Mini USB drive mod: Keys

This is a mod that will give you a sweet little USB drive up to 4 gigabytes! Also, this is really small. Have fun and hope you like it!
EDIT: The USB drive will still work and hold memory after you are done. There is no reason to cut of the circuit board; it would be almost impossible to do that with the USB drive you will need for this project!
Please, comment and criticize.

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Step 1: Get the Supplies!

You will need to buy some stuff to make this USB mod because the original USB drive must be TINY.
You will need:
Kingston Data Traveler mini fun ($13 to $30) from amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-9461528-8259944?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=kingston+mini+fun&x=0&y=0
http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-2GB-Traveler-Flash-DTMFP/dp/B000MMZQH8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1206753174&sr=8-2
A old laptop keyboard or some keys.
Glue.
Tape. Optional if you (Like Me) do not want to make this permanent.
Xacto knife. Maybe a screwdriver (not philips head) or other prying tool would work.
That is All!

R.A.T.M says: Jul 25, 2011. 4:39 AM

on a school computer i figured out that if you use the arrow key to get to the icon (Google earth the slowest) then hold enter for ever they wont start to open till you let go and then a minet after so much fun to do to friends when there not looking then you say hey and they turn around to a disaster we held it fore 5 minest they all came up like 476 then we put more on top of it and 2 came up then it said system fail yer and shut off

thats 478

ultrauber says: Apr 1, 2008. 7:28 PM

umm...adam, i'd reread step 2 there's a huge difference between a dinky x-acto knife and a friggin dremel. just think...snip vs. REAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

ultrauber in reply to ultrauberApr 1, 2008. 7:36 PM

oh, and i only got to 25 before my computer froze...sniff

ultrauber in reply to ultrauberApr 6, 2008. 9:49 AM

wait...tried it again. got to 122 on a 2.4 ghz processor with 0.75 gigs of ram, running XP SP1. go ahead and post if you like. i also opened task manager.

Millawi Legend in reply to ultrauberApr 11, 2010. 4:15 AM

My record is a 146 Firefox's open on a vista machine with 2gb of ram and a 2ghz processor.

onlyonebowman in reply to ultrauberJul 25, 2008. 8:37 PM

your computer must be old, you should update to sp3

ultrauber in reply to onlyonebowmanAug 3, 2008. 11:34 AM

When we tried to update to SP2, our computer got all screwed up. We had to get a new hard drive. We haven't updated since.

Azor in reply to ultrauberJan 13, 2009. 2:00 PM

how do u update I tried once, but could not find it. I have no internet...... :(

ultrauber in reply to AzorApr 30, 2009. 4:32 PM

Microsoft is evil, there's no way without internet.

The_Tom in reply to ultrauberOct 16, 2011. 8:35 PM

that's not true i went to SP3 with no internet. i just downloaded it at a library put it on my flash drive and used it at home =]

cool! (author) in reply to The_TomOct 16, 2011. 9:50 PM

Haha check those dates :)

Saturn V in reply to ultrauberJun 18, 2010. 5:30 PM

Why do you think Microsoft is evil?

ReCreate in reply to ultrauberJun 4, 2009. 5:16 PM

ultrauber in reply to ReCreateAug 25, 2009. 9:50 AM

ripoff

freakworx in reply to AzorApr 6, 2009. 3:33 PM

Get a friend to download Windows SP3 for you, i've run it from a USB stick before now. No problemo. The easiest option all together is to get rid of windows... I keep trying to do this, but as i'm using the family computer - people don't like what they don't know... Allyn ~ FreakWorx

ultrauber in reply to freakworxAug 25, 2009. 9:50 AM

we actually just got a new computer - so no wirries there. but we have a new problem - VISTA

cool! (author) in reply to freakworxApr 10, 2009. 9:49 PM

Ubuntu rox teh werld Download the live cd and give your family the tour. PS Jaunty Jackalope in 13 days! !

lucek in reply to AzorFeb 16, 2009. 8:12 AM

most updates are designed to keep you "safe" on the internet so if you don't have it. . . .

ultrauber in reply to AzorJan 16, 2009. 10:58 PM

Without internet...I don't know if you can. Try calling customer service. Maybe you can order discs? Then again, they'd just make you buy Vista.

