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post #321 of 1095
6/29/04 at 10:13pm
Acetone you can get at any supply store.
Never heard of soldering paste, perhaps you mean flux(sp)?
I would assume rapid glue would be super glue
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post #322 of 1095
6/30/04 at 10:25am
if you look at this link http://www.bay-wolf.com/8500videoheat.htm he mentions soldering paste to clean the copper plate

-Evo
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post #323 of 1095
6/30/04 at 10:26am
search on the forum they ahve a thread just for this topic wait i think two. they should be able to help you or email the guy that made the tutorial
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post #324 of 1095
6/30/04 at 3:57pm
Spike, any chance your going to do a CPU cooling mod?
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post #325 of 1095
6/30/04 at 4:30pm
Give him some time. he hasnt posted the paint mod yet. it would be nice to know his idea and hos is he thinking of doing it. I was looking for webcames. but they seem to big to fit. i was looking for does spy one but still. any of you guys have looked into this.
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post #326 of 1095
7/1/04 at 4:32am
Thread Starter 
I want to post a full tutorial from beginning to end. If I post now it will be incomplete since the ebayer sent me the wrong hdd caddy. I've also had work and night class and my internship and lots of golf and tennis to keep me busy all day long. Expect the paint mod within the next week.

As for the cooling mod, I have no purpose for doing it because even far cry runs fine with high settings and a lil overclocking. I have never had heating issues. So "if it aint broke don't fix it" policy applies here. Besides, there is already a tutorial floating around that someone wrote up that shows u how to do it.
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post #327 of 1095
7/1/04 at 4:32am
Thread Starter 
thnx nootrak for looking. I've spent much time looking and having other people search as well but it's to no avail
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post #328 of 1095
7/1/04 at 5:44am
Just remmember guys, Spiike is posting tutorials as a favor to us.

Thanks Spiike!
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post #329 of 1095
7/1/04 at 9:53am
Spiike what are u a rich boy? anyway DO you have any WEbcam or spy cam in mind Spiike? i was looking but i seen does webcame they show on the spam but i cant tell you about there size because i dont have one. i know what would work. some CIA spy cam or something lol. the only thing is goin gto be in black and white. Well anyway anyone else have a webcam or spy cam in mind to put on the hinge.
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post #330 of 1095
7/1/04 at 11:36am
Of course i appreciate Spikes work, Wooster. I was just wondering if he was considering doin a certain mod, not in any way demanding it.

btw nootrak... lol, i really have no idea wut ur talking about *scratches head*
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post #331 of 1095
7/1/04 at 11:47am
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Originally Posted by DELL-Spiike
Ideas for future modifications
  • Case wrapping your Dell laptop
  • cooling mod
  • integrating webcam into left hinge cover
  • integrating IBM thinklight into lcd bezel
  • Power LED swap to different color (use of surface mount LEDs)

this is what i mean i have been lookig for one verysmall not really caring about the quality but the size. u know the CIA have really small ones so i was just wondering if anyone had looked into this or has found something that would fit in the hinge on the laptop (right on top of where it say 'Inspiron | 8600).
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post #332 of 1095
7/1/04 at 2:07pm
BTW, in regards to the LED mod, its in progress for me. I am going to make some minor changes, but right now I am just collecting parts (waiting for LEDs to come in, slow shipping).
Anyway, picked up two small slide switches today at Radio Shack (two becasue they came in a pack, but I may use two circuts, IE speakers and fans, to be determined later).
Will take pics shortly.

Also, spike I need some assistance, while I was doing a minor CPU mod (thermal paste change)I noted that the back side of my USB ports are covered, there is a little metal plate there protecting the back wires, I did not remember you mention them in your tutorial. I tried to remove it, but it does not seem to come off at all (looks to be part of the overall package. Is there anywhere else I can get 5V power off of?
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post #333 of 1095
7/1/04 at 2:09pm
Ok, nevermind, pics are not going to be happening, my camera just died.
Says "Camera Needs Service E00" on the screen.......
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post #334 of 1095
7/1/04 at 5:19pm

webcam mod?

Hi,
I'm very excited about the possibility of a webcam mod, however, I'm confused as to where the webcam would go? Looking at webcams, is the logitech's notebook webcam too big?
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post #335 of 1095
7/2/04 at 12:37am
Is it mentioned that the webcam to be used is the logitech quickcam for notebooks?

if tahts going in the left hinge, that looks way too big!

maybe its a different webcam.

Loz

edit: found this http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/pr...CONTENTID=5040

this is more likely...
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post #336 of 1095
7/2/04 at 5:18am
How is the camera integration supposed to work? Are there spare USB headers on the 8600's mobo in which to attach the cam or are we going to have to highjack one of the two USB ports already installed?

I don't mind drilling into a D800 case for the cam mod but I dont really want to do anything that is not ultimately reversable and I really dont think I'll have an external USB to spare...
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post #337 of 1095
7/2/04 at 6:10pm
*edit 1.25.05*
Dead links, server went down and lost pics.
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post #338 of 1095
7/3/04 at 1:34am
Heres a very helpful cpu cooling tutorial from the Sager section

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=11362

im planning on doing this as soon as i get my Arctic Silver 5
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post #339 of 1095
7/3/04 at 1:45am
Thread Starter 
looking at the specs on the smallest usb webcam, which is still about 1/8 of an inch, I'm not going to do the webcam mod. Besides I'll probably get a sager 8790 within the next year. Also drilling the left hinge= needing to repaint it which I dont want to do.

this is the smallest i could find so far

Update on tutorial: eta by thurs at the latest.

Also, i forgot to update how I put the switch in the laptop. I'll post up how my switch looks by thurs.
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post #340 of 1095
7/3/04 at 2:42am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Evo
Heres a very helpful cpu cooling tutorial from the Sager section

http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=11362

im planning on doing this as soon as i get my Arctic Silver 5
I did everything there except for lapping the HS. It is not possible to do on our HS due to the protrusions everwhere (screws sticking out), the copper plate is also recesed into the the HS a very small ammount, but it is enough to make lapping it impossible as far as i can tell.
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