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post #10921 of 18891
11/13/09 at 2:54am
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Originally Posted by renethx View Post

It depends on how many HDDs you want to install. HD 4870+LC20M will hold up to 3 HDDs.

LC20M comes with two rear fans.

this is my system:
MB: ASUS Rampage Extreme.
RAM: 4X2GB OCZ PC3-12800 Reaper HPC
Tuner : Leadtek WinFast PxDVR3200 H
Video: ASUS ATI RADEON HD 4870
2X3.5 HD and 5.25 DVD Drive

Also, how about a cpu cooler will an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2 fit in?

p.s.
I also saw the Antec Fusion Remote MAX case, which one is better for my system the LC20M or the Fusion Remote MAX?
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post #10922 of 18891
11/13/09 at 3:16am
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Originally Posted by maxrub View Post

thow about a cpu cooler will an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro v2 fit in?

p.s.
I also saw the Antec Fusion Remote MAX case, which one is better for my system the LC20M or the Fusion Remote MAX?

Don't know...

Fusion Max is perhaps better for HD 4870.
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post #10923 of 18891
11/13/09 at 4:55am
Thanks to b_rubenstein and renethx! That worked one bit of advice was all I needed to get my HTPC is up and purring!!!

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Originally Posted by renethx View Post

A 4-pin power connector is enough for up to a 125W processor in my test. There is only one way to plug in the 4-pin connector to the mb's 8-pin connector so there should be no confusion.
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post #10924 of 18891
11/13/09 at 6:02am
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Originally Posted by onyxbfly View Post

I know this is a long shot and it may not belong here but here it goes....Does anyone know how to repair a optical drive? I know wtf aren't they damn near free? But this one is LG super Multi Blue a blu ray and HD drive reader. The drive bay door stopped opening and closing. I tried to remove the bezel because the drive would not fit properly in my case.

Lots of possibilities but by far the most common is a -slightly- stretched loading belt. Fairly simple task to replace if your mechanically inclined, finding a close replacement will be the hardest task of that project...Too loose, same issue, too tight will load down the motor and also fail. Same/similar applies to "too thick/too thin"...
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post #10925 of 18891
11/13/09 at 6:40am
Hello,
I am thinking about building a HTPC, but I have some concerns about the picture quality, especially of resized SD material.

A good quality seems to be possible with ffdshow + spline resize + seesaw, but the HTPC should also be used for TV. And as far as I have read VA or TS hardware deinterlacing is better than software algorithms (yadif, ). The problem seems to be, that the hardware deinterlacing can not be combined with the ffdshow postprocessing.

So I am interested in the quality of postprocessing (upscaling, denoise, sharpen, ) that can be realized with modern gpu`s.
Is the quality of the new AMD cards, like the 5850, better than previous cards, and how does it compare to ffdshow or external scalers like the DVD Edge? An advantage of this card is, that the pc could also be used for gaming.
An alternative for the HTPC would be a Nvidia GT220 card, with the new PureVideo implementation (VP4). At least for linux (vdpau) this card seems to offer better scaling qualities.
Has some compared the processing quality of this card, with the AMD cards?
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post #10926 of 18891
11/13/09 at 8:53am
OS: Windows 7 (Didn't think this would matter, since I have found people with problems on XP and Vista too.

- IDE, AHCI or RAID mode? Non-RAID. All the drives are SATA in AHCI mode.

-SB driver version: What is SB?
Edit: South bridge? I am not sure, how to find?



Thanks.

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Originally Posted by renethx View Post

- OS?
- IDE, AHCI or RAID mode?
- SB driver version?
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post #10927 of 18891
11/13/09 at 9:01am
Issue not sure I saw mentioned - seems like you're trying to cram 4GB (or 8GB) RAM into there with Win 7 32-bit. 32-bit OS will not be able to use all that in the way you think it will. It will effectively only allow you to have something less than 4GB TOTAL system memory (RAM+GPU+CPU CACHE) available for applications. So, if you want to use all that RAM, get a 64-bit OS or drop down to <4GB RAM for now.

