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#1 9646gt

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 11:14 AM

So got bored and remembered seeing those pics of the externals hdds you can buy that are made from a SNES or NES cart. I had a spare hdd out of my old PS3 I was going to use on the wii U so I decided to give it a go myself :) The only cartridge I had that I didn't mind messing up was Rad Racer. It was that of Jeopardy that I got free and I couldn't stand the thought of seeing that label each time I showed someone the drive lol. This was easier than I thought because the drive was very thing but it also worked with a thicker old 80gb drive I had also but was more tight. I also had three different enclosures laying around and I picked the one I have right now because if I decide to use the drive with something else later it has firewire and stuff and it also has a plug for external power so I can safely use it with my Wii U when I get it for Christmas.To trim the inside of the case I simply used a bottom of the line Dremel with a drill bit I had installed in it already lol. I used the PCB board from the external enclosure and just put it on the drive and did a test fit. After trimming the cartridge if fit perfectly with no movement! It's not very professional looking but I like it :) What do you guys think?

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 11:18 AM

Why does it have so many ports?

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#3 9646gt

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 11:34 AM

Because it has Firewire and USB 2.0. Firewire connectors on the card are two different sizes. The round port is where you can plug in a Ac adaptor but isn't needed.

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 12:11 PM

That is awesome.

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 12:48 PM

That's pretty cool man, I love seeing fun stuff done with retro games/systems!
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Posted 12 December 2012 - 02:11 PM

Cool! I don't think I'll need any external drives, but this is still awesome! I wish I had an old console and games... xD

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Posted 12 December 2012 - 03:10 PM

thats a pretty cool idea, nice work

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 12:37 AM

Thanks guys. I works like a champ too :)

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 01:21 AM

looks like you have just taken the external drive circuit and put it into the cartridge, beware, looks like the drive could overheat in there with hardly no ventilation, if you put an ssd drive in there it should be ok

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 01:24 AM

Nice stuff man! I would try to seal off the part with the connectors though... I wouldn't want dust to get in there!
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Posted 13 December 2012 - 07:31 AM

Not RAD RACER!!!!!!! That game was awesome!!!!!!
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Posted 13 December 2012 - 10:17 AM

looks like you have just taken the external drive circuit and put it into the cartridge, beware, looks like the drive could overheat in there with hardly no ventilation, if you put an ssd drive in there it should be ok

That is pretty much what it is.I don't see any way of doing it different unless you want to build your own PCB board? Doesn't matter as I was just doing it to kill time. Not worried about overheating as it's a 5400rpm drive and all the enclosures I own have zero vents on them. I stress tested it for an hour straight with no issues and barely got warm.

Nice stuff man! I would try to seal off the part with the connectors though... I wouldn't want dust to get in there!

Yeah still gotta look into that. Not much dust will get in but it will still bother me lol. Gotta find a way to make it look clean but that may be beyond my skill level haha. 99% of people won't see the back :)

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 10:42 AM

I think this might be something better suited for The Museum, seeing as it's something you made?

Any way, I always see things like this on etsy (like http://www.etsy.com/shop/8bitmemory).. They are kind of expensive though, but I always wanted to learn how to make one because I want oneeee~ Le sigh~ Technical skill failure T__T

This one came out great, though. Sweet job!

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:34 AM

I think this might be something better suited for The Museum, seeing as it's something you made?

Any way, I always see things like this on etsy (like http://www.etsy.com/shop/8bitmemory).. They are kind of expensive though, but I always wanted to learn how to make one because I want oneeee~ Le sigh~ Technical skill failure T__T

This one came out great, though. Sweet job!


LOL I never even saw that section of the forum existed :) Guess I am guilty of lurking on jsut the Wii U sections haha. Yeah it turned out decent and was very easy really. Not nearly as professional but Nobody will see it much :) The friends I have showed loved it!

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 07:29 PM

OH MY JESUS!!! Gimme NOWW!!!

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 07:39 PM

Know any way to do this with an N64 cart? I might just try this.
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Posted 13 December 2012 - 08:40 PM

N64 cart would be to small wouldn't it.

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 12:59 AM

You, Sir, are a true nerd and I salute you for it!
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Posted 14 December 2012 - 01:27 AM

Thanks guys. :) not sure you could do it with a n64 cart unless you had a really small ssd drive or something. You can do it with a snes cart!

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 03:43 PM

Thanks guys. :) not sure you could do it with a n64 cart unless you had a really small ssd drive or something. You can do it with a snes cart!


Btw, found this on Etsy...
http://www.etsy.com/listing/62058092/nes-hard-drive-rad-racer-500gb-usb-30

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