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Resurrecting a Legacy X86 PC..
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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 1019035" data-attributes="member: 325666"><p>So ..Saturdays post came ..and with it the 4 usn port pci backplate adapter I ordered from China..</p><p>This of course was going to receive the re-purpose treatment ...</p><p>..as the beige brick came from a period in history ..BEFORE USB was concieved .</p><p>I wanted at least 1 front unit usb port ..but decided on 2 ..as the motherboard has a suitable header ..</p><p>So ..</p><p>ports removed from the backplate ..</p><p>cut in half ...filed to a minimum to make smaller ...but I would still need to cut a rectangulat hole in the steel plate immediately behind the ABS plastic front..</p><p>All measurements taked and penned onto the front plastic and steel plate..</p><p>I couldn't fit it ubder the stand drill ..which would have made the job easier ..so had to resort to the piercing method of steel hole making ..</p><p>A hand drill ..many holes ...join up the dots ..and file like crazy ..</p><p>I snapped to hi speed twist drills during this process..</p><p>The ABS front was a doddle by comparison...</p><p>Anyway ..</p><p>pics of the result ..but as yet not powered up and tried it ..cos I need to get my hoover and paint brush in there and make sure there are no metal filings left inside..</p><p>rgds</p><p>VS[ATTACH=full]108147[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 1019035, member: 325666"] So ..Saturdays post came ..and with it the 4 usn port pci backplate adapter I ordered from China.. This of course was going to receive the re-purpose treatment ... ..as the beige brick came from a period in history ..BEFORE USB was concieved . I wanted at least 1 front unit usb port ..but decided on 2 ..as the motherboard has a suitable header .. So .. ports removed from the backplate .. cut in half ...filed to a minimum to make smaller ...but I would still need to cut a rectangulat hole in the steel plate immediately behind the ABS plastic front.. All measurements taked and penned onto the front plastic and steel plate.. I couldn't fit it ubder the stand drill ..which would have made the job easier ..so had to resort to the piercing method of steel hole making .. A hand drill ..many holes ...join up the dots ..and file like crazy .. I snapped to hi speed twist drills during this process.. The ABS front was a doddle by comparison... Anyway .. pics of the result ..but as yet not powered up and tried it ..cos I need to get my hoover and paint brush in there and make sure there are no metal filings left inside.. rgds VS[ATTACH=full]108147[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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