1) Ripping will be slower (probably) with the slower drives (the write speed); but for playing movies (read speed) is OK IMO. Just make sure to format in largest clusters, like 64K or more if possible in either case. This is best for mass storage of large files - NOT good for the OS drive though. Use the standard cluster there. I can't speak to gaming, but as you probably know faster is usually preferred by hardcore gamers. Those VelociRaptors are 10K drives and many of them are moving to SSD.

2) Yes, if you're going to use RAID, use the 2x1TB drives and leave the 640GB alone. You want to RAID drives of similar size so you don't lose GB when it sets up the array based on the lowest common denominator (640GB drive). RAID 5 would net you 2x640GB total storage on those three drives. RAID 1 will net you 1TB total storage on the two 1TB drives. IMO I think this is a waste of storage if you own the DVDs. Worst case 1 drive fails and you have to re-rip the DVDs, which honestly IMO is worth the time versus the RAID 1 benefit. I have a RAID 5 with 5x1TB drives for 3.75TB total storage - THAT becomes a nightmare of time:cost in re-ripping IMO. Also, since I don't see a RAID controller card in your build, if you use RAID the CPU will be doing the work and it might impact overall system performance.

I hope that helps and I'm not mistaken. I'm a bit tired at the moment!

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Originally Posted by cdika17 View Post

Here is what i have so far for my build:

Corsair Professional HX650W 650W
Amd Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Quad Core Processor AM3 3.2GHZ
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
LG CH08-LS10 Black BLU-RAY 8X Reader & 16X DVD
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB
2 x G.SKILL F3-10666CL9D-4GBNQ PC3-10666 4GB 2X2GB DDR3-1333
Silverstone Lascala LC17B Black ATX HTPC
Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P AMD790X ATX AM3 DDR3 Motherboard
SAPPHIRE 100283L Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit
2 x SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition 32BIT DVD OEM

Questions:

1. I am going to be doing alot of ripping of Blurays and DVDs, would i be better off with going to 2 x Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM or something similar, instead of the Samsung EcoGreens since they only run at 5400RPM's, i read somewhere it's better to go with 7200rpm's if your doing alot of ripping/storage. Keep in mind i am also doing light gaming.

2. When setting up my hard drives, would i leave my WD 640gb alone and RAID 1 my 2 storage drives? Or put all three into RAID 5, and partiton 100gb for OS?

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post #10928 of 18891
11/13/09 at 9:14am
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Originally Posted by corwiniii View Post

1) Ripping will be slower (probably) with the slower drives (the write speed); but for playing movies (read speed) is OK IMO. Just make sure to format in largest clusters, like 64K or more if possible in either case. This is best for mass storage of large files - NOT good for the OS drive though. Use the standard cluster there. I can't speak to gaming, but as you probably know faster is usually preferred by hardcore gamers. Those VelociRaptors are 10K drives and many of them are moving to SSD.

Isn't ripping not usually gated by HDD speed, but optical drive speed?
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post #10929 of 18891
11/13/09 at 9:31am
I want to build a two box Windows Home Server config to fit within shelf space limited to shelf size 22 wide x 22 deep (multiple shelves adjustable heights) thus this two box proposed solution. Please review intended config below and comment. (I have guessed on lots of components):

MAIN BOX (I already own asterisk items):
* Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM2+ AMD 785G chipset
* ATXMemory: A-DATA ADQVE1A16K DDR2-800 2 x 1GB Kit, $32.
*Graphics: Radeon HD 4200 (integrated in the chipset), $0.
OpSys SW: Windows Home Server
*PSU: Seasonic SS-430GM Active PFC F3 Modular
*CPU: AMD Athlon 64X2, ADO4800DDBOX, 65 watt
*CPU Cooler: Silverstone NT07 - AM2, Super low profile
*OpSys HDD: Hitachi Deskstar Sata2, 250gb, 7200rmp, HDT722525DLA380
WHS Storage HDDs: Five SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB
*Case: Cooler Master CM Media, 281
Port Multiplier Controller Cards: Three Addonics ADSA3GPX1-2E PCIe cards each with 2 external eSATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express controllers, low profile bracket, Driver CD, User guide

15 HDD STORAGE BOX (All Addonics, and Samsung HDD)
SR460S Storage Rack base unit with 460W ATX power supply, $335
AE5RCS35NSA Disk Array 5SA x 3, $387
AD5SARPM-E eSATA Port Multiplier for Rackmount Systems x 3, $240
Fifteen HDD SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB
Addonics cables to connect the two boxes.
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post #10930 of 18891
11/13/09 at 9:32am
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Originally Posted by Kingcac View Post

I'm not an expert at this HTPC build, but here's what I did for completed HTPC (completed 2 weeks ago).

