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<blockquote data-quote="cheezey" data-source="post: 137779" data-attributes="member: 10350">I'm building a new HTPC for the lounge, it'll be an <a href="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/sm/WF06b/35123-968421-968421-968421-12736064-12736172-78000039.html" target="_blank">HP 5700 Small form factor PC</a> and with it I'll be using a Microsoft MCE remote.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cheezey, post: 137779, member: 10350"] I'm building a new HTPC for the lounge, it'll be an [URL="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/sm/WF06b/35123-968421-968421-968421-12736064-12736172-78000039.html"]HP 5700 Small form factor PC[/URL] 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. [/QUOTE]

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