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Yep on board sound is a must.
I will update this thread once it is delivered and also how I am getting on.
Worst case scenario it isnt suitable and I go out and buy a revo. Still 4 bay server for £100 will still be worth it!
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I have just ordered the Zotac GeForce GT 210, slightly cheaper, the way deliveries are over here at the moment it will probably arrive after xmas. Also ordered a HP IR reciever which will also probably take an age to arrive.
On a plus point the Microserver has arrived and initial impressions are good, not really much point getting started until the graphics card arrives. Ive taken some pics will upload tomorrow if i get chance.
I am going to stick with 1GB RAM for now to see how it copes.
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Still not had time to upload some pics, my laptop died. I've had to strip it back clean the fan (HP6735s) and while I was there cleaned the processor and applied some silver thermal paste.
So as Vista had thrown a wobbler I restored the laptop but then decided thats a good time to swap over to Ubuntu, been meaning to do it for ages. Glad I did its Awesome!
As I used to use RSS feeds with Utorrent I need to figure that out next.
Another reason for installing Ubuntu is so I can install XBMC and have a play around while I am waiting for my graphics card for the Microserver.
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Watch the temps for your system- you don't want to kill your HDs with that GPU heat. If you have to replace the case fan with an Antec Tri-Cool fan and leave that sucker on high. A loud computer is better than a dead computer...
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I just installed one of these servers today, well windows server 2008 and all but interesting to note a couple of things:
1. The PSU has an additional fan, which is small and could potentially become noisy with time.
2. There is an available SATA port inside (in addition to the 4 drives), in case you want to hook-up an SSD in the CD-ROM bay with some adapters. You may need a sata cable with a 90 degree connector.
Other that I feel like I should order one of these for myself. I'm not sure what to use it for yet, but this is a lot of server certified hardware for £100. Build quality is excellent.
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Couldn't help myself and ordered one of these as well to use it as a energy saving multipurpose home server for downloads, emails and family document sharing etc.
