Knackered Server

Hi everyone, bought an old p200 to use as a simple static web server

Anyway i want to make it look as old and broke as possible (not the insides tho!)(yes i am mad), just for an authentic hackers look.

Anyone got any pics of old servers or any ideas?

1)scratch the big "dell", "packard bell" or "compaq" sign on the front
2)whip your keys against the box a few times to get scratched up a bit
3) have a bunch of wires sticking out an open bay (just get any old wires)
4)try to get a bigggg switch on the front so it looks like a power consuming demon.
and thats only the outside
(im not responable for any harm done to your computer and these methods go completly untested, just ideas)

:eek:
http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca/issues/033100/images/features12.jpg

lol! everybody remeber that famous video of some guy beating the **** out of his comp at work. love it every time!

Originally posted by whackaxe
lol! everybody remeber that famous video of some guy beating the **** out of his comp at work. love it every time!

I have a copy of that and it's obviously staged to me. You can see the terminal (not a computer) isn't hooked up to power or any network.

you have probably all been there but have a looka t www.salmondays.tv and download the office clippy free movie, funny as hell. Best clippy killer ive seen yet!

And thanks for advice! im looking for a big dodgy switch to use!

you should get one thats frankenstein like (if you see what i mean) also you can change loads of things on the OS to make it look like a bog haxor box. wht OS you planing to put on it?

Good ol'win 98se

you shoud 'play' about with your windope to make it look like über-133+ like the start up screen and stuff :D

lol will do!

im actually considering scrapping the okld server plan and just throwing the contents of the pc into my old video recorder, ive got a spare 145watt micro atx power supply that would fit.

check this out:
http://www.retrosystem.com/

ha ha, I get it.

http://www.salmondays.tv/downloads/shutdown.mpg

The computer was wrong. Lol :D

Thanks that retro system site is class!, just a shame i like in uk so posttage = £££££!!

Hi,
I'd suggest not to use a case at all... Let the power block, motherboard and the rest be dislocated all around the room...
And put as many unneded wires as You can everywhere - You'll create a Web :) If You have some not working motherboards and other scrap and simulate electrical links between all this stuff, every computer engeneer will have nightamares after seeing all this :)

Alex

class idea!, itll run cooler as well in the open!

the problem with this (as well as leaving an open bay behind or something is that the cooling is completly sabotaged and that you might get tsomething overhea. never happend to me but ive read it a few places. and how you going to find the on switch underneath the whole lot!

That gives me another idea... a P200 probably will not get overheated, but You can place a big 300 W cooler in front of him... You'll just have to use nails sa that the motherboard stay in its place when You turn on the cooler :))

Alex

or just get a desk fan and set it up next to your comp, itll look like its a big thinking monster (like me with a pen ;))

If you guys are thinking of going caseless, you need to check out:

http://www.g-news.ch/articles/nhp200nc/

This guy took his computer (without case) and encased it in PU foam!

Andrew

if you take it out of the case, you're gonna have to start worrying about dust, big time. i recommend against the no-case idea.

Modify your IDE cables to run to the opposite sides of the room and have your CD on one side and Hd on the other!

Well i havent modded it at the min but take a look at www.w-e-b-b-a.co.uk ive named it my geet old banger (north east england slang for very old machine) the sites up most of the time