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    "Voodoo ENVY U709 / Clevo D900K - Preliminary Modification to Finished Results"

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by K-TRON, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. Vogelbung

    Vogelbung I R Judgemental

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    *Looks*

    *Apologises in advance*

    *Recoils in horror*
     
  2. Garandhero

    Garandhero Notebook Deity

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    epic... my posts were on topic!!

    then i got ganged up on.
     
  3. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Sorry for the inconvenience to those who actually cared,

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  4. FrankTabletuser

    FrankTabletuser Notebook Evangelist

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    A more elegant solution would have been to connect a transistor/mosfet or relays to the switch which detects if the display is opened or closed or to the num lock or caps lock LED on your keyboard. This way you wouldn't have needed the second switch (and ruin the paint job :p) and could have turned it on or off more elegant.
    I also don't understand why you use such a huge fuse and haven't just bought a SMD fuse to replace the old.


    But still I adore you that you modify your notebook. And the green LEDs also look great.
     
  5. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Wow! Let me say that again, Wow! That's fantastic work. Have you given any thought to trying to backlight the keyboard in the same fashion?
     
  6. fifafreak18

    fifafreak18 Notebook Evangelist

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    That came out great! Now you just need to put some finishing touches on it so the button doesn't look like a cheap add-on.
     
  7. Manic Penguins

    Manic Penguins [+[ ]=]

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    Dude, please tell me your going to touch up that button?

    Epic work so far nonetheless :cool:

    Maybe you could contact AMD or Voodoo and get a grant off them? lol :D
     
  8. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    Looks awesome!btw,what is that octo-core thing in your sig?
     
  9. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    Also,how much money did you spent on this voodoo?
     
  10. D3X

    D3X the robo know it all

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    Looks to me like a beast of a desktop ;)
     
  11. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    ^I heard a rumor saying that it is a notebook :p
     
  12. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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  13. gorbs

    gorbs Notebook Guru

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    K-TRON,

    man that case looks so good why don't you just mod it to allow a quality mobo install.? just tired of dickering with it ? anyway i still think it looks great and you did a fine job of it !!
     
  14. Manic Penguins

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    Don't be disheartened K-TRON :) You've done something that nearly everyone, including myself, would never even dare to do.
     
  15. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I'm not going to counsel against knocking Clevo for all time; however, I would suggest that you not kick yourself too hard because you've actually accomplished quite a lot - as Manic Penguins put it, more than most of us would ever dare to do. Also, I wouldn't begrudge the cost too, too much because, after all, you know have the sort of experience and knowledge base that most people have to spend thousands more to get at a technical college, and more importantly, you have knowledge that is both based on actual hands-on, and is real knowledge, not just memorized data, because you had to figure everything out on your own. And, at any rate, humans don't generally learn from their victories so much as from their mistakes - the more mistakes you make, the more you learn.

    So, congratulations on a most magnificent failure!
     
  16. haquocdung

    haquocdung Notebook Virtuoso

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    So you are using this laptop for lightning purpose only ^_^
     
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    Arafura Newbie

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    Hi K-TRON,

    You definitely seem to be the most experienced Envy user out there! I have a question and was hoping to get your input on it.

    I just got an Envy myself, and I absolutely love it except for one thing... the noise. It's a pretty noisy little thing and I was hoping there was a way to make it run more quietly. Do you know of some way to do this, or is there a fan control driver/software tool? I guess I'm asking, do you have any advice for me?

    Thanks!
     
  18. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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  19. K-TRON

    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Thank you for those who were interested in this project.

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    This forum has become a disgrace which I will not stand for.

    Sorry for the inconvenience to those who actually cared,

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  20. Manic Penguins

    Manic Penguins [+[ ]=]

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    How's the Octitron?!
     
  21. anthony11

    anthony11 Notebook Consultant

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    he said no talkin about it haha :nah:
     
  22. Laoghaire

    Laoghaire Newbie

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    Did you paint it before you cut it? You should probably paint the edges of what you cut out if you are a perfectionist.
     
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