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General => Users => Topic started by: Hagen on December 07, 2007, 01:48:05 pm

Title: Zalman HD160XT revision 3 enclusure
Post by: Hagen on December 07, 2007, 01:48:05 pm
Anyone have any idea how this enclosure will work for LMCE?
Zalman HD160XT (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811235007)
This particular question has popped up on a Norwegian AV forum, I have seen some references to the version with LCD display Zalman HD160 (not the touchscreen).
This information is all we have found and searches of both the Wiki and forums came up empty.
linux tips for the screen (http://zalman.ostergaard.net/touch.html)
linux tips for the screen (http://zalman.ostergaard.net/nvidia.html)
Anyone?
Title: Re: Zalman HD160XT revision 3 enclusure
Post by: Atzi on December 12, 2007, 12:21:06 pm
HH (Hi Hagen)

I have a Zalman 160XT (Rev. 1 I think) and it is lots of work getting this to run with linux. The problem is not the LCD, this works out of the box. Touchscreen is a little bit of manual work, but can be done. But you have 5x Chassis Fan in there that need to be controlled by 2 USB temperature devices. So you need a driver for the usb-temp-devices and a script that manages the fan level. Leaving the fans at level 100 is not option as ... well, I think it is clear. I installed LinunxMCE last sunday so i am getting to this point, but my next case would not be Zalman 160XT for a linux setup.

Hope this helps...
Atzi
Title: Re: Zalman HD160XT revision 3 enclusure
Post by: Hagen on December 12, 2007, 02:35:33 pm
thanks alot.
Would the USB fan drivers be an issue for the 'plain' HD160 as well I wonder?
Title: Re: Zalman HD160XT revision 3 enclusure
Post by: henrikost on December 19, 2007, 12:18:37 pm
A Linux setup for the HD160XT rev 3 (and 2) can be found at zalman.ostergaard.net
- although the fan control is not implemented here
Title: Re: Zalman HD160XT revision 3 enclusure
Post by: Hagen on December 19, 2007, 12:46:59 pm
great site, thanks for the tip.
Title: Re: Zalman HD160XT revision 3 enclusure
Post by: Atzi on December 21, 2007, 07:04:45 pm
@Hagen,
I don`t know if they used the same hardware in the 160, but I would believe so. I have connected the fans to my  beQuiet powersupply with a build in fancontrol. It works perfect, the fans are inaudibly.
Atzi