BrandonB.ORG » custom built systems http://www.brandonb.org Life, Tech, and Daily Shenanigans Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:42:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Hak5 Episode 502: Linux RC Rovers, PHP Compiled and Napera http://www.brandonb.org/2009/02/26/hak5-episode-502-linux-rc-rovers-php-compiled-and-napera/ http://www.brandonb.org/2009/02/26/hak5-episode-502-linux-rc-rovers-php-compiled-and-napera/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:19:27 +0000 Brandon http://www.brandonbonline.net/?p=108 Darren’s got a soldering iron and knows how to use it. In this episode we kick off the HakHouse Rover project and web enable an inexpensive RC Tank using a Phidget USB Interface Kit. Then Jody Franklin joins us to talk about compiling.

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]]> http://www.brandonb.org/2009/02/26/hak5-episode-502-linux-rc-rovers-php-compiled-and-napera/feed/ 0 What to do with an old HP Computer Case. http://www.brandonb.org/2009/02/16/what-to-do-with-and-old-hp-computer-case/ http://www.brandonb.org/2009/02/16/what-to-do-with-and-old-hp-computer-case/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:52:24 +0000 Brandon http://www.brandonbonline.net/?p=75 Last year I went to a service call on a HP Pavilion a1253w. The customer said it stopped working after a lighting storm. The power supply was putting out higher voltage on the 12V and 5V rails than it should according to my multimeter. The video would not work and putting in a new power supply and video card in did not help the poor thing one bit. It was zapped! Well the customer bought a new PC and gave me the case. That was September of 2008. Last week when I received my Tax refund I decided it was time to build a new computer. I planned to use the case given to me and everything fit just fine. HP uses standard front panel connectors so the front audio and usb works great. Here are the specs:

HP Pavilion a1253w case
A-Power 500W Power Supply. (Since the old power supply was fried.)
MSI G14M Intel Motherboard 775 Socket
Intel Core Duo 3GHz Processor. (This has virtualization support.)
2GB of RAM
320GB SATA HDD
DVD Burner with Lightscribe. (The one salvageable part on the system.)

New Personal Custom Built System for me. :D on TwitPic

A look inside of my new PC. on TwitPic
See our Pictures page for more!

Right now I am running Windows Vista Ultimate . So far it has been really stable. But I do plan to dual boot Ubuntu soon. The motherboard has a D-sub and a DVI connectors integrated on the board. I do plan to get a PCIx16 Nvidia Video Card in the future, however. My Windows Vista Experience Index is 3.3. I will let you know how the Ubuntu install goes on this machine.

Thanks Newegg for great prices, selection, and fast shipping!

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