Homemade Digital Picture Frame

Step 4 Mount the Hardware

Mount the hard drive using the sticky-backed zip tie mounts, and zip ties.

Mount the motherboard ( makes sure the bottom of the board isn't touching anything metal!)

I drilled holes through the middle of the sticky-backed zip tie mounts, and ran a screw up through the bottom (the sticky side) I then put the screws through the motherboard mount holes, and tightened them up with some nylock nuts.

Make sure you know where you want the board to be before you peel off the paper from the backs of the zip tie mounts( those little things are sticky!)

Connect the hard drive cable, power cables, LAN and LCD signal cable.

Stand back and enjoy!

-Other Things You Can Do-

Since this guy is just a mini-pc hanging on the wall you could also set it up to:

-display daily weather reports
-daily stock info
-add an infrared sensor and remote control software to control it
-add wireless mouse and keyboard to surf the net
-display tv listings
-add some speakers (or connect it to your stereo) for a wall mounted juke box

The list goes on and on....hope you enjoy!

Comments

[blindangel]

I love you intructable
------I just wish i had more stuff "laying around" like you do
I'll try this thanks --------------------o.O

[beaujones]

I thought your instructible was great . . . i'm doing this for my mom for her birthday  . . . do you still have the slideshow program laying around.

[Byte2010]

ditto - slideshow would be great.

and, what material is encasing the monitor inside the frame?

byte

[shostakovich]

GOOD JOB.... THANKS..... how many about heat?