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Recent content by Lord_Vyper

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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    Was worried about buring off the adhesive and possibly discoloring the backside of the copper. But didn't have any problems. And as for soldering, I have a little gizmo I picked up at a yard sale a while back that has 2 alligator clips on adjustable arms that holds small soldering/modeling work...
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    I can't use a RJ45 or spade connector for the same reason I can't use a strip header. Too much wiggling required to put the panel back on. I'd eventually break them loose, bend then, or mess them up in various other ways. I've been prowling around one of hte local arts/crafts store, and found...
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    partitioning help

    other drive for best performance, though it's a pain to remember to install things to D:\Program Files instead of C:\Program files sometimes. There are a few exceptions to this though. If you use Photoshop heavily, you'd want that on C, and the scratch on D.
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    partitioning help

    Diskeeper is your friend :) Aside from that, if you want better performance, have 1 smallish physical drive as you windows boot drive (SATA slot 1) and a giant drive as the storage drive. Have the boot drive as 1 partition, and make multiple partitions on the giant storage drive to reflect...
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    Looking for a PATA controller card

    Highpoint makes some decent controllers http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816115008 for example And they work with FreeBSD and $34 on the egg
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    partitioning help

    1 partition. There, done.
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    Homebrew NAS server questions

    I'm looking at making a NAS for my home network, to stream CDs/DVDs to both my computers, and my HTPC system. Foxconn NF4PIK8AA Mobo 8x 256Mb ECC/Registered RAM sticks Opteron 242 processor 8x 500Gb SATA II Hitatchi drives (all snagged from work during a recent upgrade frenzy) Now for...
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    Now I get to go on a hunt for something similar to a roofing nail (large-sh, flat, thin, head & 1"-1 1/2" long) And made out of something more conductive then galvanized aluminum.
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    Ok, what I think I'm going to do for the side panel is this: Build 2 small thermal regulation circuits onto the fans themselves, and eliminate needing to route/run RPM wires, and be able to aggregate the 2 positive and 2 negative wires down to 1 and 1. Take brass tacks, and countersink them...
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    The case is all plexi, so insulating the contacts wouldn't be a problem. And the side panel is held on by 4 screws in the corners. This seems like it'd do the trick, but also seems to be a fairly ghetto mod as well. My main concern is that if I do the same sort of thing with, say the front...
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    This is for a plexi case, so there wouldn't have to be much shielding/insulation. Are you suggesting something like... taking a conductive pen, or foil of some kind, and having the 2 connect at the edge of the panel/case juncture?
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    Yea, I've been thinking of using these Strip headers on one side, with the female version on the other. Then i started thinking about how much twisting/torqueing happens when you put a side panel on or take it off, and I'm worried that those pins would eventually bend/break.
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    I wouldn't be doing this with the power on, but yes, that's the idea.
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    Opps, guess I didn't make it clear. I'm wanting to mount one side of the connection on the case, and the other side on the side panel. That's why I'm messing with the headers and breadboard (though I'll probably mod in thermal management circuits since the breadboard's already there :p )
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    Custom wire quick connect/disconnect

    I'm trying to figure out a system that will allow me to connect/disconnect the fans mounted on my side panel when I remove that panel, without having to reach in and manually disconnect the 2 3pin connections. I'm thinking of taking 2 small pieces of breadboard and mounting strip headers on...
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