I'm currently performing a mode where I put a mac mini inside an NES, and so far have been able to remove the board, and gut the case to fit the mac mini neatly inside, using the NES cartridge port to accesss the Drive.

My problem Now is that I want to keep the NES looking almost exactly the same from the outside, which means using the original power button to turn the mini on and off.

Does anyone know if it would be possible to hotwire the power button in and use it to put the mac mini in/out of sleep?

Just take wires from the mini's power button leads and hook it into the NES'. Shouldn't be a problem at all.

the guy who did the mini into his gti talked about that

here is the link

What I mean is, use the original power button which came with the NES to turn the mac mini on and off, not use the mac minis power button

:pinch:

Heres a mod that every hardcore modder has done with a PC, including me. Just take a look and use it as a example for the wiring.

http://www.lofi-gaming.org.uk/nespc/index.php

Perfect ^_^

You can probably use these resources too:

http://www.joystiq.com/2004/09/07/how-to-make-a-nintendo-controller-into-a-pc-joystick/
In order to use the ports that are in there, wire it to a controller port and use a normal NES pad.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1638952,00.asp
I like how he put the extra ports behind the black plastic on the front. It retains the original NES look.

http://www.appletalk.com.au/articles/miniserver/
If you want, you could even swap out the slow/expensive laptop drives and replace them with real desktop drives. The issue here is that you might need to build a few devices to power them (since desktop drives use more power). I suggest a few linear regulators, wired to supply the 12v and 5v lines. Should be pretty easy to swing if you're good with electronics (and if you aren't, look up the 7805 and 7812 regulators).

I don't know of many more helpful sites, but I'm sure there are some people here much more skilled in electronics than I am.

the power will work but you may nead to cut and join the cables:secret: