Is it possible to replace the IOpener's motherboard with a mini-ITX motherboard? If so does anyone have any ideas, I have a new IOpener and ITX M/B for this reason, and I am willing to be a test subject.
Ryan
12-05-2003 11:12:02
RE:Replace IOpener motherboard with a mini-ITX motherboard?? (modified 0 times)
What a truly pointless idea! You'd need to BUILD FROM SCRATCH a videocard with inverter to drive the I-O's display from elsewhere than the I-O mobo's built-in video circuitry... and what you'd have when you were finished is a sharp little computer with the crappiest display on Earth.
Could you use the WinChip or the SoDIMM from I-O on a mini-ITX? Don't think there are any other commodity parts in there. With the cable insertion angles of a mini-ITX mobo, I can't envision squeezing it into the I-O case.
Spend the value of the I-O and the cost of parts+time building the vidcard and go buy a VGA LCD.
12-05-2003 12:31:39
RE:Replace IOpener motherboard with a mini-ITX motherboard?? (modified 0 times)
I'd guess the only point to it would be to use the I/Os case as a housing for the M-ITX board use a slim RAM module and try to get an LCD with a controller card and VGA connector all to fit in it. Your right, truly pointless.
12-05-2003 12:43:33
RE:Replace IOpener motherboard with a mini-ITX motherboard?? (modified 0 times)
Actually if you were doing just for the sport of it, why not? If you got one of those metal fabricated back extension covers, you could do it, of course I would just start with a Gateway Profile chassis myself.
I built up three of those GW profile systems and they are great...
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