Decasing a PC

[MPTech]

I'm building a PC Jukebox and I've decased the PC to install in in the Juke Cabinet I'm building

What do they call and where would I find a PCI extension (cable??), so I can mount the video and sound cards remotely?

Also, do they sell the female connecters that plug onto the header pins for the on/off switch and boot switch? (is there a name for those too?) Where would I buy them?

Links would be helpful if anyone has bought from a particular company.

Thanks guys!

MPTech

[Nix]

http://www.risercards.com/index.asp
http://www.mycableshop.com/items~cname~Pci+32+Bit+Extender+%26+Risers~cc~PCI32.htm

Not sure if they got wehat you want but I found them via Google http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&q=PCI+Extension+cable&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

[Nix]

Strangely this company http://www.risercards.com/items.asp?cname=PCI+32+Bit+Extender+%26+Risers&cc=PCI32

and this one http://www.mycableshop.com/items~cname~Pci+32+Bit+Extender+%26+Risers~cc~PCI32.htm

The pages look almost identical so maybe they are the same company.

[Train]

Also, do they sell the female connecters that plug onto the header pins for the on/off switch and boot switch?

Splice a couple a couple salvage lines together, or buy a new casw swwitch assembly. One with 24 inch wires cost me about $7.

[MPTech]

Nix, thanks but I hope I'm looking at the wrong thing. Their prices are like $70 - $90 each & I'll need 2 or 3.
Can that be right?

Train, I'll try a "case switch" search when I get home from work today.

[104456]

What dimensions within the case are you restricting the motherboard and cards to MPTech?
Also what type of motherboard are you fitting?

[MPTech]

I don't have a pre-difined size yet, just trying to reduce it and allow the flexibilty to move things around.
I don't have the mobo in front of me, I'll have to look it up when I get home.
What are you thinking? (I want to use the parts I have).

If the PCT extenders are that expensive, I'll just mount them as normal.

[104456]

I was thinking along the lines of the ITX (http://www.mini-itx.com/) or micro ATX (http://www.directron.com/microatx.html) motherboards if you want compact size and "onbaord everything" type install.
I think you will find it hard to find the type of PCI extenders your after [if Im thinking along your lines of thought] that would fit a standard ATX motherboard.

[ProfessorU]

You'll get better reliability running VGA/DVI/audio cables than PCI extenders. They push a lot of data and power over those PCI connections and they aren't designed to be put too far from a processor. I have successfully extended VGA video more than 25 feet. I bet you could do even more with DVI.

If you want a more remote sound solution, you could go with an external, like
http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Labs-SoundBlaster-24-Bit-External/dp/B00030099O/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-7409450-3176714?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1175810233&sr=8-1

electrical tape should set you back $0.99 and you can splice all those little wires to your heart's content... power, power switch, HDD, reset, etc. You should be able to run those a huge distance without problems. You'll probably want to splice some of them to existing switches in the jukebox anyway.