Megadrive PC

PC casemod on a Megadrive shell

danjovic

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PC casemod on a Sega Megadrive (a.k.a. Genesis) using a BAT-TI2 motherboard (Celeron J1800), 4GB or DDR3 and a 120GB SSD.

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danjovic • 07/10/2020 at 17:42 • 0 comments

Megadrive PC together with its cousin that runs Linux

1

Prepare the case

Use the metal cover that comes from the motherboard to mark where to cut.
2

Cut The case - Bottom

Cutting the case is an iteractive task. All the time you have to check if there's something jamming the motherboard. Try to cut as minimum as possible, specially the parts used to hold the case together with screws. For this project one mounting pole was sacrivfied leaving the other 3 to be used to hold the case.
3

Cut the case - TOP

With the motherboard was fixed on the bottom of the case (using superglued plastic hexnuts/standoffs) it is time to remove any plastic piece that touches the motherboard preventing the case to close. As before remove the minimum amount of plastic as necessary.