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===Dedicated Core===
===Dedicated Core===
* 4U Rackmount case
* 350 watt PSU
* Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
* Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
* 2 Gb ram
* 2 Gb ram
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* 1 80 Gb drive (system and audio media)
* 1 80 Gb drive (system and audio media)
* 1 250 GB drive (video media)
* 1 250 GB drive (video media)
* 1 CDROM drive


===Media Directors===
===Media Directors===
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* 2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)
* 2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)
* All speaker wiring goes to a central location in the basement.
* All speaker wiring goes to a central location in the basement.
* Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor. Manual volume control in each room
* Volume is controlled via mechanical volume knobs in each room.
* Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor.
* Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio
* Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio



Revision as of 15:45, 27 June 2008

My Setup

Hardware

Dedicated Core

  • 4U Rackmount case
  • 350 watt PSU
  • Dual Pentium 3 (1ghz)
  • 2 Gb ram
  • Onboard 100mb ethernet (external net)
  • 64bit pci 1gb fiber card (internal net)
  • 2 SB Live! cards
  • 1 ati rage 128 (just enough video for a dedicated server)
  • 1 80 Gb drive (system and audio media)
  • 1 250 GB drive (video media)
  • 1 CDROM drive

Media Directors

  • None (I use XBMC on an Xbox to watch videos)

Orbiters

  • Web orbiter
  • Windows orbiter installed under wine

Automation

  • 1 CM11A
  • A couple of X10 switches and outlets

Audio

  • 2 zones of whole house audio completed so far (this system is being designed for background music)
  • All speaker wiring goes to a central location in the basement.
  • Volume is controlled via mechanical volume knobs in each room.
  • Zone 1 - first soundcard -> amp ->ceiling speakers on first floor.
  • Zone 2 - second soundcard -> car amp ->pair of car speakers in outdoor housings on patio

Climate

  • DS9490R w/ no sensors currently attached
  • GSD weather retrieval plugin NOAA Weather


Software