I just completed setting up a W7 MC for my brother who is not very computer savvy. I know some may consider building a MC for someone else a mistake but I feel it really is the best way to bring photos, movies, etc into the family room.....any-hoo here's my question.
What else can I set up / tweak to get him off to a running start and minimize my time providing tech support. Here's the setup and what I've already done...also anyone have experience shipping a MC box?
Thanks in advance!
Already done:
Partions created for Photos, Videos, Recorded TV, etc
MC pointing to each specific folder on Data Drive
All USB, Ethernet, headphone, keyboard, firewire, etc tested
TMT3 Installed and tested with SD and BD
Directory Structure completed (for file organizatioN)
Acronis 2010 installed and backup generated
W7 updated
Drivers updated
Tuner card tested
Temps, fans, optimized and calibrated
Cables managed in the box
HDMI cable ordered from monoprice
Logmein.com installed (i know it's going to be useful)
Configuration:
Silverstone GD-04 case Black
AMD Athlon II X4 630 95W AM3
Windows 7 Home Premium
G-skill 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640 GB x2 (one for OS other for data)
Cooler Master Silent Pro M600 Power supply
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
Sapphire Radeon HD 5670
Hauppage 2250
LG WH10LS30 BD Burner (probably overkill)
What else can I set up / tweak to get him off to a running start and minimize my time providing tech support. Here's the setup and what I've already done...also anyone have experience shipping a MC box?
Thanks in advance!
Already done:
Partions created for Photos, Videos, Recorded TV, etc
MC pointing to each specific folder on Data Drive
All USB, Ethernet, headphone, keyboard, firewire, etc tested
TMT3 Installed and tested with SD and BD
Directory Structure completed (for file organizatioN)
Acronis 2010 installed and backup generated
W7 updated
Drivers updated
Tuner card tested
Temps, fans, optimized and calibrated
Cables managed in the box
HDMI cable ordered from monoprice
Logmein.com installed (i know it's going to be useful)
Configuration:
Silverstone GD-04 case Black
AMD Athlon II X4 630 95W AM3
Windows 7 Home Premium
G-skill 2 x 2GB DDR3 RAM
Western Digital Caviar Blue 640 GB x2 (one for OS other for data)
Cooler Master Silent Pro M600 Power supply
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H
Sapphire Radeon HD 5670
Hauppage 2250
LG WH10LS30 BD Burner (probably overkill)