Nes PC

[legacy2k]

hi all

iv not been doing much modding lately up til the last 2 weeks...

now i know this has been done before and for some of you might seem abit old but its a challenge for me to get on with :P

my aim here is to take a nes, and put a pc inside the thing, pretty simple BUT.. i wanna wire the joy pads up to the paralell port in order to use the original ports on the front and play emulators with the original pad, also my other main aim... is simple, keep it looking like a nes! and sounding like one, no stupid fans or noisey drives etc

so lets begin...



heres my nes all bored and doing nothing (the actual hardware doesn't work so don't worry im not wreaking a classic)



nes hardware removed and the mounts taken away



original power/reset botton PCB left intact and soldered the motherboard connections on for reset, power and the good old red LED



Old skool!!! testing the bottons etc on my other pc



Laptop CD Rom attached to the top end of the case, i know this isnt very pretty but it will be out of sight and it saves me hacking away at the case to mount things...



cd in place



coooooooooooool!



50 pin laptop cd cable to IDE converter!



old PCB mounts cut down to size and drilled to fit mobo screws



im now at the stage of waiting for parts... these are the parts iv ordered and waiting on..





90w Picopsu and inverter box



VIA EPIA motherboard (mini ITX) only 533 mhz but plenty for what i want it for + passive cooling so keeps it nice and noiseless just like a NES



40gb toshiba 5400RPM laptop hdd (got that very cheap!!)



50 pin cd rom cable



laptop to 3.5" hdd converter

il update once the stuff arrives, any ideas welcomed!

cheers!

[Bungral]

Nice mate.. I haven't actually seen it before but as ya say no doubt been done. Top bombing for taking it on though and a couple of nice ideas already.

When you expecting the new parts?

[legacy2k]

cheers bud! 3 forums iv put this on now and not yet one reply haha you're the first!

ordered them via ebay so not too sure, hope to have all the bits by the weekend :P

[Pseudonym]

I've wanted to do this one for ages. Then have it as an emulator box.

On other ones i've seen, it's got too hot for passive and they needed a fan.

Good luck with it though. Cant wait to see the finished article.

[Ham]

This has to be one of the best ideas ive seen in a while. Good luck with the build man

[legacy2k]

yeah i had heard of that too, im going to see what happens i want to keep it nice and silent just like a nes would be iv seen people put usb where the front joypad ports are which to me seems pointless as then its basically a pc in a nes, im trying to stealth it out

someone walks into your room and says, dude u have a nes? im like yea... not just a nes.... haha

just trying to keep it retro and as original as possible really

cheers for the replys guys

edit: thanks Ham! i will keep you all posted!!!

[nepas]

i like this and will watch closely as i have an old ps2 sat upstairs and may do something similar

[Bungral]

Originally Posted by name='legacy2k'

cheers bud! 3 forums iv put this on now and not yet one reply haha you're the first!

ordered them via ebay so not too sure, hope to have all the bits by the weekend :P

Thats because this forum rocks

Well no doubt you will end up with all but one as it from ebay.. Probably the bit you want the most.

Anyway keep us posted with updates

[legacy2k]

lol here's hopeing i do get all my stuff

cheers for the positive feedback guys!

[legacy2k]

seeing as im still waiting for the stuff and im ill at home and very bored... (never know i may get something this morning) lets take a better look at my motherboard/cpu/ram





Tech Spec:

# Processor VIA C3/EDEN EBGA Processor

# Chipset VIA PLE133 North Bridge

# VIA VT8231 South Bridge

# System Memory 2 PC133 DIMM sock

# Up to 1 GB memory size

# VGA Integrated AGP 4X Graphics

# Expansion Slots 1 PCI

# Onboard IDE 2 X UltraDMA 133/100/66 Connector

# Onboard LAN VIA VT6103 PHY 10/100 Ethernet

# Onboard Audio VIA VT1612A 2 channel AC'97 Codec

# Back Panel I/O 1 PS2 mouse port

# 1 PS2 keyboard port

# 1 VGA Port

# 1 Parallel

# 1 RJ-45 LAN port

# 1 RCA port (SPDIF or TV out)

# 1 S-Video port

# 2 USB 1.1 ports

# 1 Serial port

# 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in

# Onboard I/O Connectors 1 USB connector for 2 USB 1.1 ports

# 1 CD Audio-in connector

# 1 FIR connector

# 1 CIR connector

# 1 PS2 connector

# 1 CPU/Sys FAN

# 1 Buzzer

# ATX Power Connector