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The Knobs for the LCD Display
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The back-light and the reset-button of the graphic LCD display should be easily reachable for me, but it should not stand out against the rest of the machine.
Therefore I mounted on the axis of the potentiometer, a capacitor as a knob, and a small switch next to it.
The Internal Mainboard and the Cooling
  
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I used a Epox EP8K7A+ mainboard, with AMD Duron 1.3GHz proccessor, 256MB PC2100 memory, a 40GB Maxtor HDD, a 16MB PCI Graphics card and a Philips series 1600 CD-Rw.
For the processor cooling I’ve used a Zalman CNPS6500B-Cu cooler, with a normal 80mm fan mounted on a home-made bracket.
Exactly above the cooler are the holes in the bottom of the PSU, where the warm air from the heatsink is immediately extracted.
The HDD VU Meter
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On the front there are 20 LEDs, 10 blue LEDs and 10 ultra violet LEDs (405nM), which are controlled by a 20 LEDs HDD VU meter, built around 2 LM3914 IC’s, which makes the LEDs light up by HDD activity.
More information about the electric circuit used, you can find at the of my website.
The LAN Activity VU Meter
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On top of the case I’ve mounted 10 ultra violet LEDs (395nM) which are controlled by a PCB built around one LM3914 IC.
These LEDs are responding to LAN activity, much like the above mentioned HDD VU meter.
You can find out more about this electric circuit on my website at the .
The Rainbow LED
   
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In the front, there is a 10mm multi-coloured LED. With a special little PCB, this LED regulary changes colours...from blue, to yellow, to red and to green, as well as mixed colours.
To learn more about this particular PCB you can check of my website.
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Mounted on the front is a 80mm tri-coloured fan. This runs on 5Volts, and is only there for the looks, as it serves no real purpose.
Also, I have mounted a 10cm black light CCFL in the bottom side of the front.
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In the skull, which is placed above the VFD display, there are mounted two Yellow LEDs as eyes and a UV LED, which pulsates.
Final Words
Ed. Note: As enthusiasts, a lot of the times we strive to be different. The MoBorg will not allow for extreme overclocks, nor does it easily folds up and fits under your bed. Bart basically did something that he wanted to do, and maybe something a few of you have thought of. Aesthetics are a matter of opinion, but there's no question about the MoBorg breaking from the norm. We hoped you enjoyed this article, and wish Bart thanks for allowing us to show this to you.
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