Internal MCE Remote (1 Viewer)

[cheezey]

I'm building a new HTPC for the lounge, it'll be an HP 5700 Small form factor PC and with it I'll be using a Microsoft MCE remote. I could plug the receiver, as designed, into on of the external USB ports and have the receiver sitting on top of the box, but I don't want to do that - so my question is, can I fix this internally?

I know the receiver internals will fit into the case with the IR diode poking out the front, I could route the EXTREMELY long cable through the case and plug it in to one of the rear USB ports, but I was wondering whether I could hack of the external USB connector and cable it up to an internal USB header. Has anyone done something similar?

I am aware of MCE remote products that would fill a 5¼ drive bay, but there isn't one free.

 

[Paul S]

I'm not sure what you can do with your case. I recently built a HTPC with a case that has a spot to internally mount a MCE Receiver. You have to remove it from its plastic housing, first.
ARK HTPC 400BA

 

[zxcvbnm2]

I've thought of moding mine a few times. Probilly would be best to disassemble it and steal a cable with a connector for internal usb header pins off something else, they should have the same colour wires.

I might do it on my next HTPC after the current one turns into a media server.