Step 1: Intro Hi I recently got a Raspberry Pi to use as a HTPC running Raspmc. But came into problems where the Rpi does not provide enough bus power on its USB ports to power a 2.5″ external harddrive. So I decided to add a external 5v power supply to provide power to a […]
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Raspberry Pi is a great project computer, it’s cheap ($35), runs Linux (or Risc OS) and has lots of resources available aroudn it. When mine arrived, I didn’t really know what to use it for, but then it hit me: I can build an emulator box for all the NES and SNES games that I
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One day I found myself in the need for a USB hub with an eternal power supply but when I went to a shop I verified they can be quite more expensive than the ones that don’t ha\ve external power supply. No big deal, “I’ll just by a cheap one and add the external power
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This is the case I made for my Cubieboard/Raspberry Pi which, back in the day, was an external cd writer drive. This case includes: Power supply Silent HDD mount Fan with speed control The first step (for which I, unfortunately, don’t have any pictures) is to take the case apart and remove all the old
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As with all DIY projects, one of the main hassles is the enclosure to put all of the hardware in. I wanted a quick solution – didn’t have the time to make something fancy. After a while I remembered that I’ve saved my Amazon Kindle Keyboard cardboard package. The quality of the cardboard is excellent
Experimental introduction: In many cases SD capacity is not enough. Luckily Raspberry Pi can easily be connected to external USB hard drives. Follow the steps in this section, and you will soon have a lot more storage connected to your Raspberry Pi. Step 1: Experimental hardware devices Experimental hardware devices: This experiment requires the following
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