Motherboard Arrives.

After weeks of delays and inconvenience the motherboard FINALLY came. I hooked up the RAM, USB boot device and keyboard and tested XBMC on it with not quite success (No sound...) So I then set to measuring out what needed to be cut and what not.

The first thing i needed to do was sand down the pegs that were in the way of the motherboard, I could have cut them off but for structural integrity it was better to make the motherboard fit exact.

For the plastic 'T' I measured around the chunky heat sink and after many, many methods including Swiss-cheesing it with a drill and another attempt at melting it with a lighter. I managed to find a way to cut it out. Luckily I found some old Warhammer clippers from back when I was cool and a combination of them and pliers worked quite well. It was then sanded down so I don't cut myself later. I also secured the power switch in place by gluing it to a corner of plastic, and then that to the case. While it set I propped it up with the lighter so I now dont regret buying one for the project...

I then got to cutting the cartridge slot as there were a few protrusions which wasn't too difficult as I was a freakin' pro at the clipper method by then.