JUST FINISHED THE SHELL, WIRING IS NEXT

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TVeblen said:
Now you just need some fish. Love the 5-1/4 drive.
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Is that really what it is? It doesn't have the familiar 90 degree
lockdown lever that I've always seen on 5.25" floppy drives...

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It looks like a 5.25/3.5" combo drive to me. I had to revive my memory
so I looked in my pile of stuff and found one just like it. No
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It's a TEAC FD505-317 I got from a navy junk pile. Here are the
specs: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/dta/79788/
I'm pretty sure the BIOS will support it, but I'm still kinda wary.
I'm not sure if XP will support it. The alternative is a dual op sys
that I'm seriously considering. And, Yes, foosball is cancelled and,
no, fish are out of the question, and Yes! VERY old school. What's
cool is the antique micro and milli amp meters, with adjustment, are
perfect indicators for hard drive activity. They are much more
acurate than LEDs. The two volt meters show power supply from the
PSU.

As far as size is concerned, yes it's big. That was the intent for
this one. You should see my plans for my 9MM ammo can XBOX360. Get
your Glock on! : )

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What's cool is the antique
micro and milli amp meters, with adjustment, are perfect indicators for
hard drive activity. They are much more acurate than LEDs.
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It's either "on" or "off". How can you be more accurate than that?
 
Easier to see.
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To be specific, the human eye cannot register a "trend analysis" to
the brain via LEDs fast enough. The meter, since it is a sluggish
analog device rather than a digital device, shows the human brain the
"trend." The meters pretty much emulate the movements of the actuator
in the hard drive and LEDs are simply on and off. The human brain
isn't fast enough to calculate the changes in the frequency of the
LED. At least MINE isn't! : ) So I prefer analog to see what the
drives are doing.
B
 
OMG old school plexiglass sweetness!!!!!!
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Look closer. I designed and fashioned the pedistal, too. So we have
wood, plastic, metal, wiring, design, functionality, AND, last but not
least, the ability to upgrade as well. I made it as just a showpiece
and I like it! I didn't start off as old school, but when I found the
meters and how they are compatable with the present ATX FF, well, I
just had to do it. Check out SteamPunk! Now THAT's some art. This
was just learning for me. The biggest part is that I conceived the
idea, made the plan, found the materials, and carried it out, from
scratch. Most of the other guys were playing HALO3. : )
 
Is that a small V8 or a large V6 engine?
What is this engine going into?
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I was considering a home for smart seamonkeys. So far I have found
none who are interested. Despite, I will trudge on. ; )
 
To be specific, the human eye cannot register a "trend analysis" to the
brain via LEDs fast enough. The meter, since it is a sluggish analog
device rather than a digital device, shows the human brain the "trend."
The meters pretty much emulate the movements of the actuator in the hard
drive and LEDs are simply on and off. The human brain isn't fast enough
to calculate the changes in the frequency of the LED. At least MINE
isn't! : ) So I prefer analog to see what the drives are doing.
B
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Uh, no, the motherboard driver turns on the LED whenever the drive is
accessed. It has nothing to do with how far the actuator moves. Just
because the LED blinks does not necessarily mean the actuator has moved,
and just because the LED is ON for a long time (sending your meter
towards the top of the scale) does not mean the actuator is moving for
that entire time. All it means is the damping and response time of the
meter movement is slower than the response time of an LED.

Granted, your display may be entertaining, but it is *not* "showing you
the actual actuator movements in the drive.
 
Uh, no, the motherboard driver turns on the LED whenever the drive is
accessed.  It has nothing to do with how far the actuator moves.  Just
because the LED blinks does not necessarily mean the actuator has moved,
and just because the LED is ON for a long time (sending your meter
towards the top of the scale) does not mean the actuator is moving for
that entire time.  All it means is the damping and response time of the
meter movement is slower than the response time of an LED.

Granted, your display may be entertaining, but it is *not* "showing you
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UH, thanks.
 
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