Acer X1200 - Revision history

Marie.o: /* Summary */

2011-06-19T12:12:04Z

Summary

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	* Will fit in standard hutch		* Will fit in standard hutch

	All in all this unit does what a Media Director should. And if that front bezel		All in all this unit does what a Media Director should. And if that front bezel
	gives you hell; buy a case for $50.00, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade		gives you hell; buy a case for $50.00, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade
	the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.		the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.


	PS: Small kittens will sleep on you're cpu exhaust port at night. Causing a high		PS: Small kittens will sleep on you're cpu exhaust port at night. Causing a high

Marie.o: fixing layout

2011-06-19T12:11:36Z

fixing layout

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 == Used as MD ==
-  I am running two of these units; both as Media Directors.  My living room x1200<br>
+As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.
-  Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units.  Then only thing I would<br>
+Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units.  Then only thing I would
-requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running.  This would speed up the UI2 but <br>
+requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running.  This would speed up the UI2 but
-both UI1/UI2 plus UI with Alpha work well.<br>
+both UI1/UI2 plus UI with Alpha work well.
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Heinola: /* Used as MD */

2011-04-29T12:08:58Z

Used as MD

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	mouse. As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and<br>		mouse. As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and<br>
	running alsamixer unmuting everything. Then alsactl store to save. Re-ran the audio/video<br>		running alsamixer unmuting everything. Then alsactl store to save. Re-ran the audio/video<br>
	setup and no I have HDMI audio.<br>		setup and now I have HDMI audio.<br>
	On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well<br>		On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well<br>
	places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the<br>		places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the<br>

Heinola: /* Summary */

2011-04-24T13:06:46Z

Summary

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	gives you hell; buy a case for $50.00, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade		gives you hell; buy a case for $50.00, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade
	the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.		the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.


			PS: Small kittens will sleep on you're cpu exhaust port at night. Causing a high
			pitch sound coming from the CPU cooler fan going full out.

			LOL

			little SOB

Heinola: /* Summary */

2011-04-24T12:57:10Z

Summary

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	All in all this unit does what a Media Director should. And if that front bezel		All in all this unit does what a Media Director should. And if that front bezel
	gives you hell; buy a case, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade		gives you hell; buy a case for $50.00, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade
	the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.		the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.

Heinola at 12:56, 24 April 2011

2011-04-24T12:56:16Z

←Older revision		Revision as of 12:56, 24 April 2011
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			I am running two of these units; both as Media Directors. My living room x1200<br>
			has been running for over 6 month no issues. The bedroom #2 x1200 has been up since
			4-23-11.<br>
			During the setup for the bedroom #2 Media Director I used UI1 and a standard wireless<br>
			mouse. As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and<br>
			running alsamixer unmuting everything. Then alsactl store to save. Re-ran the audio/video<br>
			setup and no I have HDMI audio.<br>
			On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well<br>
			places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the<br>
			x1200 with maby a [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Linkworld_617-03-c2228U Linkworld matx case].<br>
			As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.<br>

	I ~~am running two of~~ these units~~; both as Media Directors~~. ~~My living room x1200~~		Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units. Then only thing I would<br>
	~~has been~~ running ~~for over 6 month no issues~~. ~~The bedroom #2 x1200 has been~~ up ~~since~~		requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running. This would speed up the UI2 but <br>
	~~4-23-11~~.		both UI1/UI2 plus UI with Alpha work well.<br>

	~~During the setup for the bedroom #2 Media Director I used UI1 and a standard wireless~~		----
	~~mouse. As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and~~
	~~running alsamixer unmuting everything. Then alsactl store to save. Re~~-~~ran the audio/video~~
	~~setup and no I have HDMI audio.~~

	~~On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well~~		== Summary ==
	~~places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the~~
	~~x1200 with maby a [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Linkworld_617-03-c2228U Linkworld matx case].~~

	~~As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.~~		* Slimline
			* Nvidia 8200 NForce MCP78 692 ( UI1 UI2 UI2+Alpha run ok )
			* 1x PCIe 16x / 1x PCIe 1x for graphic and related expansion
			* Gigabit ethernet
			* Boot off LAN
			* audio via HDMI ( with alsamixer adjustments )
			* Came standard with Dual Core AMD CPU's
			* Will fit in standard hutch

	~~Other than~~ this ~~I have had little or no issues with these units~~. ~~Then only thing I would~~		All in all this unit does what a Media Director should. And if that front bezel
	~~requimend is 4G ram rather than~~ the ~~2G I am running~~. ~~This would speed up the UI2 but~~		gives you hell; buy a case, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade
	~~both UI1/UI2 plus UI with trans work well~~.		the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.

Heinola: /* Used as MD */

2011-04-24T12:31:45Z

Used as MD

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	On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well		On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well
	places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the		places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the
	x1200 with maby a Linkworld matx case.		x1200 with maby a [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Linkworld_617-03-c2228U Linkworld matx case].

	As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.		As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.

Heinola: /* Used as MD */

2011-04-24T12:23:46Z

Used as MD

←Older revision		Revision as of 12:23, 24 April 2011
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	I ~~have 2~~ of these units ~~running~~ as ~~MD's now~~. ~~One in my~~ living room ~~and another~~		I am running two of these units; both as Media Directors. My living room x1200
	~~in Bedroom~~ #2.		has been running for over 6 month no issues. The bedroom #2 x1200 has been up since
			4-23-11.

	~~The Living room unit ran~~ standard ~~install / setup with out any issues other than~~		During the setup for the bedroom #2 Media Director I used UI1 and a standard wireless
	~~no HDMI audio~~. ~~To fix~~ this ~~issue~~ I ~~set~~ the ~~unit up fully as a~~ MD~~; then I shelled into~~		mouse. As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and
	~~the Living room MD aka (moon44) ran~~ alsamixer ~~and unmuted~~ everything. Then ~~ran~~ alsactl store.		running alsamixer unmuting everything. Then alsactl store to save. Re-ran the audio/video
			setup and no I have HDMI audio.

	~~This seemed~~ to ~~fix~~ the ~~issue~~.		On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs. A few well
			places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up. I plan to replace the cases on the
			x1200 with maby a Linkworld matx case.

			As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.

	Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units. Then only thing I would		Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units. Then only thing I would
	requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running. This would speed up the UI2 but		requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running. This would speed up the UI2 but
	both UI1/UI2 plus UI with trans work well.		both UI1/UI2 plus UI with trans work well.

Heinola at 12:13, 24 April 2011

2011-04-24T12:13:24Z

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	[[Category: Media Directors]]		[[Category: Media Directors]]
	~~[[File:Example.jpg]]~~

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	== Acer Aspire Slime X1200 Desktop ==		== Acer Aspire Slime X1200 Desktop ==

Heinola: /* Acer Aspire Slimline X1200 Desktop */

2011-04-24T12:12:20Z

Acer Aspire Slimline X1200 Desktop

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	== Acer Aspire Slime X1200 Desktop ==		== Acer Aspire Slime X1200 Desktop ==

	[[File:acerx1200.png]]		[[File:acerx1200.png]]