Help me trash my shuttle...  

I would go larger. After buying a MyHD card I'm thinking of getting a second card. That might be tough or impossible in a Shuttle.

Also, aren't Shuttles somewhat noisy?

clear cmos by the proc.. if that doesnt work pop the cmos batt with out the ps connected let it sit for say 20 min.. then put it all back together.. if this doesnt work return it for a new shuttle.. also check out the sff forums or even shuttle itself

I just put together a Shuttle SB75G2. It took about eight hours to get XP Pro installed. Turns out the high-end Mushkin RAM was to blame. I swapped it out, and everything was smooth from there. The other problem is that I put in a Prescott chip that runs very hot. Newegg.com is letting me return it for a 3.0c. which should do much better. I think this little box has real potential, and I'm looking to integrate it with my system this weekend. (The box also has a 9800 Pro and an RME 96/8 DigiPAD.)

I had same problem with the shuttle SN41G2 Using 1GB of Corsair Twinnx Dual channel DDR memory. The problem was fixed when I switched out memory v1.1 for v1.2

I had Corsair Twinnx issues with an Abit motherboard....... what a pain in the butt....

Try one DIMM at a time first, its usually quite rare to get two bad ones. If you do start looking for lightning and stuff when you walk out of the house :D If its the memory acting up IE compatability you should be able to at least get in the bios and try changing some of the memory settings, and you should get some sort of beep tone, I say should :) but you never know.

I always liked the coolness factor of the shuttle, but never got one for my living room system since I wanted all the Matrix orbital VFD's and other goodies. But you should be able to get it to work.

No, it will not post without ram. The board will power up, and fans will kick on but nothing else will happen without ram in it. Bad memory most definately will prevent any display and you would get either no beeps or a series of beeps, depending on your board to let you know the ram was bad. Also did your shuttle come with the copper plate to put on the cpu for heat (might be amd only)? Is that installed correctly? I have a shuttle barebones here at work I use for an inventory machine. It works flawlessly. I used Crucial pc3200 in it.

I just put together a Shuttle SB75G2. It took about eight hours to get XP Pro installed. Turns out the high-end Mushkin RAM was to blame. I swapped it out, and everything was smooth from there. The other problem is that I put in a Prescott chip that runs very hot. Newegg.com is letting me return it for a 3.0c. which should do much better. I think this little box has real potential, and I'm looking to integrate it with my system this weekend. (The box also has a 9800 Pro and an RME 96/8 DigiPAD.)

I'm also having good results with a Shuttle SB75G2 which I built a couple weeks ago.

P3.0C
1GB Kingston value RAM
250GB WD SATA drive
ATI 9600 (non pro)
RME 96/8 PAD
XP Home

jfrocke:

How is the fanless 9600 you are using? I bought the 9800 Pro, and it seems to be the loudest element in the box (which I have sitting in front of me right now). Your system must be fairly quiet.

Also, are you using analog out of the RME card? Is there a way to avoid using that damn phono plug to input to a preamp?

I am pleased so far with the Radeon 9600. Built this machine for audio and video playback (not gaming) and once I got the video via DVI setup correctly (had to use Powerstrip to add the 1280x720px60Hz) the video has been working great.

I am not 100% happy with the noise level at this point, with the PC about 12' in front of me in a cabinet underneath my plasma. It seems that most of the noise is from the main fan, which I might try replacing with a "quiet" model. It could be the power supply fans, but I will have to investigate more to determine.

I bought a Planet Waves 1/4" dual RCA adapter from a mailorder musical instrument company (local Sam Ash was out of stock). Guitar Center would probably have them in stock as well.

http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbas.../33/335204.jpg

Radio Shack has "wired" versions too, but I wanted to use my own "audiophile" interconnects.

Thanks for the lead on the Planet Waves connector -- that's exactly what I need. The cheap Radio Shack version will go.

I've ordered an ED Panasonic plasma and will also need to work with Powerstrip to get the resolution right (which apparently isn't easy with the Panasonic DVI cards). My Shuttle definitely isn't quiet, but I'm hoping that when enclosed in its armoire it won't be too distracting.

I've live in NYC, so quiet is all relative here.

The primary issues with DVD-ROM sound is the spin-up. Try a program that will limit the speed on the drive to 1x during playback first. I suspect your noise problems will go away.

Nero's is as good as any.
http://www.cdspeed2000.com/go.php3?l...rivespeed.html