Shuttle XPC Barebones

[Darth Biscuit]

I bought this case today along with the associated parts to build a PC today.

Anybody got experience/tips for doing this?

[Jase]

My main computer is built from a shuttle g5 chassis barebones. They're really so easy that I can't think of any tips.

[Kevin Greene]

Yeah, I've had 3 of these, various models. Easy to work on, very dependable. Might want to look at upgrading the onboard graphics however if you are able.

:thumbsup:

[Darth Biscuit]

Thanks guys... yeah this is for a work computer... one of my guys is in need of a new PC badly, and we want to go Win7 64 bit. We've got two of these here that someone else built, but ima try it myself.

Graphics wise, we're sticking his Geforce FX3700 card he's already got with an Acer monitor for 3D stereo viewing (we do 3D mapping) so that's already taken care of. Putting 16GB of RAM in it too to be able to deal with large images and LiDAR data sets.

Hopefully I can put it together... stuff's supposed to be here today.

[wesley17]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUY0tP5jYIo this video helped me out a lot when I built my PC.

[Darth Biscuit]

Thanks for that video wesley...

Got it all laid out and I'm gonna work on it today... we'll see... *fingers crossed*

[Jase]

looks like a g5, yes?

I have the sd36g5

edit: see now that it's an H7, wonder what the difference is.

[Darth Biscuit]

Yeah it's an H7... got all the parts from Newegg...

Here's the case...

Put an Intel i7-950 quad core 3.06Ghz and 16 GB of DDR3 in it with a 2GB SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD.

Should be a hot system if I can get it to run... it's installing Win7 64-bit now... so at least it powered up...

Surprised at how quickly it all went together...

The only problem so far is that the CD eject button isn't working? If I pry the case lid open and hit the drive eject, it works... maybe that button hasn't been activated for some reason? Any ideas?

[Jase]

Yeah it's an H7... got all the parts from Newegg...

Here's the case...

Put an Intel i7-950 quad core 3.06Ghz and 16 GB of DDR3 in it with a 2GB SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD.

Should be a hot system if I can get it to run... it's installing Win7 64-bit now... so at least it powered up...

Surprised at how quickly it all went together...

The only problem so far is that the CD eject button isn't working? If I pry the case lid open and hit the drive eject, it works... maybe that button hasn't been activated for some reason? Any ideas?

When I got my bluray burner I had this issue, take the drive out and look at the back side of the case button. There should be a sliding "button pusher" on the other side that affects where the strike point is. Fuss with it until it hits the disc drive eject button.

At least that is if yours is like mine. It's a mechanical piece that pushes the drive's eject button, not an electrical button. If your drive's button does not line up with the case's button at all, you may need to try a different drive.

[Darth Biscuit]

Cool I'll try that...

I did a work around with a desktop gadget that ejects the disc... software solution ftw!

I can't believe it but the damn thing is purring like a kitten... put the Geforce FX in it and got all the software and stereo imagery working. I impressed myself... but it was really as easy as u said.