Comments for Lounge Rack http://blog.willparsons.co.uk Linux HTPC project Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:34:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on HTPC Case by will http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/htpc-case/comment-page-1/#comment-13 will Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:31:13 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=35#comment-13 @GaryT I've never been more pleased to admit I was wrong. The card reader supplied with the case DOES support booting from the cards! I guess my old motherboard was just a bit rubbish. Now that I've built the HTPC, I can confirm that the Asus M3N78-EM will boot from this card reader, as it autodetects the USB devices on boot. It's fiddly to set up the auto boot sequence from cards in the BIOS but pressing F8 on boot gives you a handy boot menu, which includes USB devices. :) @GaryT
I’ve never been more pleased to admit I was wrong. The card reader supplied with the case DOES support booting from the cards! I guess my old motherboard was just a bit rubbish. Now that I’ve built the HTPC, I can confirm that the Asus M3N78-EM will boot from this card reader, as it autodetects the USB devices on boot. It’s fiddly to set up the auto boot sequence from cards in the BIOS but pressing F8 on boot gives you a handy boot menu, which includes USB devices.
:)

]]> Comment on Airflow design by Lounge Rack » Soundproofing http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/airflow-design/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Lounge Rack » Soundproofing Sun, 01 Feb 2009 03:04:03 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=42#comment-12 [...] holes. Seem like it was a good idea to cover up the vent which will be above the fan and let the air come in from the one next to it. The only trouble is that there’s only about 1mm clearance between [...] [...] holes. Seem like it was a good idea to cover up the vent which will be above the fan and let the air come in from the one next to it. The only trouble is that there’s only about 1mm clearance between [...]

]]> Comment on HTPC Case by Lounge Rack » Soundproofing http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/htpc-case/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Lounge Rack » Soundproofing Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:13:01 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=35#comment-11 [...] case is great, but it doesn’t have sound-dampening panels or any features to actively reduce sound [...] [...] case is great, but it doesn’t have sound-dampening panels or any features to actively reduce sound [...]

]]> Comment on CPU Cooler by Ian http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/cpu-cooler/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Ian Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:29:55 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=46#comment-10 I've just ordered the same fan .... which motherboard are you opting for ? I guess that will be the next installment :-) I went for Asus P5N7A-VM with onboard GeForce 9300 CPU is Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 I’ve just ordered the same fan …. which motherboard are you opting for ?

I guess that will be the next installment :-)

I went for Asus P5N7A-VM with onboard GeForce 9300
CPU is Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

]]> Comment on Airflow design by Ian http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/airflow-design/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ian Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:17:33 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=42#comment-9 I just ordered ... Coolermaster Silent Pro 500W Modular PSU This will be my first build so looking forward to getting stuck in tomorrow when all the parts arrive. I just ordered … Coolermaster Silent Pro 500W Modular PSU
This will be my first build so looking forward to getting stuck in tomorrow when all the parts arrive.

]]> Comment on Airflow design by will http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/airflow-design/comment-page-1/#comment-8 will Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:39:44 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=42#comment-8 I've ordered an Antec Neo HE 430. I'll write a post with my reasoning, but I think it's a good'un! I’ve ordered an Antec Neo HE 430.
I’ll write a post with my reasoning, but I think it’s a good’un!

]]> Comment on Airflow design by Ian http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/airflow-design/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ian Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:06:06 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=42#comment-7 What power supply have you chosen? I've just ordered similar, and would be interested to know your choice of PSU. What power supply have you chosen?

I’ve just ordered similar, and would be interested to know your choice of PSU.

]]> Comment on HTPC Case by will http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/htpc-case/comment-page-1/#comment-6 will Wed, 28 Jan 2009 01:36:13 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=35#comment-6 Hi Gary, I'm afraid I couldn't get my machine to boot off the card reader. I tried with DamnSmall on a CF card and on a Sony MS that I had lying around. It could of course be a limitation of the motherboard, so I'll try again when I get the new one for this box, and let you know. :) I also tried with a second card reader I had lying around, couldn't get that working either, so yeah it might just be my motherboard. It's getting on a bit! Hi Gary,

I’m afraid I couldn’t get my machine to boot off the card reader. I tried with DamnSmall on a CF card and on a Sony MS that I had lying around. It could of course be a limitation of the motherboard, so I’ll try again when I get the new one for this box, and let you know. :) I also tried with a second card reader I had lying around, couldn’t get that working either, so yeah it might just be my motherboard. It’s getting on a bit!

]]> Comment on HTPC Case by will http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/htpc-case/comment-page-1/#comment-5 will Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:08:06 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=35#comment-5 Hey Gary, Yeah, I'll probably go with XBMC. More on that when I take a closer look at software, but XBMC does seem to be the most fully-fledged of the bunch. I'll see if I can try the card reader tonight for you; it comes with a motherboard header so I'll see if I can stretch it into my other machine. It would be handy! You wouldn't want to use the card to boot permanently though, as it sticks out a bit, so you can't close the flap with a card in. I was thinking about getting one of <a href="http://linitx.com/viewproduct.php?prodid=11340" rel="nofollow">these adapters</a> too, good shout! Stay tuned! Hey Gary,

Yeah, I’ll probably go with XBMC. More on that when I take a closer look at software, but XBMC does seem to be the most fully-fledged of the bunch.

I’ll see if I can try the card reader tonight for you; it comes with a motherboard header so I’ll see if I can stretch it into my other machine. It would be handy! You wouldn’t want to use the card to boot permanently though, as it sticks out a bit, so you can’t close the flap with a card in. I was thinking about getting one of these adapters too, good shout!

Stay tuned!

]]> Comment on HTPC Case by GaryT http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/2009/01/htpc-case/comment-page-1/#comment-4 GaryT Mon, 26 Jan 2009 03:05:14 +0000 http://blog.willparsons.co.uk/?p=35#comment-4 Interesting read! Did you settle on the interface for your HTC project? XBMC perhaps? I've just ordered the very same case and I fully agree, the cost is a hard pill to swallow but asthetics are one of my top requirements. I should get it this week together with a pretty slick HD DVD/Blu-Ray full height optical drive as I have a few movies on HD DVD and can pick them up for under $10 on eBay. I ended up getting a Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H mobo with 4GB of memory powered by an Intel 7300 DCD CPU which I can easily overclock to 3.0GHz if needed. I have XBMC running from a 4GB CF card running from a SATA adaptor and it works VERY well. I did have a question for you though; regarding the case, will the built in card reader allow booting from CF? XBMC runs on a number of operating systems and I'm still torn between what I'll end up using. Any one of them will work but I also want to use this PC to rip movies from BR and HDDVD to my networked storage. Interesting read! Did you settle on the interface for your HTC project? XBMC perhaps? I’ve just ordered the very same case and I fully agree, the cost is a hard pill to swallow but asthetics are one of my top requirements. I should get it this week together with a pretty slick HD DVD/Blu-Ray full height optical drive as I have a few movies on HD DVD and can pick them up for under $10 on eBay.

I ended up getting a Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H mobo with 4GB of memory powered by an Intel 7300 DCD CPU which I can easily overclock to 3.0GHz if needed.

I have XBMC running from a 4GB CF card running from a SATA adaptor and it works VERY well. I did have a question for you though; regarding the case, will the built in card reader allow booting from CF?

XBMC runs on a number of operating systems and I’m still torn between what I’ll end up using. Any one of them will work but I also want to use this PC to rip movies from BR and HDDVD to my networked storage.

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