screen goes and if it would work i got an Apple duo 810 laptop that i saved for parts and barring the conn. issues it look like it would fit in that hole.

I'll be using a 6 inch LCD


Today I worked on preparing the case for the motherboard. I got a pretty generic board with my 2.8Ghz P4 and 512MB Kingston DDR333.



Here's the heatsink I bought. It's the Vapochill Micro.



The thermal paste came already on the heatsink.



Here it is mounted. I bought it from Frozen CPU and it didn't come with the shroud that holds the fan in place.



The CD drive bays will be in the way, so I'm cutting out a portion of the bottom to make room. There will still be a single slot loading CD drive on top.



Here's the back off the case with the IO ports



I laid down a piece of sheet metal to make a flat surface and then put the motherboard spacers in.



And another shot of the back with my PSU being lined up.

This project's movin pretty d*mn fast... I give you an A+ for speed. Anyway, i like the green cpu fan. Makes the thing look a little more pimp and a little less gimp.

Damn if this isn't really one of the coolest mods I've seen done in a long time. Now if only you had an old floppy lying around that you could pull out've one of the old bays to remind you of how good things are now...

I really love this project! My dad owned one of those ancient, luggable rigs.... I really have to
show this thread to him... I'll bet he'll be smiling all day! Looking forward to the installment of a
mini-lcd screen!

TDR

Glad to see you started you project , Looking good.

As far as the 'old skool' factor goes, that beats, buries, and urinates on the grave of my Compaq Presario 4505 rig which I will regret chucking until my dying day. XP

I plugged in the PSU to the motherboard and pressed the button and nothing happened. I don't know if the mobo is dead or not. I tried with 2 different PSU's with the same result.

To be honest I don't even care. Ever since I've finished with R2, I have just gotten bored with modding. I've been pushing my way through my boredom hoping that the Kaypro mod will revitalize my feelings, but it has not. I'm ending it now. This project has been scrapped. I'm sick of troubleshooting problems and I'm tired of crappy component issues. It's better I just stop now before I waste the money on the 6 inch LCD. The parts to include the case, motherboard, processor, memory and keyboard are up for grabs. Anyone who is interested in purchasing them please submit an offer via PM.

Thank you all for your continued interests with my mods. I still have problem areas that I need to work out with R2-D2. The LCD and other pieces need some attention and I will continue to their completion.

Till then I will be taking a break from modding. I still have things I need to do, such as a mod for my mother and for my In-Laws. I will keep you all updated. Thanks again and stay tuned.

KAYPRO 2005 - TERMINATED

Quote: Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan I plugged in the PSU to the motherboard and pressed the button and nothing happened. I don't know if the mobo is dead or not. I tried with 2 different PSU's with the same result. To be honest I don't even care. Ever since I've finished with R2, I have just gotten bored with modding. I've been pushing my way through my boredom hoping that the Kaypro mod will revitalize my feelings, but it has not. I'm ending it now. This project has been scrapped. I'm sick of troubleshooting problems and I'm tired of crappy component issues. It's better I just stop now before I waste the money on the 6 inch LCD. The parts to include the case, motherboard, processor, memory and keyboard are up for grabs. Anyone who is interested in purchasing them please submit an offer via PM. Thank you all for your continued interests with my mods. I still have problem areas that I need to work out with R2-D2. The LCD and other pieces need some attention and I will continue to their completion. Till then I will be taking a break from modding. I still have things I need to do, such as a mod for my mother and for my In-Laws. I will keep you all updated. Thanks again and stay tuned. KAYPRO 2005 - TERMINATED

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

That's a shame dude! I understand where you're coming from though *grrrr troubleshooting*
Wishing ya the best of luck on R2 and hope you get the inspiration back - your work rocks!