Project: Hard Drive PC

TheGreatSatan · 17-May-06, 01:52 AM

BEFORE ANYONE FREAKS OUT AND SAYS THAT I'M RUSHING THIS, I'M NOT. I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR 2 WEEKS.

While waiting for parts to arrive and new ideas to sprout up on my CLOWNED project, I've started another. I'm building a custom case made of Hard Drives. All of the HD's are DEAD. Many are 2GB and below, 1 is the 120GB HD I had in Air Force One that died. My teachers were happy to unload the mounting piles of dead HD's they had and I was happy to take 'em. To start, see the 2 boxes worth of dead HD's I've gotten.

I'm taking off all of the covers on these drives to expose the platters. Some of the screws didn't want to come out so I used my dremel to cut a slit into it making each one removable with a flat head.

Here's some samples of the covers off.

First I laid them all next to eachother to align the holes already on the bottom.

I'm creating my own brackets to join all of the drives together. This piece used to be the vent of an old PSU. As of now, there will be six HD's for each panel platters facing out with plexi covering them.

Then I used some mesh to join them all together.

Lastly I screwed on the first sheet of plexi. I'll need to buy more for the rest of the case.

Boomer8450 · 17-May-06, 03:19 AM

Very interesting idea - this'll be a fun one to watch!

markwalker84 · 17-May-06, 06:35 AM

Awsome idea... but i have to draw you attention to ONE thing.... i think one of the drives is upside down. In the last pic its the top left drive - Turn it through 180 and you would have a pattern going on.

Sorry - im just anal and notice stuff like that

This is going to look SWEET though! Is this going to be a total fabricated case or just paneling for an existing case?

Either way good luck! Great looking project!

Mark

jofultner · 17-May-06, 07:46 AM

I must admit this is a unique idea.What is the top panel going to be?How are you going to attach the panels together.And don`t get a hernia picking it up,lol.Good Luck,Jo

darkboricua · 17-May-06, 07:52 AM

thats prettty cool man. i would add some leds in some savvy plases any try an put it up as some geeky artwork. hehe. great job so far man.

TheGreatSatan · 17-May-06, 09:17 AM

I'll be using some store bought brackets to join it all together. I tried making all the drivesline up the same, but some were configured differently on the bottoms and wouldn't connect very easily.

musclecars&computers · 17-May-06, 10:01 AM

Hey man i got a bunch of older HD's or broke ones if u need em. most are 1-5GB

Sweet mod so far.

Nerdz · 17-May-06, 10:06 AM

Are they going to be spinning when the computer is on?

Silent Rabid · 17-May-06, 12:18 PM

dude, that would be so pimp to have one of the armatures start swinging back and forth as an hdd activity indicator.

musclecars&computers · 17-May-06, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Silent Rabid


	dude, that would be so pimp to have one of the armatures start swinging back and forth as an hdd activity indicator.

HaHa we can do that.. (evil laugh) HAHHAHAHAHAHAAA

just a dragonmodz HD meter instead of leds wire it to the motor for it w/ a relay or som'n.

fhsfiremanco1 · 17-May-06, 07:05 PM

yeah sound like a good idea would be cool if you could pullit off

TheGreatSatan · 17-May-06, 09:32 PM

I fixed the HD's

TheGreatSatan · 18-May-06, 12:43 AM

I finished the second side.

And I have two done.

Next I have to make them connect somehow....maybe with mesh. Then I'll mount at least two drives to the top.

markwalker84 · 18-May-06, 03:21 AM

Sweet dude!

Now my OCD side can rest easy! lol

Mark

swimsfast99 · 22-May-06, 08:01 PM

sweet idea

although it will be a pain to move anywhere considerin most hard drives are rather heavy

BigJunk93YJ · 22-May-06, 10:14 PM

this is definately one to watch. looks great so far.

TheGreatSatan · 23-May-06, 01:47 PM

I'm just trying to get an idea of what the case may look with the top on. Nothing has been connected just yet. With the top drives sitting on the ends of the side drives I'll lose at least an inch, so I'll have to connect them at a lower point.

denacopoliez · 23-May-06, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGreatSatan


	I'm just trying to get an idea of what the case may look with the top on. Nothing has been connected just yet. With the top drives sitting on the ends of the side drives I'll lose at least an inch, so I'll have to connect them at a lower point.

Nice Work Bro... It would be awesome if one of them were actually your HDD but you know thats life right.... anyway i wish you the best on this!

TheGreatSatan · 24-May-06, 02:07 AM

I decided to use mesh to connct the sides to the top. This is not final. I may change it.

And it's all connected. The top glass looks blurry because I haven't removed the protective film yet.

darkboricua · 24-May-06, 07:43 AM

i think it works better with the mesh...i guess you should try using it in certain locations and not use a big piiece so thatit gives support, but doesnt cover up the HDDS. just my 2cents worth. great job by the way!