I built it mainly for watching movies and ripping dvd/bd. I have a total of 6.5 TB (internal). 3x2 TB Western Digital Caviar Green 7200rpm and 500GB Seagate also at 7200rpm. The 500gb is basically used for the OS and the used software. So in case I have problems with windows/virus/crash etc, hopefully I still have all the ripped stuff.

What config did you use for Sata, IDE or AHCI?
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post #10931 of 18891
11/13/09 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by corwiniii View Post

Issue not sure I saw mentioned - seems like you're trying to cram 4GB (or 8GB) RAM into there with Win 7 32-bit. 32-bit OS will not be able to use all that in the way you think it will. It will effectively only allow you to have something less than 4GB TOTAL system memory (RAM+GPU+CPU CACHE) available for applications. So, if you want to use all that RAM, get a 64-bit OS or drop down to <4GB RAM for now.

1) Ripping will be slower (probably) with the slower drives (the write speed); but for playing movies (read speed) is OK IMO. Just make sure to format in largest clusters, like 64K or more if possible in either case. This is best for mass storage of large files - NOT good for the OS drive though. Use the standard cluster there. I can't speak to gaming, but as you probably know faster is usually preferred by hardcore gamers. Those VelociRaptors are 10K drives and many of them are moving to SSD.

2) Yes, if you're going to use RAID, use the 2x1TB drives and leave the 640GB alone. You want to RAID drives of similar size so you don't lose GB when it sets up the array based on the lowest common denominator (640GB drive). RAID 5 would net you 2x640GB total storage on those three drives. RAID 1 will net you 1TB total storage on the two 1TB drives. IMO I think this is a waste of storage if you own the DVDs. Worst case 1 drive fails and you have to re-rip the DVDs, which honestly IMO is worth the time versus the RAID 1 benefit. I have a RAID 5 with 5x1TB drives for 3.75TB total storage - THAT becomes a nightmare of time:cost in re-ripping IMO. Also, since I don't see a RAID controller card in your build, if you use RAID the CPU will be doing the work and it might impact overall system performance.

I hope that helps and I'm not mistaken. I'm a bit tired at the moment!

So then it would be better of to configure my sata drives as IDE or AHCI?
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post #10932 of 18891
11/13/09 at 10:11am
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Originally Posted by tsanga View Post

Isn't ripping not usually gated by HDD speed, but optical drive speed?

I don't know what the bottleneck will be there, but you're probably correct.
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post #10933 of 18891
11/13/09 at 10:40am
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Originally Posted by cdika17 View Post

So then it would be better of to configure my sata drives as IDE or AHCI?

Since I haven't looked at your Mobo and drives I'm going to defer that answer to someone else. If you're using onboard RAID, I think you'll have to set it to RAID anyway. I don't use that so I'm not sure.

Otherwise, it has been MY experience (note MY experience) IDE is fine and usually easier to manage for 98% of users out there. AHCI works if the mobo and drives support it, but really there are few real world benefits to desktop computers. IMO - others will disagree.

Best to make the decision before you install the OS, although I know there are work arounds to change post-install.
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post #10934 of 18891
11/13/09 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by cdika17 View Post

so then it would be better of to configure my sata drives as ide or ahci?

ahci
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post #10935 of 18891
11/13/09 at 11:25am
I think I'm finally going to bite the bullet after a few weeks of research. Please give me thoughs as to this will be enough for my needs:

Primary being used for as a movie player SD and HD content (1080P a must)
Will be ripping all movies with this box - SD and HD (Blu-Ray)
Will probably run MediaPortal on top of Windows 7
I am looking to just have to output a single HDMI from the system to my AVR

Here is the system:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD

Video Card: On-board ATI HD 4200

Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core

Ram: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"

Case: Since I am not 100% happy with any case for now I will just be using an old case since the system will be in a wall rack hidden anyway.

