Fatting Up a Thin Client

by HaroldWilliamson in Circuits > Microsoft

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Fatting Up a Thin Client

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Adding HDD.jpg
Packaging.jpg
Booting.jpg
Runing XP.jpg
I had acess to some Thin clients so I decide to fatting up one for my personal use.

First I Open It Up.

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Removed the 2 rear screws from the HP T5000 and pulled all the clip panels off. The cage is a metal shield just like your destops.

Wireless

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Right on top under the cage was the wireless Cisco card this works really well. it plugs into a right angel riser PCI card.

44 Pin Header

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Ths is wear the 64 mb Win XP embeded was pluged in. I fould an old laptop and pulled the HDD + the cable. I then pluged it in.

Connected

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This is with the riser card and wireless installed with the hard drive.

Final Assembly

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Fold hard drive over cable to ensure hard drive doesn't short out against riser assembly or wireless card.

Loaded XP

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Loaded XP via USB CD ROM.

XP Loaded

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The system did not require any additional drivers after SP3.