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The following is a documentation of the mods I've completed to my eeePC, at the bottom is a list of the installed software
Tune in very soon for more details and images.... think of this as a taste of things to come.
[edit]I don't want to rip this thing apart again until the rest of my 'gizmos' have arrived, so you'll all just have to be patient for the internal shots.[/edit]
I've added the following internally to my eeePC
2GB RAM (OCZ)
USB 32GB Flash Drive (Corsair) *tale of woe and sorrow below*
16GB SDHC (SanDisk)
USB 4-port Hub 1 (Logix)
USB 4-port Hub 2 (Logix)
USB 7" Touch Screen 1 (Kiddshop)
USB ATSC wireless digital TV-Tuner (Artec)
USB Bluetooth Adaptor (Asus)
USB GPS Receiver (Route66)
mini-PCIe Wifi-N card (Intel)
Wifi-N MiMo antenna (x3)
USB Wireless Security AutoLock
USB 10-LED Light Bar 1 for keyboard illumination
USB 10-LED Light Bar 2 for internal "PIMP" lighting (w/ DIP on/off)
All onbard LED's and LED light bars swapped to 5000MCD Amber LED's
My 32GB OCZ rally2 USB thumb drive died randomly one day last week, booted the eeePC as normal and recieved "USB device not recognized" errors after windows loaded...investigation proved it to be DEAD; it has been replaced with Corsair branded drive and I await delivery
Software Modifications:
WindowsXP Professional Corperate Edition (nLite to ~450mb)
BIOS v0703
WindowsXP boot screen (custom)
WindowsXP theme file (areao4.2)
WindowsXP icon files (areao4.2 icons)
eeeCTL v2.2 (1170mhz)
asTray+ v1.3b2 (900x540)
KeyTweak (relocated shift/up/down/left keys)
Photoshop CS3 ('reduced' to ~47mb)
Internal Port Allocation:
4GB Onboard SSD
1- WindowsXP Pro Corp (nLite to ~450mb)
8x Onboard USB Ports
1- USB Port 1
- External USB Port 1
2- USB Port 2
- External USB Port 2
3- USB Port 3
- External USB Port 3
4- Mini-PCIe Port 1
- 4 Port USB Hub
1- 32GB Flash Drive
2- Bluetooth Adapter
3- 7" Touch-screen controller
4- ATSC wireless digital TV-tuner
5- Mini-PCIe Port 2
- 4 Port USB Hub
1- GPS Adapter
2- Wireless Keyboard RF Reciever
3- Wireless Security RF AutoLock
4- *unused* (for now)
6- Webcam
7- SDHC Card Reader
- 16GB SDHC Class 6 Card
8- ?unknown?
2x Onboard Mini-PCIe Ports
1- Mini-PCIe Port 1
- Intel Wifi-N card
2- Mini-PCIe Port 2
- Not-installed from manufacturer
1x Onboard RAM Port
1- OCZ performance series 2GB
Costs of the eeePC, Mods, and External Accessories I purchased to create the "Ultimate Geek ToolKit" contained within a Kata backpack.
Internal Additions:
74.79 - 2GB RAM
199.07 - USB 32GB Flash Drive (Corsair)
100.79 - 16GB SDHC
19.39 - USB 4-port Hub 1
19.39 - USB 4-port Hub 2
84.99 - USB 7" Touch Screen 1 (Kiddshop)
71.99 - USB ATSC wireless digital TV-Tuner
27.45 - USB Bluetooth Adaptor
89.95 - USB GPS Receiver
55.95 - mini-PCIe Wifi-N card
16.95 - Wifi-N MiMo antenna (x3)
29.98 - USB Wireless Security AutoLock
14.81 - USB 10-LED Light Bar 1 (w/ external on/off)
14.81 - USB 10-LED Light Bar 2 (w/ DIP on/off)
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820.41
Accessories:
97.98 - KATA Sensitivity V Backpack
29.98 - ideaStyle Sleeve
27.00 - Silicone Skin Sleeve -
131.04 - Audio Technica ATH-EC7 Headphones
59.98 - External DVD-RW w/ Lightscribe
18.98 - USB 4-port/eSata 2-port Hub
12.13 - Keybord Protector
30.00 - Wireless Flexible Keyboard
18.00 - iMono 80-in-1 High Speed Card Reader
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425.09
Unused (u)/Replaced (r)/Bricked (b) Components:
64.00 -(r)- USB 7" Touch Screen 2 (Fido)
49.99 -(r)- USB WiFi-N Adapter
19.39 -(u)-USB 4-port Hub 3
19.39 -(u)- USB 4-port Hub 4
13.00 -(u)- USB 4-port Hub 5
13.98 -(u)- USB SIM card reader/writer
25.00 -(u)- USB MiniNova Bluetooth Adapter
205.19 -(b)- USB 32GB Flash Drive OCZ
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409.94
Additional Costs:
12.11 - 1" Kapton Adhesive (x100')
5.69 - 3M Double Sided Tape
8.94 - 8 Position SMD DIP Switch (x10)
9.99 - 5000mcd Amber SMD LED (x50)
6.83 - Black ASUS Ribbon Cable
9.11 - Solder
5.69 - 3M Dual Lock Hook Fastener
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58.36
TOTALS
455.98 - eeePC (4G Black)
859.38 - mods
1315.36 - eeePC + mods
2169.78 - eeePC + mods + accessories
Installed Software:
Dreamweaver CS3
Flash CS3
Open Office
Foxit reader
Skype
Artec ATSC Video Utility
vsFilter
CCCP Codecs
ffdshow
CoreAVC
Haali ms
VLC
Quicktime
Songbird
SuperPi
StartupMonitor
WinRAR
OCCT
CpuZ
Alcohol 120%
Daemon Tools Pro Advanced
Nero 7 Premium
CCCleaner
IconPackager
Firefox
TouchKit
Universal UXTheme
AsusUpdate
BootSkin
ImageResizer Powertoy
Google Earth
ROUTE 66 Map Software
NokiaPC Suite (for my Nokia e90)
Installed Games:
Geometry Wars
Turok N64
Last edited by JesseLang (2008-06-04 9:00:58 pm)
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Bravo high marks to your effort
to the community
and I do hate to harass you for more pics...