Remote: Anyware GP-IR01BK Windows Vista Infrared MCE

Blu-Ray Drive: Suggestions? <-- never used one for a PC, please help. I would like to use this to be a Blu-Ray player too, but I am worried about how loud most pc drives are....any quite Blu-Ray drives out there? Also, how fast are PCs with Blu-Ray drives playback compare to standalone players? Quality vs standalone?
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post #10936 of 18891
11/13/09 at 11:36am
If I decide to build one of the recommended mini-itx systems from page 85, will a HD 5750 card fit? I want to be able to get the full HD audio from blue-rays.

thanks,
Murray
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post #10937 of 18891
11/13/09 at 12:05pm
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Originally Posted by MurrayW View Post

If I decide to build one of the recommended mini-itx systems from page 85, will a HD 5750 card fit? I want to be able to get the full HD audio from blue-rays.

thanks,
Murray

If you choose SG05/SG06, yes.
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post #10938 of 18891
11/13/09 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by Vinylvision View Post

I want to build a two box Windows Home Server config to fit within shelf space limited to shelf size 22” wide x 22” deep (multiple shelves adjustable heights) thus this “two box” proposed solution. Please review intended config below and comment. (I have guessed on lots of components):

MAIN BOX (I already own asterisk items):
• * Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM2+ AMD 785G chipset
• * ATXMemory: A-DATA ADQVE1A16K DDR2-800 2 x 1GB Kit, $32.
• *Graphics: Radeon HD 4200 (integrated in the chipset), $0.
• OpSys SW: Windows Home Server
• *PSU: Seasonic SS-430GM Active PFC F3 Modular
• *CPU: AMD Athlon 64X2, ADO4800DDBOX, 65 watt
• *CPU Cooler: Silverstone NT07 – AM2, Super low profile
• *OpSys HDD: Hitachi Deskstar Sata2, 250gb, 7200rmp, HDT722525DLA380
• WHS Storage HDDs: Five SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB
• *Case: Cooler Master CM Media, 281
• Port Multiplier Controller Cards: Three Addonics ADSA3GPX1-2E PCIe cards each with 2 external eSATA II RAID5/JBOD PCI Express controllers, low profile bracket, Driver CD, User guide

15 HDD STORAGE BOX (All Addonics, and Samsung HDD)
• SR460S Storage Rack base unit with 460W ATX power supply, $335
• AE5RCS35NSA Disk Array 5SA x 3, $387
• AD5SARPM-E eSATA Port Multiplier for Rackmount Systems x 3, $240
• Fifteen HDD SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB
• Addonics cables to connect the two boxes.

Should work fine.

You could build a 30 HDD two-box system.

Main

- CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+
- MB: GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM2+ AMD 785G chipset ATX
- RAM: DDR2-800 2 x 1GB
- Graphics: onboard
- HBA0: MonoPrice 2530 2-port SATA RAID Controller PCI Express x1 Card, $14.
- HBA1: Supermicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 8-port SATA Controller PCI-X Card, $95. (6+2+8 = 16 SATA ports for the main)
- HBA2: Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 8-port SATA Controller PCI Express x4 Card, $100.
- HBA3: Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 8-port SATA Controller PCI Express x4 Card, $100. (8+8=16 SATA ports for the sub.)
- PSU: Seasonic SS-430GM
- Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX (9 x 5.25” bay), $50, with
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
- 0.5m SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Cable, $14 (or 3ware CBL-SFF8087-05M).
- 0.5m SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Cable, $14 (or 3ware CBL-SFF8087-05M).
- 0.5m SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Cable, $14 (or 3ware CBL-SFF8087-05M).
- 0.5m SFF-8087 to SFF-8087 Cable, $14 (or 3ware CBL-SFF8087-05M).
- Four Internal SFF-8087 to Four External SFF-8088 Bracket, $109.

Sub

- PSU: Corsair VX450W CMPSU-450VX 450W, $60.
- Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX (9 x 5.25” bay), $50, with
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
- Eight Internal SATA to Two External InfiniBand Bracket, $48
- Eight Internal SATA to Two External InfiniBand Bracket, $48

Connection Cables

- 1m SFF-8088 to SFF-8470 Cable, $30.
- 1m SFF-8088 to SFF-8470 Cable, $30.

