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I thought I would take this opportunity to document what equipment I am using, and what worked, and what didn't.
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Prices are in CDN Funds and don't include taxes or mail-in rebates.
 
'''Hybrid/Core -- June 2008 -- WORKS!''' (Still Testing today)
 
$279.99 -> AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600+ Socket AM2
 
-> AMD Original AM2 CPU Fan (a little noisy, not too bad)
 
-> ECS nVidia GeForce6100SM-M Motherboard
 
-> 2GB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston?)
 
-> Western Digital 160GB 7200RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA II (this was replaced by the Hitachi 500GB)
 
-> LG 20X IDE DVD RW + Dual Layer optical drive
 
-> disabled on-board nVidia GeForce 6100 as I couldn't use VGA output
 
-> Realtek ALC660 6-channel HD Audio
 
-> Onboard 10/100 Network Card (connected to my main wired/wireless Linksys Router, which is connected to DSL modem)
 
-> 6 USB 2.0 Port, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial
 
-> 1285 Deluxe Black Tower Case
 
-> 450 Watt Power Supply
 
$ 99.99 -> Hitachi 500GB Serial ATA HD, 7200/16MB/SATA-3G
 
$ 24.99 -> D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI Network Adapter (for the inside Network)
 
$ 48.99 -> EVGA GeForce 7200 GS 256MB (will take up to 512MB) PCIe Video card
 
$ 45.00 -> TP-Link TL-SG1008D 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (connected to internal nic in Core, rest of the internal LAN connects here)
 
''-> various additional network cabling''
 
$17.99 -> 2 x 25 FT CAT5e 5e Computer Ethernet Network Internet Cable
 
$ 6.99 -> 50 FT CAT5e CAT 5e Computer Ethernet PS3 Internet Cable
 
$ 6.99 -> 25 FT 8M CAT 6 Network Patch Cable
 
$ 3.99 -> 10 FT CAT5e 5e Computer Ethernet Network Internet Cable
 
''-> various X10 equipment''
 
 
'''MEDIA DIRECTOR -- March 2008 -- WORKS! (Still Testing today)'''
 
$169.99 -> AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ Socket AM2
 
-> AMD Original AM2 CPU Fan
 
-> ECS nVidia GeForce6100-SM-M Motherboard
 
-> 1GB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston)
 
-> nVidia GeForce 6100 2D/3D Graphic Engine, up to 256MB Memory (disabled in favour on PCIe Video card)
 
-> Realtek ALC660 6-channel HD Audio
 
-> Onboard 10/100 Network Card (connected to Gigabit Ethernet Switch)
 
-> 6 USB 2.0 Port, 1 Parallel, 1 Serial
 
-> 1285 Delux Black Tower Case
 
-> 450 Watt Power Supply
 
$121.99 -> Hauppauge WINTV-PVR-150 MCE BNDL MPEG2 w/REMOTE
 
$39.99 -> Logitech Cordless Desktop EX110 (keyboard/mouse)
 
$54.99 -> EVGA GeForce 72000 GS 256MB (will take up to 512MB) PCIe
 
$48.99 -> Gyration GO 2.4 Air Mouse, Refurbished (now on new core)
 
 
'''Hybrid/Core -- March 2008 -- FAILED TERRIBLY!'''
 
$34.91 -> Diablo X-Man Silver Gamer Case, Coolmax 400W V2.01 Power Supply
 
$360.06 -> EVGA nForce 650i Ultra Socket 775 Motherboard
 
-> EVGA GeForce 8400 GS, 512MB RAM, PCIe w/DVI-TV-OUT
 
-> Samsung 18x DVD RW SH-S183L SATA LS OEM
 
-> Seagate 250GB Serial ATA w/NCQ 7200/8MB/SATA-3G
 
-> Crucial 1024MB PC5400 DDR2 667 MHZ (2 pieces, for 2GB RAM)
 
-> Intel Pentium D 925 3Ghz DT 800FSB Socket 775
 
$ 8.50 -> Intel Original Socket 775 CPU Fan Cooler
 
$??.?? -> Hauppauge WINTV-PVR-150 MCE BNDL MPEG2 w/REMOTE
 
$79.99 -> WD Caviar 500GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G (will be moved to new core)
 
$29.99 -> Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Burner EIDE
 
$39.99 -> Logitech Cordless Desktop LX310 (keyboard/mouse)
 
$48.99 -> Gyration GO 2.4 Air Mouse, Refurbished (now on new core)
 
$30.99 -> Linksys Etherfast 10/100 5-port Switch
 
 
 
''Items that didn't work:''
 
$  9.99 -> Trendware 32 Bit 10/100/1000 Copper Gigabit PCI Network Card.
 
'''MINI ITX Media Center PC/Car PC FULLY LOADED -- March 2008 -- Didn't Work with 7.10 B4'''
 
I will be trying this again shortly under 7.10 RC2
$200.00
 
* Complete system with power adapter
* Via EPIA-SP 1GHZ  with TV output
* 512MB DDR Memory
* 80GB Western Digital Scorpio HD
* LG DVD-ROM Slim
* 2 additional USB 2.0 ports (4 total)
* Dimensions: 12” x 10 ½” x 2” 
 
Motherboard Specs:
Model Name • VIA EPIA SP13000G
• VIA EPIA SP8000EG
Processor • VIA C3™/ VIA Eden™ EBGA processor
Chipset • VIA CN400 North Bridge
• VIA VT8237R-Series South Bridge
System Memory • 1 DDR266/333/400 DIMM socket
• Up to 1GB memory size
VGA • Integrated VIA UniChrome™ Pro AGP graphics with MPEG-2 decoder /MPEG-4 Accelerator
Expansion Slots • 1 PCI
Onboard IDE • 2 X UltraDMA 133/100 Connector
Onboard Serial ATA • 2 SATA Connectors
Onboard LAN • VIA VT6103 10/100 Base-T Ethernet PHY
Onboard Audio • VIA VT1617A 6channel AC'97 codec
Onboard TV Out • VIA VT1623M TV Encoder
Onboard 1394 • VIA VT6307S IEEE 1394 Firewire
Back Panel I/O • 1 PS2 mouse port
• 1 PS2 keyboard port
• 1 RJ-45 LAN port
• 1 Serial port
• 2 USB 2.0 ports
• 1 VGA port
• 1 PCA port (SPDIF or TV out)
• 1 S-video port
• 3 Audio jacks: line-out, line-in and mic-in (Smart 5.1 Support)
Onboard I/O Connectors • 3 USB connector for 6additional USB 2.0 ports
• 1 1394 connector for 1 1394 port
• 1 Serial port connector for a second com port
• 1 VIP connector
• 1 Front-panel audio connector (Mic-in and Line-out)
• 1 CD audio-in connector
• 1 FIR connector
• 1 CIR connector (Switchable for KB/MS)
• 1 LPT port connector
• 1 Wake-on-LAN connector
• 2 Fan connectors: CPU/Sys FAN
• 1 I2C connector
• 1 LVDS/TTL module connector (Optional)
• 1 +12V power connector
• ATX power connector
BIOS • Award BIOS
• 4/8Mbit flash memory
System Monitoring & Management • CPU voltage monitoring
• Wake-on-LAN, Keyboard Power-on, Timer Power-on
• System power management
• AC power failure recover
Operating Temperature • 0~50°C
Operating Humidity • 0% ~ 93% (relative humidity; non-condensing)
Form Factor • Mini-ITX (6 layers)
• 17 cm x 17 cm
 
This list is incomplete. I will update again soon.

Latest revision as of 21:40, 16 February 2009

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