Friday, September 21, 2007

Hack Attack 2: Internal SD card reader


Two open USB ports inside my eo were nagging me. I decided to hack it again - this time with an SD card reader.

Measured out to make sure I have a reader that'll fit.

Plastic removed - Reader installed.
Marked out the plastic on the case.
Cut and close. I actually replaced the SD card reader with a smaller one after this hack was completed so that SD cards sit flush with the UMPC instead of protruding out like the top picture shows. I also cleaned up the plastic cuts and made it more smooth and eye-appealing.

Naturally, the LED on the new SD card reader was too tall, so I cut another hole for that (just like I did on the internal USB hub) and it all works nicely.

1 comments:

Frank J Garcia - CTitanic said...

Wow Daniel, it's just unbelievable!
One thing is for sure. You are not selling your eo ever!