Project Overclock: XP1700+ to XP3392+

[TeaLeaf]

Plus "Do a stealth mod" sounds so much better than "superglue a chunk of aluminium to the front".

:rofl:

TL.  

[TeaLeaf]

Well, after a lot of delay I can report that I am expecting my new dremel drill set to arrive this week.  So the stealth mod will be underway and I will also be looking at some of the Matrix LCD mods as well.  More info to follow, probably next weekend as I am now away until Wednesday night.

TL.

[TeaLeaf]

OK, I have finally got around to starting the stealth mod for the CD drive.  Just one bit of bad news, my better half's car was broken into recently and the digital camera was stolen - so no pictures are available just yet.  I will try to borrow one and rectify the picture position real soon.

I took a Lian Li case aluminium drive bay blanking plate and using a Dremel 420 Heavy Duty cut off disc I cut the side 'wings' off the blanking plate.  I now have a nicely finished aluminium plate that more or less fits over the front of my CD.  Before I finish this next section i will try to get a digital camera involved!

I now intend to:

• 'dry fit' the blanking plate to the case front (to ensure that there is enough room for it to move in and out when attached to the CD drawer).
• Remove the CD drive and fit the blanking plate to the front of the drive's drawer.
• Grind down the CD drive drawer front as appropriate - it is domed at the moment and I want it flat to aid stability and adhesion to the blanking plate - this will involve taking the CD drive apart and invalidating the warranty.
• Possibly drilling a hole in the blanking plate to accept a small section of plastic rod, where the hole and the rod line up with the CD drive's LED, thus passing the light out the front of the blanking plate.
• Add a 'pad' or rod of some sort to allow the open/close button to be activated by applying pressure to that corner of the aluminium plate.

I'll post more when it is done and I have some piccies to put up.

TL.