IBM XT 5160 Retrofit

i gutted this vintage IBM 5160 XT computer. and welded in the supports for a micro ATX motherboard, as well as a ton of other case mods to make it work. and converting the old 5¼ floppy drive to a slot-loading DVD burner was the finishing touch to my XT project. i used a slot-loading Panasonic UJ-845 DVD-RAM drive with a "jae to ide adapter". to make it work on a home computer. i also had to reroute the led and eject button from the DVD to the faceplate of the old floppy drive. lots of work, but I'm very happy with the results.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• ibm
• xt
• retrofit
• 5160
• 5150
• dvd
• floppy
• drive
• 5.25
• pc
• personal
• computer
• retro
• vintage
• mod
• case

[QuizooProductions]

do u want me to tell you how i know u dont use the same computer on your monitor... the answer is quite simply because windows "1.1" barely had a UI and no mouse support so nice try but anyway good video 5/5 you did a great job at moding the 5 1/2 floppy to DVD drive

[shooter83]

@QuizooProductions

read the video description, this is just an XT 5160 case, modded to house a micro ATX motherboard. it's running XP, i just changed the boot screen to the windows 1.1 to give a vintage feel when booting

thanks for the good words about the floppy

[myid9876543]

how the feck did you get the power switch to work like the at ones on an atx mobo? did you completely sacrifice all mobo power control and just make that short ground and the power control pin on the atx connector?

[shooter83]

its a bios setting "turn on after power fail"

the switch disrupts ac voltage from the ATX power supply, just like it did on the original XT power supply.

[chuxanator]

it felt like you were showing off your dvd drive other than the comp itself

[shooter83]

it's my favorite part ;)

[Kittyslasher69]

We need to start a political program to retrofit new internal hardware into what's left of the classics, and other computer shells alike.

I am not going to let valuable metal go to waste just because the internals are obsolete.

THUMBS UP IF YOU WANT OLD PCs RETROFITTED LIKE THIS!

[Gatewayuser200]

@Kittyslasher69 never, WE SHOULD SAVE OLD COMPUTERS WITH THE ORGINAL HARDWARE

[gbowne1]

ooooh thats cool. a DVD out of the full height 5-1/4' drive

[MrBigk1010]

Thanks for the Great Video ! Now I know how to use up all my leftover cabinet space !

[merouby]

You just need to fit an LCD to an an original IBM monitor, and fit it on top of the case. How'd you get the mouse to work??

[MetallicBill]

@xargos Can't be that many collectors, at least for old computers, I wound up with too many!

[Neolith100]

Great job! You should let Hackaday know... and document how!

[2wayfreq]

Question: Is the original power supply used for powering the new hardware or is it just for looks? Phenomenal job by the way, I want to do this as well!

[xargos]

@kingcrimson234 The XT is still really easy to get. There is no real shortage, so I don't sed these retrofits as a threat to collectors.

[kingcrimson234]

NOOOOOO these fucking retrofits are DESTROYING good XTs!!!!!!!!!! fuck you, sir.

[mdrumt]

You should paint the monitor beige and retro fit and IBM badge to it! That would top it all off! :D

Overall love your work.