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The system I used for my Core already had a larger case and after talking it over on the forums, seemed to be a great fit for the job. | The system I used for my Core already had a larger case and after talking it over on the forums, seemed to be a great fit for the job. | ||
=== Specs === | === Specs === | ||
| − | Mother Board: A8V Deluxe | + | Mother Board: A8V Deluxe<br> |
| − | CPU: AMD64 3800+ | + | CPU: AMD64 3800+<br> |
| − | RAM: 4x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR. 2gb Total | + | RAM: 4x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR. 2gb Total<br> |
| − | AGP Slot: empty | + | AGP Slot: empty<br> |
| − | PCI-1: ATI Radeon 7000 64mb DDR with VGP\DVI\S-Video Out | + | PCI-1: ATI Radeon 7000 64mb DDR with VGP\DVI\S-Video Out<br> |
| − | PCI-2: 3com Fast EtherLink XL | + | PCI-2: 3com Fast EtherLink XL<br> |
| − | PCI-3: Empty | + | PCI-3: Empty<br> |
| − | PCI-4: Empty | + | PCI-4: Empty<br> |
| − | PCI-5: Empty | + | PCI-5: Empty<br> |
| − | Onboard raid1: 2x Western Digital 74gb Raptor drives in Raid0 (Stripe) 148gb Total | + | Onboard raid1: 2x Western Digital 74gb Raptor drives in Raid0 (Stripe) 148gb Total<br> |
| − | Onboard raid2: 2x Western Digita 320gb Caviar drives in Raid1 (Mirror) 320gb Total | + | Onboard raid2: 2x Western Digita 320gb Caviar drives in Raid1 (Mirror) 320gb Total<br> |
| − | IDE: Generic DVD-RW high speed drive | + | IDE: Generic DVD-RW high speed drive<br> |
=== Installation Issues=== | === Installation Issues=== | ||
Revision as of 19:19, 27 February 2009
Contents
Pnuts Introduction to LMCE
Prior to ever hearing about LMCE I had an extensive network that was based around Windows systems with a Windows XP MCE in the living room and an xbox 360 acting as an extender on my media\office room. Other then briefly touching Linux here or there, I know very little about it but have always wanted to learn more.
A coworker of mine heard about my setup at home and was looking into doing something similar himself. He had read\heard a lot about LMCE and mentioned it to me. Hearing Linux and being a fairly complete Windows user, I did no bother to look into it at all. Several months later, I was talking to the same coworker about possibly setting up webcams in a home i recently purchased to make my own low budget security system and was looking for software to do it with. He again mentioned LMCE and quickly shot over a link to this LinuxMCE Video.
After watching a minute of the video, I was hooked. I went about researching what i would need to do and planning out how to do it. Now here I am starting a Wiki page of my experiances from start to finish, or rather where i currently am in the setup, who really is ever finished. So here I am. I will update this page as I build out the network so check back for updates.
The Complete Home System
Here I will break out each system that is on my network and touch on any issues or problems i have or have had while getting everything up and running.
The Core
The system I used for my Core already had a larger case and after talking it over on the forums, seemed to be a great fit for the job.
Specs
Mother Board: A8V Deluxe
CPU: AMD64 3800+
RAM: 4x512mb Kingston HyperX DDR. 2gb Total
AGP Slot: empty
PCI-1: ATI Radeon 7000 64mb DDR with VGP\DVI\S-Video Out
PCI-2: 3com Fast EtherLink XL
PCI-3: Empty
PCI-4: Empty
PCI-5: Empty
Onboard raid1: 2x Western Digital 74gb Raptor drives in Raid0 (Stripe) 148gb Total
Onboard raid2: 2x Western Digita 320gb Caviar drives in Raid1 (Mirror) 320gb Total
IDE: Generic DVD-RW high speed drive
Installation Issues
I will break out any issues I encountered with the above system here
A8V Deluxe Motherboard
I went with a PCI video card after reading about an issue when using the Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 MCE card together with an AGP card. I knew from a past experiance that i could not use a PCI raid card with an AGP video card on this system due to both having a PCI bridge, so i figured it to be true and didnt even bother to test it with an AGP card.
