BUT FIRST to get familiar with how the Mini-ITX board performs I installed WIN98SE on a 10 gig drive while all of the parts were still outside.

Two thumbs up!

Mounting the motherboard was accomplished by cutting a piece of 5/8" plywood 6-5/8" square then rounding the bottom left and right edges so it would contact the 'floor' of the computer 'case'.

The surfaces to be joined were roughed up with coarse sandpaper then Plumbers Goop sealer/adhesive was sandwiched in between.

The next day, when the mounting board was set I installed the PSU and harddrive, plugged in the M/B power, IDE, power switch, reset switch, power light, and, harddrive light cables. After that I pushed four plastic standoffs (with the nubs cut off) into the M/B, put four dabs of Plumbers Goop on the plywood where the standoffs would make contact, eased the MB in an pressed it into place, then left it alone to bond.

The plate around all the connectors is held in place by little dabs of black sticky gum that is used to make weather-tight cable connections.

The lights and switches are fixed in place with Plumbers Goop, although I think Shoe Goo would work as well.

I think my next project might involve an orange traffic cone or maybe a roll-up PC with canvas case.