Shuttle Retrofit

ian54

ian54

ian54

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Inspired by some of the excellent projects on here, I was considering retrofitting a mini ITX H67 mobo into an existing Shuttle SN41G2 (v2) case, using the integrated graphics rather than a separate PCIe card.

If anyone can answer some questions:

(a) considering there will be no card and no DVD drive and just one SATA, would I be able to use the existing PC40 250W PSU of the original SN41G2, would there be an issue with power and/or connectors ?

(b) what is the graphics power of the various HD 2000/3000 combinations, could I run, say, Dawn of War II ?

TIA
 
ian54 said:
That post was one of my inspirations ! I was wondering how you fitted the ITX motherboard into the case as the rear most screw holes are in a different position ?

Also, did you try using the original PSU ?

Now thinking of an H67/i3-2100T combo.
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I covered over the existing case standoffs with insulation tape. I then positioned the motherboard into the case. I used a PCI-E graphics card to align the motherboard so I could mark the mounting points on the case. Using a drill holes were made at these points and standoffs were inserted. You need to use glue and some nuts to secure them.

The original PSU should be fine but you need to make sure you use normal height or low profile DDR3.

You will also need to extend the front panel power switch cable or get one off the famous auction website.
 
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Thanks for tips. I have plenty of spare standoffs around, and will have some normal height DDR3 (the OCZ stuff) available soon. To use the original PSU I'd need a 20-24 pin converter and the 4-pin plug will need an extension. I was more worried about the wattage used, but the i3-2100T is only 35W.
 
Hi,

I have done the same, only I put in a ITX board with an external PSU, this was really needed because I wanted to run as a NAS and therefore needed space for the 5 Laptop Hard drives.

http://home2.btconnect.com/motormice/PhotoAlbums/album_1301349702/

Anyway, regarding the standoffs...
I removed the shuttle ones, by carefully suporting the case and banging them out (just take care not to bend the whole chassis. Then I marked and drilled holes just smaller than the new standoffs so that the first insertion cuts the thread. If you struggle to line these up, drill big holes and attach the standoffs to the motherboard then place in the case with the standoff threads going through the holes, then apply some appoxy (Araldite or equiv) and leave to set.

The most awkward bit of the mod is having to cut the back as ITX motherboard back connections are wider than the Shuttle.

I have used the H67 and it uses very little power.
As a comparison My P67 with a 2600K @5GHz, 5 hard drives and a GTX570 only draws 350W so an H67 with on board graphics will max out at 200w tops. So I think your shuttle PSU will cope fine.

Hope this helps
 
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SimonMaltby said:
The most awkward bit of the mod is having to cut the back as ITX motherboard back connections are wider than the Shuttle.
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Hmm, I'd considered doing this in my SN25P but noticed the mITX seems to sit "over" to the right. So have you lost that left PCI slot to the board shifting over?
 
randal24 said:
Hmm, I'd considered doing this in my SN25P but noticed the mITX seems to sit "over" to the right. So have you lost that left PCI slot to the board shifting over?
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SN25 and similar are much more difficult because on those shuttle put the PCI-e slots on the opposite side from all other motherboard formats, so you would need to do serious modding at the back of the case i'm afraid.
 
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