PC Peripherals The Ubuntu LAMP server project - Part I - How to build a case

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Hmmm even i'm looking for something like this :D buying a old ATX case in coupla days, will update on my plans. currrently searching the net for inspirations :D
 
I setup xubuntu and toppped it up with SAMBA, proFTPd, VNC + SSH (For remote screen access), and torrentflux (using Apache, MySQL, PHP for webmin access to keep the setup headless when ready)

Just a couple of things remain

Small - Removing unwanted services/packages, autologin at startup + auto resume of downloads at startup (in case of power failure)

Big - The entire setup is currently running placed on a piece of plyboard :ashamed: and a case remains to be setup
 
You can do 1 thing. put the mobo+proc+HSF on, place it on a sheet of ply or metal. Note the max height from the mobo toHSF, give some 2CM dlearance and put anothewr sheet there. put your PSU, DVDROM and HDDs ont he first floor. Fabricate a box to enclose the whole thing, put 2 fans on the front for the coling and a coupla buttons and LEDs. thats it ;)

hmmm good idea :P will make some rough sketches and gonna try myself :P
 
Ran the setup for a couple of hours last evening

The CPU temp touched a peak of 27C in an ambient temp of 22 C :P

System temp peaked at 30C :rofl:

Seems like heat is hardly a concern

But then Sunny's idea seems like a lot of hard work :(
 
sorry to be going OT guys...

@sunny..

what would i need to make a few cuts in my cabby? have some generic no name thingy.. needed to cut out a few pieces of it so that i could improve my cable routing.. any suggestions on a cheap tool? cheap as in max 100 bucks :P

guess something like a pair of shears should do.. but what exactly do i ask for?
 
shears, well I used a nipper, 45bux :ohyeah: used commonly for cutting excessive leads on PCBs. I used teh nipper to cut the holey grills on my cabby's fans.

what exactly are you trying to cut?

@czar : just got myself a new notepad and a pencil. time to sketch teh cabby :P ( IT fellas like me have all the time in teh world :rofl: )

EDIT : Can someone post the ATX and micro ATX mobo sizes? google not working here, dunno why.
 
microATX, also known as µATX (sometimes transliterated as mATX[1] or uATX[2][3] on online forums) is a small form factor standard for computer motherboards, with a maximum size of 244 mm × 244 mm (9.6 inches x 9.6 inches), but some uATX boards can be as small as 6.75 inches by 6.75 inches or 171.45 millimeters by 171.45 millimeters[4]. The standard ATX size is 25% longer, at 305 mm × 244 mm (12" wide x 9.6" deep).
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me need to cut the holey thingys :P fans making tooo much noise.. roomie cant sleep at night :)
also..
need to make a few snips on the panel which has the mobo tray.. on the right hand side of the case that is.. have routed all my cables from behind the tray.. but its a bit of a tight fit as of now.. dont wanna damage de cables wid dem getting cut on some edge or something... also its a bit of a tight fit right now...

MSPaint ftw :D

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roughish sketch of the back of my cabby... the two window sorta thingy's marked are the current openings.. nd the 'after' thingy shows how i wanna extend the openings a coupla cm inwards...
 

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you mean the curved thing at the end? Its there for strenght. I had cut mine before, but eh whole mobo was flapping crazily when i used to move the cabby just a few cms. NOT RECOMMENDED.

But, you can cut s small piece of it, in the middle prolly. such that strenght isnt affected

stalker, pics will help. please put it in photobucket, all other pic sites are blocked :(

mods may move some posts into a separate thread :)
 
No pics.. only de mspaint thingy above :)

will try to get pics tomo.

Mods pls move de OT posts to a new thread in OC nd modding section :)

TIA
 
hmmm better use a hacksaw. You get small hacksaw blades for like Rs 2 each.

Cutting at the end might be a prob hmmm.

you can make it look neat, but you'll have to do lots of cuts. will upload mspiant pic soon.
 
An idea if I can get acrylic sheets in local hardware stores?

I guess it should be fairly easy to dremel holes into acrylic and mount the MOBO/HDD and maybe the PSU too on it

If yes, what do I ask for...Acrylic sheets or something else?

Also, woul dit be advisable to remove the metal enclosure of the PSU to reveal the board inside

Thta would not only conserve space but also make it easier to mount

But perhaps it will play havoc with the EMI
 
superczar said:
An idea if I can get acrylic sheets in local hardware stores?
I guess it should be fairly easy to dremel holes into acrylic and mount the MOBO/HDD and maybe the PSU too on it

If yes, what do I ask for...Acrylic sheets or something else?
Also, woul dit be advisable to remove the metal enclosure of the PSU to reveal the board inside
Thta would not only conserve space but also make it easier to mount

But perhaps it will play havoc with the EMI
just ask for transparent sheets. I had once bought some 3K worth acrylic sheets, all monstrous sizes. dunno where they are now :ashamed: :cry:
go to any plastic shop, ex. ppl who sells plastic chairs and all, ask them. they will be having variable thickness sheets.

last time i enquired ( 2+ years ago ) it was 100rs for a sqft of 2mm thick acrylic.

worst case scenario, go to ppl who make number plates. they will surely have it, but charge out of earth rates.
But, it will be real hard to make ther rear IO panel and card mounting points.

For PSU, just make your own PSU casing with thin metal sheets. easily foldable and workable.
 
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hmmm...I don't need any of rear IO panels but the ethernet jack ...so I don't need to spend any time on that, i'll just leave it open as is
 
Stumbled on this thread while searching for a carputer qstn from rock_ya_baby and realized I never updated it

Didnt realize it's been almost a year since the NASseedbox went up, and probably has had less than 10 hrs of downtime in a year :)

I eventually ended up just screwing the mobo and HDDs on a sheet (I dunno what material , the same sheet that is used for covering switchboards)

After completing , I simply stacked the thing vertically in a bookshelf and now it almost looks like a tall book from a distance

This is easily the cheapest PC I have ever built (hell, the cabinet cost less than 100/- :lol: ) yet is the most hardworking PC i have ever used

All in all, turned out to be a very satisfying DIY project

PS:

Kingkrool said:
For your purposes, you can use just Ubuntu plain (with Samba) or Windows home server (even that would be overkill). You don't need the whole Apache/MySql/Php thing. Even in the furture, if you do decide to put up a webpage (on an Indian BB connection? good luck!), I doubt you'd need MySql.

Turns out I did end up using MySql and PHP in a big way :P

MySql handles my media and picture library ( for things like streaming music from the home server while at work, or sharing albums with family without needing to upload entire collections of 5MB pictures to sites like Flickr)
 
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