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CLIENTPRO 365's  I have noticed that there is no reference to this hardware here, so I decided to see how things go and begin writing about them.  
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[[File:Clientpro365 front.gif]]
  
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These machines are prevalent on eBay and many people do not know what to do with them as they are a rare breed, especially since MPC is no longer in operation. 
 
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So; support and drivers are very limited if non-existent, unless you count mpcdrivers dot com. Which I have had no luck with.
 
  
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The 414's came without power adapters so I have not played with them yet, but they do look promising and adapters are available on eBay and other sites.
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CLIENTPRO 365 machines have been prevalent on eBay and many people do not know what to do with them as they are a proprietary mix-up, Support and drivers are virtually non-existent, especially since MPC is no longer in operation.
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The 365's are very impressive 3GHz HT P4's on a decent Intel&reg; board <small>(Which I am currently writing a page about and will link here.)</small> although these MPC's are proprietary with there unusual* power routing, network, and video chips. [[File:Intel D915GRV-02.jpg|thumb|125px|right|*Unusual power connection, where both 4-pin sockets are connected and the 20/24 is using only the 20 pin.]]
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But, Hail to Linux for cracking the hardware OOTB. No Worries, it just works.
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This is why so many people are having difficulty configuring their products.
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This is good in a way since that difficulty keeps the prices down to an awesome level.  
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<small>(I have 8 machines on a modest budget.)</small>
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My first experience was naturally with the 365 since it has a fairly standard PC chassis and PSU for the most part.* <br>(*Sort of traditional; comes in 2 flavours: Mid tower and a smaller Desktop which I have. )
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The 365 is a impressive P4 machine since it has a socket 775 3-3.2GHz HT P4 mounted on a decent Intel&reg; 900 series board. [[Intel D915GRV]]
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*'''Cons:'''
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The CLIENTPRO 365's [[Intel D915GRV]] has unusual* power routing and connection scheme.  
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** 1. The smaller desktop is a low profile box which limits expansion card height.
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[[File:Intel D915GRV-02.jpg|thumb|125px|right|*Unusual power connection, where both 4-pin sockets are connected and the 20/24 is using only the 20 pin.]]
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** 2. The board has limited slots on both models afaik.
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I threw in a WD 320GB and a 1GB ram stick then loaded Winblows XP pro and tried Ubuntu 12.04 in a dual boot config.
 
  
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I started reading about LinuxMCE today and thought these machines would be perfect for such a task.  
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The CLIENTPRO 365 came in two configurations; A Mid-Tower and a Low-Profile Desktop.
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A little disturbed about the driver issue, I later read on this site that 8.10 was the latest stable release, which got me thinking...
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Yep, these are older machines and the latest Ubuntu releases are focusing more on the newer hardware, let me dig through my archives.
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*'''Cons:'''
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I dug out an old 8.04 386 kubuntu release and I am currently running it in live mode; Wow!
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** 1. The smaller desktop is a low profile box which limits expansion card height.
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As I suspected; Everything works without a hitch. Right OOTB, a marriage made in heaven.
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** 2. The [[Intel D915GRV]] is limited on slots: 1 PCI Express 1x16, 2 PCI, and 1 PCIE.
  
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So I will clean up this page and give you very specific hardware info on the 365 soon.
 
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As of right now it looks like LinuxMCE and the MPC CLINETPRO 365 with [[Intel D915GRV]] are going to get along great.
 
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These boards can handle up to 4gb of ram and have a LGA775 socket with a mean cooler & fan combo.
 
  
 
--RJBradlow 10:30, 23 April 2012 (CEST)
 
--RJBradlow 10:30, 23 April 2012 (CEST)

Revision as of 09:58, 23 April 2012

Clientpro365 front.gif


CLIENTPRO 365 machines have been prevalent on eBay and many people do not know what to do with them as they are a proprietary mix-up, Support and drivers are virtually non-existent, especially since MPC is no longer in operation. But, Hail to Linux for cracking the hardware OOTB. No Worries, it just works.

The 365 is a impressive P4 machine since it has a socket 775 3-3.2GHz HT P4 mounted on a decent Intel® 900 series board. Intel D915GRV The CLIENTPRO 365's Intel D915GRV has unusual* power routing and connection scheme.

*Unusual power connection, where both 4-pin sockets are connected and the 20/24 is using only the 20 pin.


The CLIENTPRO 365 came in two configurations; A Mid-Tower and a Low-Profile Desktop.

  • Cons:
    • 1. The smaller desktop is a low profile box which limits expansion card height.
    • 2. The Intel D915GRV is limited on slots: 1 PCI Express 1x16, 2 PCI, and 1 PCIE.


--RJBradlow 10:30, 23 April 2012 (CEST)

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