Last summer, my dad helped me move into my new apartment and he noted that i have quite a few computers, including a few that i don't actually use anymore. I commented that i should probably get rid of them, but i really like old computers, so i don't have any plans to do so.
Fast forward to yesterday when one of the computers i do use (my homebrewed DVR, actually) suddenly shut off while i was watching a video. She didn't turn back on. It didn't take me long to figure out that the power supply was fried. At first, i thought that meant i'd have to order a new power supply and wait for it to show up before i could watch TV again.
Then i had an idea so crazy, it just might work. I grabbed an old power supply from a computer that's probably about 15 years old. The non-fried power supply was far too large to actually fit into the compact computer case, but my handy-dandy Leatherman was able to solve that problem.
It might not be the prettiest case mod ever, but it IS a fully functional computer.
Fast forward to yesterday when one of the computers i do use (my homebrewed DVR, actually) suddenly shut off while i was watching a video. She didn't turn back on. It didn't take me long to figure out that the power supply was fried. At first, i thought that meant i'd have to order a new power supply and wait for it to show up before i could watch TV again.
Then i had an idea so crazy, it just might work. I grabbed an old power supply from a computer that's probably about 15 years old. The non-fried power supply was far too large to actually fit into the compact computer case, but my handy-dandy Leatherman was able to solve that problem.
It might not be the prettiest case mod ever, but it IS a fully functional computer.
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