Boxen: kreonite (main box)


Mobo: Tyan Thunder K7 (S2462UNG) [pic]
CPU(s): Dual AMD Athlon MP 2400's (Thoroughbred core) [pic]
Chipset: AMD-760 MP chipset (AMD-762 North bridge & AMD-766 South bridge)
Heatsinks: Cooler Master DP5-6H11 Heat sink and Fan [pic]
RAM: 1GB PC2100 registered DDR RAM
Graphics: Gainward GeForce2 Pro/450 Golden Sample with 64MB DDR RAM, and s-video out.
Storage:
        SCSI Controller: Integrated SCSI: Adaptec AIC-7899W controller
        Disks:
                SCSI U160 10K RPM 36GB Quantum Atlas10kII 36SCA
                IDE 80GB Western Digital
                IDE 8GB Western Digital Caviar
Removable Media:
        IDE 16x DVD-ROM
        IDE AOpen 24x10x40x CD-RW
        Standard 3 1/2" floppy drive, indispensable.
Network: Dual integrated 3Com 3C920 Vortex 10/100Mbps
Sound: Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value
Video Capture Card: Hauppauge WinTV card with radio.
Monitor: IBM 9511 T54015" flat panel TFT (LCD), stealth black
Keyboard: (USB) IBM Media Access Pro Keyboard with built in 2 port USB hub (used for white LED keyboard light), stealth black [pic]
Mouse: (PS/2) IBM Versatile Scroll Mouse, with 6 buttons and scroll, stealth black [pic]
Joystick: (MIDI/game port) IBM Flight Controller, stealth black [pic]
Power Supply: 460W NMB Technologies Extended ATX
Case: IBM IntelliStation Z Pro, stealth black
        Features: 9 bays total: 3 accessible (two CD-ROM and one floppy bay) covered by smoked transparent door, and a SCSI enclosure with 6 hot-swappable bays. Three 120mm case fans. Key and lock for side door. All fans and drives isolated with rubber standoffs for noise and vibration reduction.

And now the fun part...
Mods:
        Blue rectangle acrylic window kit and blue cold cathode light kit (I hid the switch under the front door) from www.pcmods.com. Power and HDD LEDs replaced with blue ones. Added network activity (blue) LED to the front of the case under the transparent door (which illuminates nicely). Quiet(er) case mods: rubber bearings between case and hdds, and psu. I filled the void in between the chassis and the black outer shell with a sound damping mat my dad originally got for his car. This goes up the right side and over the top. I put filter material in behind the vertical slits on the front to cut down on internal dust build up. Originally I had some foam that cut down the air flow a lot, but I replaced it with an actual air filter from Wal-Mart.
Pictures
        Front
        Front with IO door open
        Side with light on
        Window with light on
        Clear shot through the window

Additional crazy information about the mods

Robert Harris
Last modified: Wed Jan 15 01:22:07 EST 2003