Saturday, August 2, 2008

The MAME Cabinet



The other day a friend of mine came over and we were able to move the MAME cabinet inside. It suffered a few little scratches and dents during its journey, but nothing that cant be fixed. It wasn't so bad moving it once gutted, it was rather easy in fact. We put it in its part time home for now. I installed the marquee light, the marquee, and the bezel that covered the monitor hardware. I also installed the drawer that once held the Marvel vs. Capcom board. I added the control panel just to see how it looks, again I'M happy with the results. If time permits this weekend id like to complete the wiring. Ive decided to just cut out the micro switches that were attached to wiring harness prior removed. I had wanted to get some new/used ones, but it didn't pan out. Once the wiring is complete ill need to move the control panel upstairs and begin my second round of testing. Make sure everything in MAME is configured the way I like it. Id also like to change my settings so the PC boots right into MAME. Ive read that you can disable the Windows load screens, but to me that's not a big deal. If I can figure it out I will, if not I'll leave it as is. The drawer that held the Jamma board has to remain in the cabinet, as the control panel attaches to it. I dint think I will be able to stand up my PC inside. However I don't see an issue resting it on its side fan side up. I need to install a small shelf of sorts to hold the sub woofer for the speakers. This will give me access to turn the volume up & down if needed. I'm going to leave the back door off to help with cooling, and simply mount the power bar on the back. Once turned on the PC will boot up, and the speakers and marquee will also turn on.

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