A simpler and cheaper (by ~$200) way is build two identical 15-HDD WHS systems, each of which consists of:

- CPU: Athlon dual core
- MB: GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H AM2+ AMD 785G chipset ATX
- RAM: DDR2-800 2 x 1GB
- Graphics: onboard
- HBA0: MonoPrice 2530 2-port SATA RAID Controller PCI Express x1 Card, $14.
- HBA1: MonoPrice 2530 2-port SATA RAID Controller PCI Express x1 Card, $14.
- HBA2: MonoPrice 2530 2-port SATA RAID Controller PCI Express x1 Card, $14.
- HBA3: MonoPrice 2530 2-port SATA RAID Controller PCI Express x1 Card, $14.
- HBA4: MonoPrice 2530 2-port SATA RAID Controller PCI Express x1 Card, $14. (2x5+6=16 HDDs)
- PSU: 450W
- Case: Cooler Master Centurion 590 RC-590-KKN1-GP ATX (9 x 5.25” bay), $50, with
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
Athena Power BP-SATA3051B 5-in-3 backplane, $110.
- A bunch of SATA cables.
- OS: WHS

In the second system you have to add CPU/MB/RAM/OS ($60+$90+$50+$100=$300), but the total costs of the two boxes is ~$200 cheaper than a 30 HDD two-box system.
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post #10939 of 18891
11/13/09 at 5:40pm
Hi
My mobo works fine with 1x512Mb (PC6400), works fine with 1x1Gb (PC6400 "Patriot") as well but won't boot with 2x1Gb (PC6400). It's beeping, that's it...!!!
I know the 2x1Gb PC6400 work fine in my other PC (Intel E6750)
What's wrong with my ECS mobo? What should I check in the Bios?
Any idea?

Thanks
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post #10940 of 18891
11/13/09 at 6:19pm
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Originally Posted by renethx View Post

2.5-2.8GHz, 300-430W are enough.

thank you for your reply. I have one more question. Since I'll will be using standard definition is it better to get a Pentium Dual-Core or core 2 duo processor?
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post #10941 of 18891
11/13/09 at 6:52pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by lunar View Post

Since I'll will be using standard definition is it better to get a Pentium Dual-Core or core 2 duo processor?

No difference if you leave post-processing to GPU. ffdshow: faster is better.
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post #10942 of 18891
11/14/09 at 10:59am
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Originally Posted by renethx View Post

...
You could build a 30 HDD two-box system...

Great suggestions Renethx!. I will go with your suggestions including Cooler Master 590 chassis, build both boxes now, but not populate second box with real hdd until I get close to needing them. Several questions:

1. On which drive should WHS software be installed and should the drives be Raid?

2. Is is ok to use FlexRaid software with this config in addition to WHS?

3. What are several possible USA online sources for cables and brackets?

4. Will either of the following 5 in 3 blackplanes be suitable instead of the Athena Power? The blackplanes I propose have 3 year warranty instead on 1 year and fans can be changed to less noisy fans, but both alternatives have slightly more depth and other minor size differences:
- SuperMicro CSE-M35T http://www.supermicro.com/products/a.../CSE-M35TQ.cfm
- Icy Dock MB455 SPF http://www.icydock.com/product/mb455spf.html
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post #10943 of 18891
11/14/09 at 2:56pm
Hi @ all,

today I have tested the hybernation (XP) on my HTPC and my problem is, that the HTPC go into hybernation very well but when I wake it up, the resume screen appears and after that I get a black screen.

I have already googled the problem but I can't finde anything helpful.

I have a AsRock mainboard and the Moneual Case (perhaps it's caused by the remout?).

