TGS Challenge: External Storage Solution
For my entry into the TGS Modders Challenge I'm doing an external hard drive enclosure with a difference.
It will be bigger than most and be able to hold more than one drive, as well as having a powered USB hub. It will be ideal for people who are after more external storage, or just someone who wants to go to a file swapping party and only take a laptop and this, rather than a full PC.
I've only just started, so pics will be coming soon.
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Here's a couple of pics of the front.
I took an old case and cut the middle section out of it, then rejoined the top and bottom.
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This should be pretty cool, it'll be interesting to see how this turns out.
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bucko is at it again, no doubt this be another great one.
im curious where hes going with this.. i think i have an idea. but then again it is bucko :D
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Well as you can probably guess it will be designed to take 5.25" devices too. I've ordered some IDE to USB cables from eBay.
I plan on putting a DVD burner in it and using this with my old laptop which only has a DVD-ROM drive.
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Am I sensing some custom 5.25" to 3.5" mounting hardware, and a wicked paint job? I sure hope I am.. ;) Looks cool though, good luck with the contest. I'd enter myself if I had any ideas...
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Not really custom 5.25" to 3.5" adapters. I have some from a case that only had 5.25" bays and came with brackets for fitting 3.5" HDD in a 5.25" slot.
As for the paint, I am planning on a good quality paint job, but only in gloss black.
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Bucko
As for the paint, I am planning on a good quality paint job, but only in gloss black.
I think everything should be painted gloss black.
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this is going to be one sweet item. I'd like to see the end of it, and then probably see it in stores!
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Originally Posted by
Bucko
Not really custom 5.25" to 3.5" adapters. I have some from a case that only had 5.25" bays and came with brackets for fitting 3.5" HDD in a 5.25" slot.
As for the paint, I am planning on a good quality paint job, but only in gloss black.
I consider gloss black wicked.
You're going for modularity with this, right? Anyways, I can't wait to see this take off. Like alexander said, I'd love to see something like this in stores. I could find one of these very useful...