Re: Other "Slim-" devices?

That's good feedback.

Have you tried running the powersupply fan at 5V. too?

With the C3, you should be able to run all the fans at a low
voltage (5 or 7 volts) and still be cool enough. That should be
substantially quieter.

-dean

I have one of these. It's ok, but I
have a couple problems with it.

First, there is a CPU heatsink/fan included with it, but the one I
got

was defective. The one of the fan blades would strike the
casing

every rotation, creating a really annoying buzz. No biggie
though,

$15 at Fry's fixes that.

2nd, the fan inside the powersupply is very loud. It's one of
those

~1.5" fans you see in 1U rackmount cases, and it's nearly
impossable

to find a less noisy one.

3rd, I have it next to my stereo and was planning on using it as a

divx/DVD/mp3 server using the TV out. However on my 36"
Sony Wega the

image appears off-center. It's closer to the center if I pipe
the

image through the Tivo, but still far from perfect. If you use
run

windows you might be able to adjust this, but I'm running Linux,
of

course :)

As far as the hardware compatibility with linux, everything seems
to

work OK. I haven't tried any firewire devices yet, but the
controller

seems to be detected.

There is a small fan at the back that is rather loud, but running
it

at 5v makes it much more quiet and the case temp isn't impacted
too

much.

I think these are around $270 at Fry's (could be wrong tho')

--- In [email protected], dean blackketter <dean@b...>
wrote:

> Sorry, I hit send before I meant to.

>

> Here's what I would use today if I was building a brand new
server

appliance:

>

>

<http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchToo

ls/item-Details.asp?sku=S451-3001>

>

> It's a cute little aluminum cube (ok, not as little as the

cerfcube),

> it's got a low power/low heat C3 processor, 128M of RAM.
Ready for

a

> hard drive and maybe a floppy. Add a CD-ROM drive to the
mix for

> ripping... Oh yeah, it's got two firewire ports if you want
to

> expand hard drives easily...

>

> Pretty nice deal.

>

> -dean

>

> >Let's see: $379 for the cerfcube, $399 for a complete PC
ready to

run

> >linux already with a 20GB hard drive.

> >

> >You could easily build a stand-alone server with an ATA hard
drive,

> >x86 processor with better performance and it would cost a
_LOT_

less.

> >

> >I've built a couple of systems like this for friends and
the

biggest

> >problem is finding a small, quiet and inexpensive case.

> >

> >Anybody got any good case recommendations for server
appliances?

> >

> >-dean

> >

> >>Yes, cerfcube looks great for a SliMP3 server. It even
contains a

> >>USB port. It would be possible to connect a low cost USB
hard

drive.

> >>I have such a drive (100GB) connected to my server and it
runs

> >>smoothly.

> >>

> >>Joergen

> >>--- In [email protected], "simonhorrobin"
<[email protected]>

wrote:

> >>> My next project will do something along
these lines using off

the

> >>> shelf components. Essentially
there will be a _tiny_ Linux

server

> >>> running Perl as the SliMP3 Server, and a
commercial (unless I

get

> >>it

> >>> together to build one) NAS (Network
Attached Storage) device.

> >>>

> >>> The App server will probably be the
following. Check how

cute,

> >>and

> >>> tell me you don't want one.

> >> >

http://www.intrinsyc.com/products/referencedesigns/cerfcube.asp

> >>>

> >>> The NAS will be either the Quantum, Sony
or Kintronics. They

are

> >>> kind of expensive, so I'm trying to find
another way but it's

the

> >>> software that's killer. The aim is
to have an admin-free,

always-

> >>on,

> >>> RAID5, hideable file storage.
Mainly so I don't tie up my

> >>desktop,

> >>> and I can bung it in a room where noise
doesn't matter.

> >>>

> >>> Simon

> >>>

> >>> --- In [email protected],
"joergen1951" <[email protected]>

wrote:

> >>> > And what about a SliMServer, much
less power hungry than a

> >>computer

> >>> > which would act as a music server.
Just enough cpu to handle

a

> >>> large

> >>> > disk and perhaps a few controls and
a small display.

> >>> >

> >>> > Joergen

> >>> >

> >>> > --- In [email protected], Jacob
Potter <[email protected]> wrote:

> >>> > > Hi, all -

> >>> > >

> >>> > > Sean, are you
planning on making any other "Slim-"

devices?

> >>> > Here are a

> >>> > > few ideas I have:

> >>> > >

> >>> >
>
"SliMP3-2-part" - this would be an Ethernet MP3
player,

like

> >>> > the

> >>> > > SliMP3, but the display and
remote receiver would be in a

> >>> separate

> >>> > unit

> >>> > > from the Ethernet and audio
ports. They would be connected

by a

> >>> > > short-range RF (not 802.11 or
Bluetooth, just

character-at-a-

> >>> time)

> >>> > to

> >>> > > relay display and IR
information. This would be good for

> >>people

> >>> > who's

> >>> > > speakers aren't in the same
room as their equipment -

> >>think "media

> >>> > > room". It would be
annoying to have to go to another room

to

> >>> > change what

> >>> > > song you're playing, or to run
a long cable from your

SliMP3

> >>to

> >>> > your

> >>> > > stereo.

> >>> > >

> >>> > >
"SlimData" - a unit that would relay data from
external

> >> > > sensors

> >> > > > (temperature, motion, etc) to
a server program. Similar

to a

> >> > > SliMP3, but

> >> > > > with a bunch of ADCs instead
of audio circuitry.

> >> > > >

> >> > > >
Do these sound good? Any other ideas? Sean, I know you

> >>> > probably have

> >>> > > your hands full enough with
the SliMP3 alone, but...

> >>> > >

> >>> > > - Jacob

> >>> > >

> >>> > > --

> >>> > > "Terminak #3 has bad
keyboard. Pkease fix."

> >>

> >>

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