The Case.

What we want.

Almost any Supercomputer that we know is BIG and consumes lots of electric power, we're going to minimize that.
The first version will hold 6 computers inside the case, that means, 6 mainboards with processors, RAM, CPU fans, VGA card, network card and hard disk. To do this we disassembled two rack boxes that we luckily found in trash, and build a big case with the size that we need, this part was easy because it's like a mecano toy.


Inside the Case.

6 mainboards are going to be inside this box, we tested everyone alone before to avoid later problems. Having a hard disk with id software Doom2 game installed is an aid to check this, power on every computer with a game like this and leave it alone 10 minutes to check posible crashes. You can also download Docmem , a bootdisk to test RAM SIMMS and DIMS.


Once the box completed we put the mainboards inside carefully by a little plastic rails, leaving the keyboard connectors up as the VGA and network connector (we disasembled before the L iron on the NIC and VGA, to have enougth space for the 6 mainboards).

The mainboards slides up and down by this platic supports.

The box is now completed and 2 power supplies installed on.

Next step the power suppy, 6 power supplies will be stupid, we'd use only 2 power supplies that means we have to cut and join 3 pairs of P8 and P9 conectors on each power supply.

Cut every cable on the power suppy.

We'll connect 3 mainboards on each power supply

The hard disks were attached with 2 screws each one on the sides,  firmly attached.
The IDE cables were "rounded" by the easy technic that consists on making a little cut every 5 wires and tie them using a plastic.

A little cut every 5 lines and rip the rest by hand

It's easier to work with rounded cables