ScannerComp....the theory becomes reality!!
So here we are.....the moment
of truth!! Will this thing really work, or did I just waste about
60 manhours of my time??
Check it out.....
Here's the ScannerComp during startup, and on the desktop! 
Woooohoooooo!! It really works!! :D The only thing
I've had to change out is the fan on the Volcano 10 heatsink, to one
that pushes a little more air through the heatsink fins. Why?
Check it out.....
Here's the ScannerComp during startup, and on the desktop! 
Woooohoooooo!! It really works!! :D The only thing
I've had to change out is the fan on the Volcano 10 heatsink, to one
that pushes a little more air through the heatsink fins. Why? HEAT!!!
Yeah, I installed a neat little program called Motherboard Monitor on the computer, and found out that the cpu temps were sitting at ~155 degrees F at idle! For an Athlon cpu, that's a little too close to the high end (read MELTDOWN) temps for comfort! While it's true that I could've drilled some holes through the scanner glass to allow more airflow, or just replaced the glass with some Lexan plastic, and cut a blowhole through that, I just didn't want to do that! Remember, the idea of this thing was to make it look as close to a scanner as possible?
Thanks to the folks at Hardcore
Cooling, I was able to find a nice little 60mm fan that kicks out
31+ CFM! Compared to the ~23CFM of the stock fan on the heatsink,
it kicks butt!! And at ~$10 (plus shipping, natch!), it was worth every
penny!! Once I kicked the computer back on, the cpu temps were a
good 5 degrees lower, and stuck to that temp like GLUE, even when I ran
the computer through a round of 3DMark2001!!
Oh, if you're wondering, the ambient temps in the room when I ran this computer were somewhere around 85 to 90 degrees F, so I'm pretty pleased with the cpu temps now.
Okay, here's the scanner with the CCFL turned on. Yeah, not as
cool as it would've been with a traveling light, like a scanner should
have, but maybe one of these days I'll work on modding the ccfl for
that function. For now, this gives the effect.
Here's a little better pic of the side and a pic of 
the back
of the computer, so you can see how I cut out the slot for the power
supply. You can also see the screw covers I had to use, once I
discovered that the original method of attaching the scanner lid was
directly in the way of the power supply! A couple of blind nuts
(used for woodworking, but modded for this use) and some hot glue, plus
the screw covers, and it's as close to a "clean" look as I'm gonna get
on this thing!
So what do ya think? Any comments can be sent to me at my e-mail address, msliddle@lycos.com, or to my home addy, if you're lucky enough to know that one!
Yeah, I installed a neat little program called Motherboard Monitor on the computer, and found out that the cpu temps were sitting at ~155 degrees F at idle! For an Athlon cpu, that's a little too close to the high end (read MELTDOWN) temps for comfort! While it's true that I could've drilled some holes through the scanner glass to allow more airflow, or just replaced the glass with some Lexan plastic, and cut a blowhole through that, I just didn't want to do that! Remember, the idea of this thing was to make it look as close to a scanner as possible?
Thanks to the folks at Hardcore
Cooling, I was able to find a nice little 60mm fan that kicks out
31+ CFM! Compared to the ~23CFM of the stock fan on the heatsink,
it kicks butt!! And at ~$10 (plus shipping, natch!), it was worth every
penny!! Once I kicked the computer back on, the cpu temps were a
good 5 degrees lower, and stuck to that temp like GLUE, even when I ran
the computer through a round of 3DMark2001!!Oh, if you're wondering, the ambient temps in the room when I ran this computer were somewhere around 85 to 90 degrees F, so I'm pretty pleased with the cpu temps now.
Okay, here's the scanner with the CCFL turned on. Yeah, not as
cool as it would've been with a traveling light, like a scanner should
have, but maybe one of these days I'll work on modding the ccfl for
that function. For now, this gives the effect.
Here's a little better pic of the side and a pic of 
the back
of the computer, so you can see how I cut out the slot for the power
supply. You can also see the screw covers I had to use, once I
discovered that the original method of attaching the scanner lid was
directly in the way of the power supply! A couple of blind nuts
(used for woodworking, but modded for this use) and some hot glue, plus
the screw covers, and it's as close to a "clean" look as I'm gonna get
on this thing!So what do ya think? Any comments can be sent to me at my e-mail address, msliddle@lycos.com, or to my home addy, if you're lucky enough to know that one!