Last edited by Blacksockrebellion (2008-03-19 3:05:39 am)
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Gotta see the inside - it must be chaos! Sounds like an excellent moding experience.
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Very nice! I'm looking forward to seeing the internal pictures!
Which other "gizmos" you are planning for your eee?
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@JesseLang,
That looks like a really nice EEE. I can't wait to see inside, and get your writeup. I've been careful NOT to add up the total of all I've spent on my EEE, for fear my wife might see it and freak out.
You said that your OCZ Rally2 drive died. If you still have it could you take some exact measurements of it for me? I am considering putting one on my internal connector in my expansion bay but I am not sure it would fit, with the case on. I need to know the length w/o the cap on, the width, and most importantly the exact depth of the stick. In mm if possible.
Thanks in advance,
JDtucson
Last edited by JDTucson (2008-03-19 5:14:58 am)
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****' awesome! you did a wonderful job!!! sure gives me ideas 
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@JDTucson - i threw it out after spending a couple hours unsuccessfully (and foolishly) trying to remove the 4x8gb flash disks from the dead PCB. I hunted through my trash (giving my hand a nice bathe in old sushi juice) only to realize that my roommate changed bags. My corsair drive is due to arrive on Friday (pending customs) so I can measure that if it appears similar.
One note I can offer is that it is surprisingly long...and unnecessarily so. It has an extra 1cm length to the PCB that is almost entirely dedicated to an LED. If the populous didn't love LED's so much (and we do love them don't we) it could have been designed smaller. Apart from this, and the fact that they die for no apparent reason, it's a great device.
@Juaquin - I used IDE style ribbon cable for everything so it's not over chaotic; there will even be room left over for an internal USB port to live beside the GPS in the 'bottom compartment'.
@jetfin - can't be giving away all my secrets.
Last edited by JesseLang (2008-03-19 6:10:55 am)
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even with ide cabling that must be chaotic...
when u get a chance could you show u where you placed each component and its size/shape?
cheers
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fantastic!
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i think you are firghtened to open it up again
but nice mod
regards
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looks good... can you say where u got the light bars, as a kit or did u just make them?
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can you post some pics of the light bar effect at night?
greatest mods ever!
ciao 
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Wow. That's a very thorough mod, innit? 
I too can't wait to get to the guts of it.
JDTucson: Will you get a Rally2 or a Rally2 Turbo? If the latter, please let me know where it was you found it. I've been heretofore unsuccessful...
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@no1knows
they started off as something like this, but i just wanted them for the resisters and little PCBs.
@everyone
thanks for the positive response; this project is truly a labor of love and I am proud to contribute to this community.
Last edited by JesseLang (2008-03-19 1:29:42 pm)
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respect! The most cool moD ever!
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OMG!!!! awesome, nice front led bar, I wanted to do something similiar with my eee. Congrats.
Btw I guess you have a little battery life with all turned on.
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I didn't think it was possible to get that much packed into the case.
I salute you !
Awesome job !
totally awesome.
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Great job, jetfin, very impressive. 
no1knows wrote:
looks good... can you say where u got the light bars, as a kit or did u just make them?
I have found them on eBay (US) and at Suntek (UK).
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jetfin, it looks like the LEDs would be more "in your face" or illuminating the battery than the keyboard.
Have you find that to be the case?
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I upped the resistance of the keyboard lights and carefully 'angled' the LED's when soldering; so I'd have to say that I don't find them very intrusive at all. While still offering enough glow to make the aweful black keys more visible at night. If I wasn't so OCD I'd swap the LED's to UV and they keyboard to white...but that wouldn't match (I'd recommend it for any white eee owners though)
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very nice job on this project. I like how you kept everything neat and orderly in the placement of lights and switches. Gives it a professional feel
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JesseLang wrote:
I upped the resistance of the keyboard lights and carefully 'angled' the LED's when soldering; so I'd have to say that I don't find them very intrusive at all. While still offering enough glow to make the aweful black keys more visible at night.
Thank you for the explanation and for the photo.
JesseLang wrote:
If I wasn't so OCD I'd swap the LED's to UV and they keyboard to white...but that wouldn't match (I'd recommend it for any white eee owners though)
I did try that and it really does work pretty well on a white keyboard.
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Thats bad **** dude
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Still want to see inside it. I don't see Jesse pulled it off. BTW whats your batt life like now?
JAmerican
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