EDITOR: David Kroll

 

(22) Kristi doing it up	(23) Front right	(24) Opposite side

 

(25) It’s ALIVE!	(26) Power button	(27) Ohhh yeeaaaah, that’s bio-dome

 

(28) HD light flickering	(29) Window in the dark	(30) See the funnel under the chimney

The Movie:

    "The movie contains picture out-takes, and well, of course video of the PC in action.  Music by Dread Zeppelin in this movie. Maybe some of you remember, the song, and or Dread Zeppelin, or maybe not. You'll need to save the movie to your Computer this time.  It is zipped, 53 seconds run time, and is about 1.5 megabytes in Windows Media Format." ~David

(31) Enjoy!

Conclusion:

    In conclusion, I would have to say that this project was pretty fun.  I think I learn something new with every build.  Whether that is: hard work pays off, take your time and do it right, or hot-glue has hot in its name for a reason.  This baby runs like a top!  I also watched a few movies on it…purely for testing purposes.  The Mini-ITX form factor integrates into the home multimedia environment seamlessly.  The ability to build a small system, add it to your home theater with digital audio and not break the bank is just incredible.  I tested the digital audio on Luke’s home theater system and was blown away.  He was a bit shocked to see that I could build this system for half of what he paid for his DVD player!  Needless to say, I’m probably going to be building him one soon.  Questions, comments, and slander can be directed to me, or take it on in the Forums.  Thanks for giving my article a read.

    I would also like to say thank you to the people at VIA for the motherboard.  You all were a pleasure to interact with.  I would like to especially thank Mrs. Meier-Johnson for her patience. :) Also my wife Kristi, my cousin Luke, Mr. Perry, DJ WyattJAM, and last but not least, Jab-Tech.


System Specs:

Epia M series mainboard with a C3 933 mhz (On board video and 5.1 audio)
10 Gig Maxtor Hard Drive
1 stick Crucial PC2100 256 meg DDR
Pioneer slot load DVD drive
Cheiftec wireless keyboard mouse combo
230 watt PSU (Micro PSU)


Editor's Notes:

    If you see another Log Cabin Mini PC on the web, chances are, this is where it was inspired from. Anyone who does something like this, please let us know. We'd love to see it! :)