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Step 2Preparing the case
Following the example of other NES PC builders, I got rid of all the original NES hardware except for the power led and power/reset switches. The power switch originally stays in when you press it. This can be fixed by removing a small metal part on the top part of the switch (compare the power and reset switches: the power switch has the metal part, the reset switch doesn't).
Next, I marked which plastic parts I'm going to need with a gloden marker. Basically, only the four corner stands and the plastic parts keeping the reset/power switches in place. I also marked part of the case bottom to be cut off (marked here with a red line) to make space for the hard drive that will sit under the motherboard.
Next, I marked which plastic parts I'm going to need with a gloden marker. Basically, only the four corner stands and the plastic parts keeping the reset/power switches in place. I also marked part of the case bottom to be cut off (marked here with a red line) to make space for the hard drive that will sit under the motherboard.
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May 30, 2011. 7:18 AMbruc
says:
How would you remove the plastic? I dont own a dremel and Im not planing on spending £50+ for a single use.
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Aug 27, 2011. 12:37 PMsnowluck2345
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soldering iron, heat it up and melt the plastic, or a handsaw. or a cheap dremel from harborfreight
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Aug 17, 2011. 2:38 PMsbos1
says:
OMG... you kill a NES on purpose!?? That's like blasphemy! lol
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Dec 8, 2009. 11:53 AMthem0dster
says:
i admire this man who made this so i made one of my own.. If u cant keep it powered on. Open up the power button.. (inside the blue box) is a piece of metal that needs to come out... once its out your gold
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Sep 28, 2009. 7:13 AMdbzfanatic
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It would turn on for 5 seconds then turn off. Holding the power button in for 5 seconds is the standard "emergency off" so it wouldn't really do anything. Also he said he used a few extra case fans he had lying around to circulate air.
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Aug 7, 2008. 3:33 PMspazbagg
says:
does this mean that there would be a hole in the bottom of the NES? in the shape of a "T"
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Feb 6, 2009. 5:30 AMKolovision
says:
i was thinking if after you cut that piece out you took the top piece of it...but it back on the bottom and glued it into place then you wouldnt have a massive hole in the bottom and more space.
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Aug 28, 2008. 9:46 AMacornstu
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i'm sure it would turn on but i don't know the problems associated with holding in the power button. could be nothing happens, could be a house fire :( and if my memory serves me correctly it'll be a small square hole. but he's covering it up. and a few small rubber feet no one will notice it.
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Aug 7, 2008. 4:06 PMspazbagg
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plus y would u remove the metal part from the power switch? I like that it stays in. Makes it seem more realistic
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Aug 25, 2008. 10:10 PMacornstu
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have to. you could replace it with some other type of switch but it would b a pain and probly not have the nes feel... if you leave the tab then it'd b like holding the power button on your computer n the entire time your using it.
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Aug 25, 2008. 10:53 PMspazbagg
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would it not turn on, and also how do u circulate air through this thing to keep it from overheating?
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