On 2009-10-03, at 05:56 , Olivier Gautherot wrote:
Hi folks!
For the newbies wishing to set up a cheap machine with reasonable
power
consumption, I can suggest the Atom processor.
I bought one recently (the Intel D945GCLF2) and it performs quite well
compared to my previous C3-based VIA board.
I have not got round to try the sound yet and still share the IDE port
between a HD and a DVD drive but the results are really promising.
Note: the first set up requires a bit of fiddling around to get the
system
to start: there seems to be something weird with either IDE
controller (need
to disable the SMART mode) or the graphics memory (yes, it is shared
with
the system) but, all in all, it's a decent investment for a small
server.
I'll drop a line if something goes wrong but currently it's running
happily
5 compiles in parallel...
Cheers
--
Olivier Gautherot
[email protected]
I've been using the Intel D945GCLF (not 2) for some time as my mail/
web/VoIP server and it's run flawlessly. Installed without a hitch and
no tweeks necessary. I did change the MCH fan for a quieter one
though, as apart from the disc, it was the only noise in the box.
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