17-May-06, 01:52 AM		#1 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	Project: Hard Drive PC BEFORE ANYONE FREAKS OUT AND SAYS THAT I'M RUSHING THIS, I'M NOT. I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR 2 WEEKS. While waiting for parts to arrive and new ideas to sprout up on my CLOWNED project, I've started another. I'm building a custom case made of Hard Drives. All of the HD's are DEAD. Many are 2GB and below, 1 is the 120GB HD I had in Air Force One that died. My teachers were happy to unload the mounting piles of dead HD's they had and I was happy to take 'em. To start, see the 2 boxes worth of dead HD's I've gotten. I'm taking off all of the covers on these drives to expose the platters. Some of the screws didn't want to come out so I used my dremel to cut a slit into it making each one removable with a flat head. Here's some samples of the covers off. First I laid them all next to eachother to align the holes already on the bottom. I'm creating my own brackets to join all of the drives together. This piece used to be the vent of an old PSU. As of now, there will be six HD's for each panel platters facing out with plexi covering them. Then I used some mesh to join them all together. Lastly I screwed on the first sheet of plexi. I'll need to buy more for the rest of the case.

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17-May-06, 03:19 AM		#2 (permalink)
Boomer8450 Apex Techie I	Very interesting idea - this'll be a fun one to watch!

17-May-06, 06:35 AM		#3 (permalink)
markwalker84 Apex Tech Maniac	Awsome idea... but i have to draw you attention to ONE thing.... i think one of the drives is upside down. In the last pic its the top left drive - Turn it through 180 and you would have a pattern going on. Sorry - im just anal and notice stuff like that This is going to look SWEET though! Is this going to be a total fabricated case or just paneling for an existing case? Either way good luck! Great looking project! Mark

17-May-06, 07:46 AM		#4 (permalink)
jofultner Apex Elite Tech	I must admit this is a unique idea.What is the top panel going to be?How are you going to attach the panels together.And don`t get a hernia picking it up,lol.Good Luck,Jo

17-May-06, 07:52 AM		#5 (permalink)
darkboricua Apex Tech Fanatic	thats prettty cool man. i would add some leds in some savvy plases any try an put it up as some geeky artwork. hehe. great job so far man.

17-May-06, 09:17 AM		#6 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	I'll be using some store bought brackets to join it all together. I tried making all the drivesline up the same, but some were configured differently on the bottoms and wouldn't connect very easily.

17-May-06, 10:01 AM		#7 (permalink)
musclecars&computers Apex Tech Demi-God	Hey man i got a bunch of older HD's or broke ones if u need em. most are 1-5GB Sweet mod so far.

17-May-06, 10:06 AM		#8 (permalink)
Nerdz Sir Knight of Spamalot	Are they going to be spinning when the computer is on?

17-May-06, 12:18 PM		#9 (permalink)
Silent Rabid Apex Techie II	dude, that would be so pimp to have one of the armatures start swinging back and forth as an hdd activity indicator.

17-May-06, 07:05 PM		#11 (permalink)
fhsfiremanco1 Apex Tech Fanatic Supreme	yeah sound like a good idea would be cool if you could pullit off

17-May-06, 09:32 PM		#12 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	I fixed the HD's

18-May-06, 12:43 AM		#13 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	I finished the second side. And I have two done. Next I have to make them connect somehow....maybe with mesh. Then I'll mount at least two drives to the top.

18-May-06, 03:21 AM		#14 (permalink)
markwalker84 Apex Tech Maniac	Sweet dude! Now my OCD side can rest easy! lol Mark

22-May-06, 08:01 PM		#15 (permalink)
swimsfast99 Apex Master Tech Apprentice	sweet idea although it will be a pain to move anywhere considerin most hard drives are rather heavy

22-May-06, 10:14 PM		#16 (permalink)
BigJunk93YJ Apex Advanced Techie	this is definately one to watch. looks great so far.

23-May-06, 01:47 PM		#17 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	I'm just trying to get an idea of what the case may look with the top on. Nothing has been connected just yet. With the top drives sitting on the ends of the side drives I'll lose at least an inch, so I'll have to connect them at a lower point.

24-May-06, 02:07 AM		#19 (permalink)
TheGreatSatan Apex Tech Demi-God	I decided to use mesh to connct the sides to the top. This is not final. I may change it. And it's all connected. The top glass looks blurry because I haven't removed the protective film yet.

24-May-06, 07:43 AM		#20 (permalink)
darkboricua Apex Tech Fanatic	i think it works better with the mesh...i guess you should try using it in certain locations and not use a big piiece so thatit gives support, but doesnt cover up the HDDS. just my 2cents worth. great job by the way!