Frankendrive and the Power Board

	To make the whole system complete it had to have a DVD drive and some major hard drive space to house all my romz. The only way I could make it all fit in the case was to Duck-Tape the two drives together. I was going to add a floppy drive too, but there was no way it was all going to fit. Thus the new FRANKENDRIVE is born.
Now how was I going to mount the drives to the top of the case with out any screws? Velcro of course! Just four little strips from JoAnn Fabrics for $1.50. Plus no screw holes in the lid of the case, that would take away from the stock look of the front of the case. I did have to use my dremel to cut out some more room in the lid of the case. I made a knotch to hold the thin part of the DVD drive, and widen the hole where the game was.
	And now for the power. There was no way I could fit a traditional power supply in the nes case. I used a DC to DC converter to solve the space issue. It's just a small board inside the case and a laptop style brick on the outside. To keep the power board in place I just epoxyed screws to the top of the case.
It was amazing how well it fit. It was almost like the DC/DC converter was made to fit in a nintendo. The board like 1/2cm shorter than the length of the case. The power board fit nicely behind the screw mounts in the corners that I saved. It was kind of hard screwing on the bolt to hold the board in place. i have to hold with one finger than flip the case upside-down.

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