ReCreate in reply to ultrauberAug 26, 2009. 10:14 AM

Haha no, they still support XP

NightGod says: Mar 2, 2010. 12:10 AM

Even two years ago laptop keyboards didn't cost $200. If you're really having trouble finding one free, you can usually get a complete keyboard for about $20-30 off Ebay.

Madrias357 says: Jan 19, 2010. 6:29 PM

I could do this. Windows 7 and a nice computer. You'll hate my taskbar, though.

Madrias357 in reply to Madrias357Jan 19, 2010. 6:46 PM

Ah, I only got 408 open, then it crashed before I could screen-shot it.

morganlowe says: Mar 31, 2008. 11:16 PM

http://morninglion.com/weee.jpg

670 killed this rig, C2D E6420 at3.0GHZ with 6GB of RAM and Vista Ultimate X64... great mod, by the way!

cool! (author) in reply to morganloweApr 1, 2008. 12:35 PM

Holy s****! And with transparency on! Nice computer. Ill put this on the instructable if it is ok with you.

morganlowe in reply to cool!Apr 1, 2008. 1:01 PM

Go for it.. I should make on for a looping batch... that's how I opened them. Batch was as follows: :launch [path to firefox.exe] goto :launch that's it.. loop until you kill the batch

cool! (author) in reply to morganloweApr 1, 2008. 9:46 PM

Good idea... I just had an idea to crash a victim's computer with this instead of a shutdown shortcut like this

dash24 in reply to cool!Oct 27, 2009. 1:43 AM

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

bleachworthy says: Oct 3, 2008. 10:04 PM

quote from dell picture: "For some reason, this USB drive looks best next to or in Dell computers. cool!" perhaps it's because you used Dell keys? : D

zimmemic25 in reply to bleachworthyNov 5, 2008. 3:20 AM

dell laptops are the only one that are broken before they are sold...

ReCreate in reply to zimmemic25Aug 26, 2009. 10:15 AM

What do i see here, A broken mac, Not even sold?

Shut Up Now in reply to zimmemic25Nov 24, 2008. 9:23 PM

hahaha

zimmemic25 in reply to Shut Up NowNov 28, 2008. 11:18 PM

its a fact...

UbuntuNinja in reply to zimmemic25Mar 28, 2009. 9:35 PM

windows computers are the only ones that are broken before they are sold...although you are probably right about dell's. my friend had a dell desktop running windows XP and eventually, it got so full of viruses and other assorted malware that it became very slow and almost unusable so it was replaced with a Mac. lol

Saturn V in reply to UbuntuNinjaJun 18, 2010. 5:33 PM

It wasn't a problem with the computer, he just didn't maintain it. Did he ever uninstall programs he ever used, or had a antivirus like Norton?

bleachworthy in reply to UbuntuNinjaMar 29, 2009. 10:34 AM

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cool! (author) in reply to bleachworthyMar 29, 2009. 1:39 PM

Well, i might not agree that windows computers are broken when they are sold, but it is certainly harder to get a virus on linux :) ! I use Ubuntu most of the time, and have installed it on many windows computers that are "Broken"; While windows is not always broken, it is quite bloated, and does require virus protection. Even with it it runs slower than linux. So I choose Ubuntu. But I try to respect windows users.

zimmemic25 in reply to cool!Apr 14, 2009. 3:10 AM

i mean the fact that 10% of Dell PCs (new, from factory) are broken.

ReCreate in reply to zimmemic25Aug 26, 2009. 10:15 AM

...aka defective...it happens to everything

bleachworthy in reply to zimmemic25Nov 29, 2008. 7:47 AM

I've had my e1505 for a few years now, and I run it HARD all day, and most of the night 365 days a year - only thing broken on it is the D key, and that's because it gets used way more than anything else. oh, and the screen hinge is a *little* wobbley.