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   I am running two of these units; both as Media Directors.  My living room x1200<br>
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   I am running two of these units; both as Media Directors.  My living room x1200
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has been running for over 6 month no issues.  The bedroom #2 x1200 has been up since
 
has been running for over 6 month no issues.  The bedroom #2 x1200 has been up since
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4-23-11.
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4-23-11.<br>
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  During the setup for the bedroom #2 Media Director I used UI1 and a standard wireless<br>
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mouse.  As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and<br>
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running alsamixer unmuting everything.  Then alsactl store to save.  Re-ran the audio/video<br>
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setup and no I have HDMI audio.<br>
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  On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs.  A few well<br>
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places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up.  I plan to replace the cases on the<br>
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x1200 with maby a [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Linkworld_617-03-c2228U Linkworld matx case].<br>
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  As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.<br>
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  Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units.  Then only thing I would<br>
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requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running.  This would speed up the UI2 but <br>
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both UI1/UI2 plus UI with Alpha work well.<br>
  
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  During the setup for the bedroom #2 Media Director I used UI1 and a standard wireless
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mouse.  As well to this I got HDMI auido working by shelling into the MD via the core and
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running alsamixer unmuting everything.  Then alsactl store to save.  Re-ran the audio/video
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setup and no I have HDMI audio.
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  On the downside the front bezels always seem to break there retaining tabs.  A few well
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== Summary ==
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places dabs of silicone will normally clear this up.  I plan to replace the cases on the
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x1200 with maby a [http://wiki.linuxmce.org/index.php/Linkworld_617-03-c2228U Linkworld matx case].
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  As well I have not tested the card readers as of yet.
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* Slimline
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* Nvidia 8200 NForce MCP78 692  ( UI1 UI2 UI2+Alpha run ok )
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* 1x PCIe 16x / 1x PCIe 1x for graphic and related expansion
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* Gigabit ethernet
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* Boot off LAN
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* audio via HDMI ( with alsamixer adjustments )
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* Came standard with Dual Core AMD CPU's
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* Will fit in standard hutch
  
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   Other than this I have had little or no issues with these units.  Then only thing I would
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   All in all this unit does what a Media Director should.  And if that front bezel
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requimend is 4G ram rather than the 2G I am running.  This would speed up the UI2 but
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gives you hell; buy a case, find a motherboard back plate that works and upgrade
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both UI1/UI2 plus UI with trans work well.
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the case.  If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.

Revision as of 13:56, 24 April 2011

Acer Aspire Slime X1200 Desktop

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Processor AMD LIVE!: Athlon X2 dual-core processor

Memory Up to 4 GB of DDR2 667/800 MHz SDRAM (dual-channel support on two DIMMs)

BIOS Award PnP BIOS compatible with SMBIOS 2.4

System Chipset NVIDIA® GeForce® 8200

I/O Controller Hub NVIDIA NForce MCP78 692

Expansion Slots PCI Express® 2.0 x16 slot / PCI Express® 2.0 x1 slot

Audio Embedded high-definition audio Video NVIDIA® GeForce® 8200 graphics solution

Storage Serial ATA hard disk up to 1 TB / SuperMulti or DVD-ROM optical drive

Card Reader Multi-in-one card reader, supporting: CompactFlash® (Type I and II), CF+™ Microdrive, MultiMediaCard (MMC), MMCmobile™, Reduced-Size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC), Secure Digital™ (SD) Card, miniSD™ Card, xD-Picture Card™, Memory Stick®, Memory Stick PRO™, Memory Stick Duo™, Memory Stick PRO Duo™, USB 2.0 and IEEE 1394 ports

Networking Gigabit Ethernet

Front I/O ports Five USB 2.0 ports, Multi-in-one card reader, High-definition headphone and microphone jacks, IEEE 1394 port (4-pin)

Rear I/O ports Four USB 2.0 ports, PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports, Five audio ports, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, D-Sub VGA port, HDMI™ port, eSATA port

Chassis 265 (H) x 315 (D) x 100 (W) mm (without bezel) Power Supply Industry Standard 220 Watt

Used as MD

 I am running two of these units; both as Media Directors.  My living room x1200

has been running for over 6 month no issues. The bedroom #2 x1200 has been up since 4-23-11.

 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

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

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.

Summary

  • 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 
 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 the case. If all else front bezels are like $30.00 on ebay.

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