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Do
you think I could hook up a dos pc to the VGA input and use it with the screen when my
mac mini is not running?
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I'd think so.
Been experimenting with the LED displays - got the one in the case worked out to display 120 (as in 120 Mhz), figuring out my spare one was a bit harder but rewarding. It was the best logic puzzle I had since a year back - hours of fun. Right now I've managed to get it display 71/98 (guess why), depending on HI/LO setting normally used for Turbo function.
The damn fan just broke. I'll be checking out a bunch we have in the office, one has got to be compatibile.
Today I'll try to redirect the speaker output to the soundcard (been discussed on the forum a couple months back, still got the tutorial on my HDD). Got the parts for it already.
I must be more insane then normally - just came up with an idea to make a front panel for my PC. And yes, I mean THIS one PC.
Functions I could include:
1. Case fan on/off switch. Simple, easy, functional. That is, if I install a case fan (a good possibility, there)
2. HDD control. Instead of it being inside the PC, I can put it there under some removable transparent cover (to prevent accidental switching it on). Can also include a LED signalizer.
3. Soundcard mini-jack connector. My soundcard has got an internal output connector, so it won't be difficult.
4. USB ports. Well, I'm running Windows on it, so they might come in handy. Will have to buy a 3-port hub and butcher it a little, first.
5. CPU temperature monitor. Will have to build it myself, tho.
Got the PS/2 adapter worked out.
That's a graph of how the tutorial described the bridging of the cables in the COM and PS/2.
Result: one neat PS/2 socket that connects into a COM out of your motherboard. (the socket is drawn
en face) - I made it from a spare COM port without any problem.
I've worked out the COM plug to the mobo as well... (plug is drawn "transparently" from the back)
So I can try making THIS:
- a direct connection to the motherboard.
Now if I could just find another A4tech 4D++ mouse, it would be perfect. (4D++ was my second mouse on my old 486 - asynchronous operation, three buttons and two wheels speak for themselves).
Got more HDD & floppy cables -next step: cut them into stripes and rearrange into round shape, then tape up.