Mechanicle working monitor.

[jdbnsn]

Also, for the "autoexec.bat" file thing, some stuff you need to know :

Windows XP doesn't use the autoexec.bat file, it doesn't even read it, so it's useless. The drive closes itself in the BIOS to detect any disk in it. And, as far as I know, Windows doesn'T close drives when shutting down.

You are right about windows not closing the drive automatically, for some reason I thought that was a built in feature. But I know that this works because I have done it before. Problem is, it was a long time ago when I was building an HTPC and never finished it, didn't write the batch file myself, and can't remember how we got it to work. My Dad wrote the file to work in command prompt before windows ran, and we tested it, it worked. Now if I could just prove it...

[sirkillalot617]

The way you drawed it should work, except when you'll close the drive the screen will fall hardly.

Yes I agree but I trying to find away to get it to slow down maybe something on the pins(rollers) or the a program to slow the dvd drive down when closing but the one I have seems to go quite slow when it goes in sop it may be ok.

[Crimson Sky]

the only way to slow down the speed is to gear it correctly. You'll also need a large amount of torque to push/pull an LCD from a horizontal to a vertical position. A friction gear is also needed on the hinge point for the LCD, or the screen will not stay upright or close properly.

[Eclecticos]

You could try doing it this way with a hinged lid easier. . for a homemade project to say the least.

[DaveW]

+Rep to eck for a very useful contribution.

-Dave

[sirkillalot617]

Quite good _eck but i dont know if its compact enough.

[sirkillalot617]

will not stay upright or close properly.

Im still working on the closeing bit but as for staying upright I was thinking of having a small pin that pops up operated by a spring then when I press the close button it also releases the pin. Allowing the screen to slide back down.

[Xpirate]

Also, for the "autoexec.bat" file thing, some stuff you need to know :

Windows XP doesn't use the autoexec.bat file, it doesn't even read it, so it's useless. The drive closes itself in the BIOS to detect any disk in it. And, as far as I know, Windows doesn'T close drives when shutting down.

For XP you can still make an autoexec.bat and config.sys. They are named different and in the (windows)/system32 directory. They are autoexec.nt and config.nt. I am pretty sure that they run when you open up a command prompt, but I don't know if they run every time windows boots up.

[Nagoshi]

For XP you can still make an autoexec.bat and config.sys. They are named different and in the (windows)/system32 directory. They are autoexec.nt and config.nt. I am pretty sure that they run when you open up a command prompt, but I don't know if they run every time windows boots up.

Just looked, and it is a DOS loader. Thanks for that, I know understand how to use my Sound Blaster under DOS games.

[sirkillalot617]

thanks everyone for helping with the program to run it I have been to the local car shop to look at touchscreens with broken controlers.