Dariru

I like how Telus gives me a little bit more than what I'm supposed to have.

I'm not impressed at all... My first version had it's scaling messed up on the bottom half for no apparent reason. For version two, the print quality was terrible and they also forgot to add the rendered pictures on the page.

Here's my entry since I don't expect anybody to actually go to page 36. 

https://www.myminifactory.com/object/wall-mounted-headphone-stand-with-optional-desktop-stand-base-v2-8170

And here's the renderings again since they didn't upload them
 
 

Here's a look at my design. I was bored enough that I also made an option where you can attach the wall mount to a desktop stand.

Hi there @Dariru!
 
Reallocated Sector Count in SMART test is quite important as an indicator of bad sectors and a dying drive.
 
Reallocated sector basically means that your hard drive found a bad sector, and swapped it with a 'reserve pool' of sectors. After this swap, the medium should be free of bad sectors to the operating system. It's a technology designed to make failing sectors on the HDD cause no trouble for the operating system because it'll just swap a new one whenever it finds that a particular sector is becoming weak (because it takes more time to read that sector than normal).
 
I would suggest to backup any important data you have there and replace the drive, or if it's still under warranty you can RMA it from here:
 
http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=z32PdV
 
Hope this helps.
 
Cheers!

Anyone else think that there should be a Mini ITX case roundup with size comparisons?

Hello there, new to the forum, but I assumed some of you might be interested in this.
 
So a few months ago, I set out to build my own keyboard. Some due to the experience of it, some because I wanted to try the HHKB layout, but can't drop the money on one.
So then I started.
 
First things first, mapping out the key layout:

 
I ended up swapping the place of left alt, and super, due to keycap availability. In the end, it also does make more sense, comparing it to normal key positions.
 
Designing the plate, and case, for the keyboard was pretty simple. Five layers of 3mm acrylic gives a good height, and plenty of room for wires inside.

 
Next was the wiring. I whipped up a quick diagram for it.

... A little too quick, as I discovered too late that the diodes should be reversed...
 
The keycaps arrived, and it was time to figure out which keys were to be used. I made a few changes to this afterwards, but it has the general feel of it.

 
 
The cuts arrived not too long after, and I could start putting it together!


I'm using MX Jailhouse Blues for it (which are absolutely awesome!), lubed and stickered.
 
I got the layers in smoke-coloured acrylic. It looks absolutely fantastic with my keycaps of choice!

 
 
I started soldering away....


Almost done with the matrix (Except for the reversed diodes).
 
Now for the controller

I chopped up a usb cable, to have a small footprint, that could fit between the switches. It extends out of the body of the case, so it's a more flexible detachable cable.
 

I use a Teensy 2 as the controller. Five rows, and 15 columns gives a lot of spaghetti to manage, but a bit of organization made it somewhat trivial. The firmware is a fork of Hasu's TMK_Keyboard firmware
 

And there it is, all soldered up and done! Except for a few missing screws, those should be in the mail within a couple of days.
 

You can see the wires going to each of the columns, neatly tucked away. Okay, maybe not so neatly, but consider it a prototype!
 
And with keycaps, on the desk...


 
 
Edited for more photos !:






 
 
So, conclusion time!
In hindsight, I shouldn't have bothered with easy-swap holes for the switches. The reality of it is, since the plate is twice as thick as recommended, and there's no pcb, the switches aren't held down nearly as much as one would want. I've been using it for a couple of hours, and it's not an issue for far majority of the keys, although the backspace is pretty loose.
The middle of the board could also use some support from underneath, as putting the G and H keycaps on, especially, was a little frightening. But it worked out in the end, and it's not much of an issue for normal use. I don't usually put 300g+ weight on the middle keys.
 
With that said, for the limited time I've been using this, I absolutely love it! I've ordered a aluminum plate, and steel bottom, which should add some good weight, and general durability to the keyboard, even though it might have a negative effect on the overall looks.

550ti
Man I wish that I spent a little more on my graphics card.

You have the wrong Unknowns

550ti
Man I wish that I spent a little more on my graphics card.