2003 Boxster S... I'm at it again!!!

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Originally Posted by PaulF

Smooth. haha
At least you'll never make that mistake again.

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Very true.

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Originally Posted by RipplingHurst

Very interesting use of MCE...I'm lauching MCE from within Centrafuse 3.0 now, but maybe I should try the opposite...very slick.

How did you customize MCE? MCE Studio?

Thanks.

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I used two programs Media Center Studio and Restorator 2007 full version.
With Media Center Studio I was able to change the Start Menu, text on the screen, add programs to MCE, and etc.
With Restorator 2007 I edited the all the images. This way was easier for me because MCE Studio reg editor didn't work for me. The file your looking for is ehres.dll. Its located in ''C:\Windows\ehome\''

This site help out a lot. If anyone needs my help, I will do my best.

Bigseven74 , I love your job with MC 7 to fit it in your boxer.

Do you think that is possible to share your work, me be to create a MCE's theme .So it is easy to install your job in any install ?

very nice job !!!!

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Originally Posted by ZX1Cruizer

Why not just power the hub from the PSU 5V rail, or buy a 5V Car Cig Adapter and tie it into a 12V source? I did that with my Mini-DVR, just took a old car plug from a XM unit I was no longer using and tada!!!!!!!!!

OMG looking at your price list, I see lots of things that should have been way less then what you paid. You seemed to have got ripped off. I remember when I first started though, I didnt watch what I spent either.

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Honestly I thought my problem was i wasn't getting a full 5v to two of my hubs (they were linked). After I ran another usb extension cable from the pc I have more then enough power to run the hubs separately. I had to replace the hub after I fried them, but everything is working now.

At first I watched every penny, but as the project continued, I just wanted to finish it... at any cost. I was shocked to see that I spent so much on it.

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Originally Posted by RipplingHurst

Would you like to share your input of MCE as front end in this thread? I'm thinking about going that route myself (I posted one picture of your customization there, if you don't mind).

Congrats, it surely is hard work to install in a Porsche! :peace:

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Thank you for noticing my work.
Just remember that while MCE is not as bloated as say iTunes, adding more music/video can slow down your performance. The trick is to throw as much RAM at it as possible. I also saw that the atom isn't strong enough to run HD content by itself. My Atom 330 is coupled with a Zotac ION Graphics card and 4 gb of ram.

Atom 330 and Ion nvidia is not enough to see Hd video ?

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Originally Posted by pierrotm777

Atom 330 and Ion nvidia is not enough to see Hd video ?

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No it is, the Atom isn't enough by itself. Sorry for the mix up. I have Top Gear and True Blood, and Dexter running in HD fine on my setup.

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Originally Posted by Bigseven74

Honestly I thought my problem was i wasn't getting a full 5v to two of my hubs (they were linked). After I ran another usb extension cable from the pc I have more then enough power to run the hubs separately. I had to replace the hub after I fried them, but everything is working now.

At first I watched every penny, but as the project continued, I just wanted to finish it... at any cost. I was shocked to see that I spent so much on it.

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I was the other way around. Just spent, spent and spent, but saw my project wasnt moving fast enough. Now I am very picky with things I buy.

I broke the solder at some point in time on the lamp. I needed to fix it.

finished with soldering the lamp.