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The Pinball Project, pt. 2
Both playfield monitor and fan adapter were delivered without a problem. Now, some of the testing begins.
Hooked up the necessary cables to the motherboard, got a mouse and keyboard, connected the monitor, plugged everything into a power strip, and gave a test run. Things work... slightly better than expected (a.k.a. "Holy Crap! I caught a break!"). Turns out I didn't need a switch for the power supply. As soon as I switched on the power strip, the computer turned on. Shutting down the machine as normal (Windows 10) powers everything down. I knock off the power to the power strip, and the next time I turn on the power strip, it powers up the computer again. Nifty!
The playfield monitor is lovely and sharp (using the VGA connection as a test; it'll probably be better when I connect it using HDMI). Unfortunately, I was caught in Windows Update Hell, as I hadn't powered on that machine in a few weeks. I really should have done it before i took it apart for this build. Oh well, live and learn.
Next, tested the amplifier and speakers. Y'know, I didn't know what I was expecting when I ordered the parts. Of course, the amplifier came without any cables (save for the power adapter), and the speakers came without wires. Fortunately, I had a spool of speaker wire and a soldering gun (even though my soldering skill is very iffy at best).
Anyway, connected up the amplifier and attached the speakers and it all works. Rather well, actually, and it'll probably sound better when I mount the speakers in the cabinet... after I get some screws, that is.
The only thing I haven't tested is the small back glass monitor, as I realized that I don't have any spare HDMI cables around the house. *heh* *sigh*
So, that's all the testing and whatnot for tonight. I know what I'm getting tomorrow; a pair of HDMI cables. I already have a lot of wood screws here, and I'll need to know if there are any pilot holes on the cabinet for the speaker screws before I figure out what size screw to use.
The next major event is getting the cabinet on either Tuesday or Wednesday (it was originally scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, but recently it's saying Tuesday. Either day is fine, frankly).
Hooked up the necessary cables to the motherboard, got a mouse and keyboard, connected the monitor, plugged everything into a power strip, and gave a test run. Things work... slightly better than expected (a.k.a. "Holy Crap! I caught a break!"). Turns out I didn't need a switch for the power supply. As soon as I switched on the power strip, the computer turned on. Shutting down the machine as normal (Windows 10) powers everything down. I knock off the power to the power strip, and the next time I turn on the power strip, it powers up the computer again. Nifty!
The playfield monitor is lovely and sharp (using the VGA connection as a test; it'll probably be better when I connect it using HDMI). Unfortunately, I was caught in Windows Update Hell, as I hadn't powered on that machine in a few weeks. I really should have done it before i took it apart for this build. Oh well, live and learn.
Next, tested the amplifier and speakers. Y'know, I didn't know what I was expecting when I ordered the parts. Of course, the amplifier came without any cables (save for the power adapter), and the speakers came without wires. Fortunately, I had a spool of speaker wire and a soldering gun (even though my soldering skill is very iffy at best).
Anyway, connected up the amplifier and attached the speakers and it all works. Rather well, actually, and it'll probably sound better when I mount the speakers in the cabinet... after I get some screws, that is.
The only thing I haven't tested is the small back glass monitor, as I realized that I don't have any spare HDMI cables around the house. *heh* *sigh*
So, that's all the testing and whatnot for tonight. I know what I'm getting tomorrow; a pair of HDMI cables. I already have a lot of wood screws here, and I'll need to know if there are any pilot holes on the cabinet for the speaker screws before I figure out what size screw to use.
The next major event is getting the cabinet on either Tuesday or Wednesday (it was originally scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, but recently it's saying Tuesday. Either day is fine, frankly).