So, can anyone help me?
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post #10944 of 18891
11/14/09 at 6:50pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Vinylvision View Post

Great suggestions Renethx!. I will go with your suggestions including Cooler Master 590 chassis, build both boxes now, but not populate second box with real hdd until I get close to needing them. Several questions:

1. On which drive should WHS software be installed and should the drives be Raid?

2. Is is ok to use FlexRaid software with this config in addition to WHS?

3. What are several possible USA online sources for cables and brackets?

4. Will either of the following 5 in 3 blackplanes be suitable instead of the Athena Power? The blackplanes I propose have 3 year warranty instead on 1 year and fans can be changed to less noisy fans, but both alternatives have slightly more depth and other minor size differences:
- SuperMicro CSE-M35T http://www.supermicro.com/products/a.../CSE-M35TQ.cfm
- Icy Dock MB455 SPF http://www.icydock.com/product/mb455spf.html

1. The minimum size of the primary HDD where OS is installed (in a 20GB partition) is 70GB. Since Power Pack 1, the requirement of large landing zone has gone. So I think a 70GB HDD is enough. In your case use the 250GB HDD as the primary hard drive (of which 20GB will be used for OS automatically and the rest for the primary data partition).

2. Yes. Check this simple tutorial Guide to FlexRAID + WHS (Windows Home Server) , and the long thread FlexRAID on WHS.

3. Click the links in my previous post.

4. Basically any 5-in-3 backplane should work (as the drive bay size is standardized) possibly with slight case mod.

Also check my previous post for a simple solution.
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post #10945 of 18891
11/14/09 at 7:46pm
Just wanted to give the OP many thanks, again. I grabbed a 320 GB HDD and optical drive last night, and got my HTPC built in a couple hours! I was excited when I first pressed the power button. No issues, as it powered up like a champ!

The *only* issue I have with it is that the HDD light isn't working on front. The power light and other LED's are working just fine. I've double checked the connection in the machine. I'm wondering if maybe the bulb is bad?

Still, that's the only thing I have had any issue with. It's running quietly, cool, and it's fast!
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post #10946 of 18891
11/14/09 at 7:54pm
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Checked the polarity?
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post #10947 of 18891
11/14/09 at 11:32pm
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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2000 View Post

Hi @ all,

today I have tested the hybernation (XP) on my HTPC and my problem is, that the HTPC go into hybernation very well but when I wake it up, the resume screen appears and after that I get a black screen.

I have already googled the problem but I can't finde anything helpful.

I have a AsRock mainboard and the Moneual Case (perhaps it's caused by the remout?).

So, can anyone help me?

Now I found out, that if I unplug the remote contol of the case. The hibernation mode runs. I use the remote which comes with the Moneual case. I installed the software of this remote and i connect the 4pin usb of the remote whith a usb port on my mainbouad. It is shown in the Device Manager as USB Serial Converter. Is this OK? I thought that is has benn shown as MCE Remote Contorl.

Have anyone an idea of get this remote working with the hybernation mode?

regards
johndoe
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post #10948 of 18891
11/15/09 at 4:41am
I'm worried I might need to upgrade my power supply when I upgrade my HTPC, can someone let me know...Current power supply is 350W...

CPU: Athlon II X4 620 (stock cooling)
MB: GIGABYTE GA-MA790XT-UD4P
Video Card: Sapphire HD4770
Memory: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model AX3U1600GB2G9-AG
TV Tuner Card: AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet - PCTV Tuner (A188 - White Box) MTVHDDUWB PCI-Express x1 Interface
HDD: 2 WD Caviar Black 1TB. 1 WD 500GB SATA. 1 WD MyBook External 1TB (not powered by USB, though).
Keyboard: Logitech DiNovo (full size). USB Bluetooth.
Case: Antec Gamer 900. Lots of fans, but I don't need to use them all. 1 or two should be fine.

What do you guys think? Do I have enough, or do I need a new PS right this second?
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post #10949 of 18891
11/15/09 at 4:52am
Possibly a bit off topic? But, I'm also using my HTPC for video conversion. Does anyone know of a good video converter (like Handbrake) that has a web gui interface? That sure would make it easier to initiate remote encoding on my HTPC from another computer.

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post #10950 of 18891
11/15/09 at 5:50am
Thanks for replying, I will do some research into the loading belt, it all ready doesn't work so what more harm could be done?


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Lots of possibilities but by far the most common is a -slightly- stretched loading belt. Fairly simple task to replace if your mechanically inclined, finding a close replacement will be the hardest task of that project...Too loose, same issue, too tight will load down the motor and also fail. Same/similar applies to "too thick/too thin"...
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