Hello,
This is what I have ordered and assembled yesterday:
ASRock H87M-ITX, Socket 1150, ITX
Intel Core i5-4570S Tray, 2,9 GHZ, 6MB Cache, LGA 1150, VGA, Low Power (in Tray a very tiny package ;-))
CPU cooler NOCTUA NH-L9i, LGA1150
Crucial Ballistix Sport Series 8GB-Kit DDR3-1600, CL9
Thermaltake SD 101, 180W PSU, mini-ITX
- fan to case NOCTUA 80 mm NF-R8 PWM
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240 GB SSD 2.5" (moving from a laptop)
WD Green Mobile 2TB, IntelliPower, SATA 6Gb/s
BlackGold BGT3620 2xDVB-C/-T/T2 (existing; European you guess here...)
and today
Win 7 Home Premium
DVBViewer & LAVFilters-0.61.1
DVBViewer Recording Service
and some other software... thanks for Mfusick & others for good tips just on time ( http://www.avsforum.com/t/1520973/list-of-software-you-install-when-doing-a-clean-install )
But my question is:
I intended not to install any optical drive but "The" HTPC need (must?) to have a Blu-ray drive.
Slim drive is new to me so what is different for installing a slim instead a normal 5,25" drive?
What I found so far are more described to be installed into a laptop/notebook but seem to be possible to install as well in a desktop with some adapters?
So what all is required:
- machanical adapter pieces
- cable adapter
- other?
Am I on the right track?
Or any suggestions for a complete Slim-BD drive kit for a HTPC
Thank in advance for your best advices
This is what I have ordered and assembled yesterday:
ASRock H87M-ITX, Socket 1150, ITX
Intel Core i5-4570S Tray, 2,9 GHZ, 6MB Cache, LGA 1150, VGA, Low Power (in Tray a very tiny package ;-))
CPU cooler NOCTUA NH-L9i, LGA1150
Crucial Ballistix Sport Series 8GB-Kit DDR3-1600, CL9
Thermaltake SD 101, 180W PSU, mini-ITX
- fan to case NOCTUA 80 mm NF-R8 PWM
Kingston SSDNow V+200 240 GB SSD 2.5" (moving from a laptop)
WD Green Mobile 2TB, IntelliPower, SATA 6Gb/s
BlackGold BGT3620 2xDVB-C/-T/T2 (existing; European you guess here...)
and today
Win 7 Home Premium
DVBViewer & LAVFilters-0.61.1
DVBViewer Recording Service
and some other software... thanks for Mfusick & others for good tips just on time ( http://www.avsforum.com/t/1520973/list-of-software-you-install-when-doing-a-clean-install )
But my question is:
I intended not to install any optical drive but "The" HTPC need (must?) to have a Blu-ray drive.
Slim drive is new to me so what is different for installing a slim instead a normal 5,25" drive?
What I found so far are more described to be installed into a laptop/notebook but seem to be possible to install as well in a desktop with some adapters?
So what all is required:
- machanical adapter pieces
- cable adapter
- other?
Am I on the right track?
Or any suggestions for a complete Slim-BD drive kit for a HTPC
Thank in advance for your best advices