On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 23:40, Barry Rountree wrote: > On Wednesday 16 October 2002 08:18 pm, Gabriel Phoenix wrote: > > For those who don't have a clue what I am talking about... > > > Nice little toy to play with. This particular model has an AGP slot. > > Home entertainment control center anyone? > > > Thoughts and Opinions > > Ain't they cute! I've got an SS40 (Athlon flavor) with an 80GB hd and > Mandrake 8.2 tucked up under my desk acting as a file and print server. It's > headless, but during setup I didn't have any problem with the video (not that > the setup really stresses it much). > > The only thing that's completely befuddled me is ACPI: I've compiled the > patches into the mandrake kernel on my Vaio laptop and it works reasonably > well. On the shuttle, ACPI works, localhost works, but the network card > suddenly can't find the outside world. Booting back to the original kernel > restores the network. Really, really frustrating, as Athlons without ACPI > tend to be little space heaters... (As do P4's, I'm sure, I just haven't > bought an intel chip in a few years.) > > So, anyway, if you're looking for a fileserver and are short on space, or are > just tired of the regular form factor, it's mostly wonderful. > > > > > Gabriel > > Barry
Encouraging, the thing is the chips (all?) are different between models. Interested in that heat sink (overall heat) and noise levels. Does your file server have a small load or high load? Basically I am wondering how well it would take to 24/7 operation, or at least being on 24/7. I have toasted a few HDs. Thanks, Gabriel
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