If my project needed a nice small case i would choose this one:

http://www.cablematic.com/index.php?fam ... ag=6&p=217[/url]

This is exactly what you all need..





They raise the board by only 5 mm. They fit perfectly!

@ironfist

definately !! send me a bag of these !!!

by the way, if i want to look for similar things on the web, how is it called ?

SoundSquare:
You can order them here.

Manufacturer - Richco.

thanks !
I tried to order some on this site but...

1 48-843-00 PCB support adhes. 4,8 mm 10 10 2006-12-11 7,92
Net value of goods 7,92
Freight cost 45,00
V.A.T. 1,98
Total amount EUR 54,90

check the total amount...hehe

I'll try to find some around here...

This is a very good item that would make many "containers" potential cases. We may have to start shipping these with the board as an option.

Good job Kristian!

R&B :)

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Other places these things can be found:
rs-components
farnell.com (or newark.com for the USA)

5mm may be to much. As I already used a 5 1/4" case for my Efika, you only have 42mm in height, while the Efika consumes 38mm with a Radeon9200SE.

We used a isolating layer, screws and a few distance rings to fix the board inside.

Geit

You can get these in Germany too.

http://www.reichelt.de
http://www.conrad.de

They're called "Abstandshalter selbstklebend"

Local electronic stores often have them too.

As I don't speak german, I'm afraid they send me a pizza instead :-)

Thanks for all those info... (EFIKA book growing ;-) )

PS : does someone know how "Abstandshalter selbstklebend" is called in english or french ?
Is it "Spacer self adhesive" ? (I don't think so).

That might be helpful to google.

farnell calls them SUPPORT PCB 1/4" PK25, but perhaps it makes more sense to search for the Manufacturer Part Number: LCBSB-4-01A

The drive case is good idea, but how about a case intended for a small system board? Actually several cases... These guys cater to the EPIA and related crowd, so the biggest problem I see is the back-plate. Check out the mini case and the mini-max at solarpc:

http://solarpc.com/catalog/index.php?cP ... da52dd3714

They also have power supplies and other goodies.

Because a drive case the Efika will fit almost exactly inside with very little wasted space.

With a Mini-ITX case, you will have space for a whole other Efika to one side, and possibly another nearer the front. You can't plug in a laptop CDROM drive so all the expansion 'potential' is wasted..

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A little photo of my Efika, has is it for now :)



Soooo, from left to right :

- the PSU (one for embedded application I've buyed for the Peg)
- a silver USB wire, who go to the CDROM (to the right of the picture, the flat thing with purple metro tickets :p)
- the free VGA connector, connected to the b&w screen on the back of the picture
- my Efika
- some random power wires :p

I join this to the topic and my_blog ;)