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Posted: Oct. 21 2004,05:37 QUOTE
John,

how did you make an on/off button for your "cheap little mini" on the web site?Is the wire in the pictures it or is that the power supply connector? If so, did you just rip it from an existing computer case or order it from some mysterious parts supplier (whom I'd love to know I've been trying to figure out where to get widgets like that from).

Also, what is under the motherboard to hold it off the bottom plexiglass; or is it sitting on the plexiglass since its not a conductor anyway? Or did you drill and tap the plexiglass for motherboard/case brass screws?

thanks a bunch,

Rob
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Posted: Oct. 21 2004,15:53 QUOTE
Quote (Robocoastie @ Oct. 21 2004,01:37)
John,

how did you make an on/off button for your "cheap little mini" on the web site?Is the wire in the pictures it or is that the power supply connector? If so, did you just rip it from an existing computer case or order it from some mysterious parts supplier (whom I'd love to know I've been trying to figure out where to get widgets like that from).

Also, what is under the motherboard to hold it off the bottom plexiglass; or is it sitting on the plexiglass since its not a conductor anyway? Or did you drill and tap the plexiglass for motherboard/case brass screws?

thanks a bunch,

Rob

HUH?

Got a link/url so we can see??

Brian
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Posted: Oct. 21 2004,15:58 QUOTE
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/mini.html


Nice lil box
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Posted: Oct. 21 2004,16:15 QUOTE
Most SCHWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted: Oct. 21 2004,20:58 QUOTE
The wire you see in the pics is for the mains to 12v adaptor for the mini power supply.

Any old momentary button will work for a power and/or reset. You can also use any old switch, just remember to flip-on-flip-off, because if you just flip it on and leave it bad things can happen.

Looks to me like the power (and possibly reset) switch(es) of John's mini are cleverly disguised as the same cap nuts that hold the whole box together (see photo).

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