Pocket Marines!

[teraflop122]

Pico power supply? You mean a picoPSU?

What exactly happened when you tried to start the PC? For that matter, how did you try to start the PC?

Most modern power supplies are turned on when a connection in the motherboard connector is bridged- the switch on the back is just a hard disconnect for maintanance. A quick searched turned up this guide.

[MrTroy]

Yep. A regular power supply causes this baby to boot right up. I don't think the PicoPSU will let me do that much of a draw on the floppy connector. I'm currently looking into other forms of power right now.

I'm currently looking at this but I want to do a little more research before I drop any more money into this project. I'm getting dangerously close to $1,000 with very little to actually show for it.

Edit:
Oh and I'm using CF because once I layout the hard drive I'm never changing it.

[DK]

Have you thought of using the GameCube's PSU?

[cowsgoquack101]

Just to ask, do you have the old motherboard? I'd buy it if it still works.

[MrTroy]

Just to ask, do you have the old motherboard? I'd buy it if it still works.

As far as I know it still works. But you'll have to do a lot of rigging to get everything you may want to work.... It doesn't have a cable for USB and I'm not sure what else(I have a cable for keyboard and mouse. VGA is built in as well as LAN). I can test it later today and get back to you. I REALLY need USB in order for mine to get by.

Have you thought of using the GameCube's PSU?

No I haven't at all. I'm going to look into it today. Oi gonna be a busy busy day.

On another note. I tried rigging together an old external hard drive case(Which would have been almost perfect because it ran off of 12 volts. I would've just needed a new battery.)

[MrTroy]

Just to ask, do you have the old motherboard? I'd buy it if it still works.

Great... so the makeshift power supply that I tried using a caddy case from a USB on my old mother board boots it up. Fricken