I searched the net, but I found nothing about a nice case for the EFIKA board. It seems to be really difficult, as the form-factor is non-standard.

Any proposals? Maybe a nano-ITX case, which is a bit higher than normal? Anybody got a case for his EFIKA?

Is not EFIKA ATX compliant?

I would like to make a custom case (PVC and aluminium, perhaps), but I would like to have the EFIKA in my hands first xD.

check this approved project on ppczone :

http://projects.powerdeveloper.org/projects.php?project=326

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Wood is easier to craft, and plywood (contrachapado) is very adequate, 4mm MDF is best. For prototyping, a reasonably rigid cardboard is very useful.
Being such a special computer, the Efika deserves a completely custom case!

Hmm

Pizza boxes work just as well.. just ask Bigfoot..


magnetic

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I wonder why bplan hasn't announced a "Give-Efika-Her-Face" contest yet.

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Because getting a designer to think up a case is not a problem for bplan & Genesi. On the other hand, organizing the manufacturing of a case and finding the right amount of customers to make it cost-effective is considerably more difficult.

As everyone will be aware, EFIKA is designed to be low in cost. A custom EFIKA case would have to fit the same criteria which only works if you produce a reasonably big amount of cases (economies of scale). This is usually not something you arrange in your lunch break... Plus, there is always the option of just taking an existing case which is available in large numbers and can be modified to make an EFIKA fit inside perfectly.

I would love to design a custom case.. too shame I am wayyy to busy at work where I have the tools to do it.

Well, what about these?

If you don't want to spent much money:

http://www.lupo.co.jp/develop/ccpc/ccpcbox_main.html

This is only useful at the end of october! :)

http://www.ezprezzo.com/crazypics/pumpkin_computer.html

More serious is this link:

http://www.epiacenter.de/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=37&page=2

Geit

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I got an Epia board in this morex case, unfortunately the Efika won't fit in it, unless you mod it seriously.

> I got an Epia board in this morex case, unfortunately the Efika won't fit in it, unless you mod it seriously

Can you explain why there is a problem?

Geit

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this case is a mini-itx case, the Efika is not a mini-itx compliant board. This case wasn't designed for the Efika form factor and would need some modding for it. For instance, the screw holes and all that stuff won't be at the right location.

I'll get an Efika myself soon, so i'll tell you more once i'll try to see how this case could be used for this board.

How about this www.tetra.se/
That is lowcost casings indeed! And its a HQ swedish product!

I'm trying to convert a notebook case to the Efika.

Because of EFIKA's custom form factor, I will probably build my own LEGO case, fully customizable, as described on this website for a VIA Epia.

Hmm... So Efika won't run on a Mini ITX of Nano-ITX case?

Hmm... Okay looked at the specs of the motherboards... Nano is 12x12 and Mini is 17x17... The Efika is between those two, so I might be able to shoe horn one inside a mini-itx case, but probably will need to rework the break-out panel.

Now that is fcking cool!

magnetic

I think the case shown in bbrv's blog is perfect and would look great next to my Mac mini

Genesi should be selling a complete system also. Seems to be too much hassle to even find suitable case, and in worst scenario you even have to mod it.

But its understable that such an option is not offered, Efika is not meant to be put inside a normal case anyway

@hooligan

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'also'? I don't think there's any point in selling the Efika as anything other than a complete system. I want to buy a box which I can just plug in, connect to my monitor, USB keyboard and mouse. and switch on. I certainly wouldn't have bought a Mac mini if I had to find a case, modifiy it, find a graphics card, sound card, hard drive etc.

@RedMelons

I think you have mistaken in what Efika was designed to do.

I appreciate that, in common with most of the new motherboards being mentioned as capable of running Amiga OS's, the main focus of the Efika is embedded markets. But as this forum is discussing it's use with Morphos (which I believe is a desktop OS), and the supply of suitable cases for desktop users, I don't see bare boards as an option for a lot of people -or are there thousands of Morphos users wanting to develop embedded applications?

Exactly what I said in my comment. I also mentioned I understand fully why there ISNT an option to purchase complete systems. Selling two dozens of Efikas to MOS-users isnt exactly a market

any interest in a 1u rackmount efika...

I have a case and i was thinking i could put at least 2 in the case with power supplies, cooling, 2 slim-dvdrws and a usb kvm switch and 2x4 port powered usb hubs :)

thinking an xgi video card in one and ati 9200 in the other, both with 120gb hds...

later,
Chris

How are you supposed to connect the optical drives?