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« on: September 20, 2008, 04:21:31 pm »
I have been following this project for several months now and i'm ready to take the plunge. For a starter system would the below rig be acceptable?
# 19" 2U Chassis
# 1.8GHz Intel Celeron Processor w/ 800MHz FSB & 512K L2 Cache - Upgradeable up to Core 2 Duo
# Asus LGA775 Motherboard with 800Mhz & 1066MHz FSB and Core 2 Duo Support
# 512MB Kingston DDR2 RAM - Upgradeable
# 80GB 7200 RPM Western Digital Serial ATA HDD - Upgradeable
# Onboard Support for RAID 0, 1 & JBOD
# 10/100 Integrated LAN
# 6 USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 4 Rear)
# 3 x Expansion Slots Optional via Riser Card:
* 1 x PCI Express x16 Slot
* 2 x PCI 32-bit Slots
# Onboard 6-channel Audio
# Drive Bays:
* Internal: 2 x 3.5" HDD Bay
* External: 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25"
# Ports : VGA, USB 2.0, LPT, COM, Keyboard, Mouse
# 300 Watt Power Supply w/PFC
Case
* Construction: Heavy-duty cold-rolled steel
* Drive Capacity: Exposed 1 x 5.25" and 1 x 3.5" drives
* Cooling: 1 8cm ball-bearing fan
* Front Panel Indicators: 1 x pwr on/off, 1 x HDD
* Front Panel Controls: 1 x pwr on/off, 1 x system reset
* Front Panel Connectors: 2 x USB
* Dimensions: 19" W x 19.6" L x 3.5" H
* 300W 115/230V ATX auto switching power supply
* Maximum Expansion Card Length: 9.5"
Motherboard & Peripherals
* Processor Support
o LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processors
o Support Intel EM64T/EIST/Hyper-Threading Technology
* Chipset: VIA P4M900 / VIA VT8237S
* Front Side Bus: 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz
* Memory:
o 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets
o Support max. 4GB, DDR2 667/533/400 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
* Expansion Slots:
o 1 x PCIe x16
o 1 x PCIe x1
o 2 x PCI 2.2
* VGA:
o Integrated Graphics, up to 256MB shared memory
o Support max. resolution to 1920 x 1440 (@75Hz)
* Storage:
o VIA VT8237S South Bridge
o 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
o 2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s supporting RAID 0, 1, JBOD
* LAN: VIA VT8237S built-in 10/100 MAC with external PHY
* Audio: Realtek ALC662, 6-CH High-Definition Audio CODEC
* USB: Max. 8 USB2.0 ports
* Special Features:
o CrashFree BIOS 2
o ASUS EZ Flash
o ASUS Q-Fan
o MyLogo
* Back Panel I/O Ports:
o 1 x Parallel
o 1 x VGA Port
o 1 x COM Port
o 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
o 1 x PS/2 Mouse
o 1 xLAN (RJ-45) port
o 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
o 6-Channel Audio ports
* Internal I/O Connectors:
o 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
o 1 x CPU / Chassis fan connector
o 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
o 1 x IDE connector for two devices
o 1 x S/PDIF out connector
o Front panel Audio connector
o CD audio-in connector
o Chassis intrusion connector
o 24-pin ATX Power connector
o 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
o System Panel connector
* BIOS: 4 Mb Flash ROM,AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3
* Manageability: WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
# 19" 2U Chassis
# 1.8GHz Intel Celeron Processor w/ 800MHz FSB & 512K L2 Cache - Upgradeable up to Core 2 Duo
# Asus LGA775 Motherboard with 800Mhz & 1066MHz FSB and Core 2 Duo Support
# 512MB Kingston DDR2 RAM - Upgradeable
# 80GB 7200 RPM Western Digital Serial ATA HDD - Upgradeable
# Onboard Support for RAID 0, 1 & JBOD
# 10/100 Integrated LAN
# 6 USB 2.0 Ports (2 Front, 4 Rear)
# 3 x Expansion Slots Optional via Riser Card:
* 1 x PCI Express x16 Slot
* 2 x PCI 32-bit Slots
# Onboard 6-channel Audio
# Drive Bays:
* Internal: 2 x 3.5" HDD Bay
* External: 1 x 3.5", 1 x 5.25"
# Ports : VGA, USB 2.0, LPT, COM, Keyboard, Mouse
# 300 Watt Power Supply w/PFC
Case
* Construction: Heavy-duty cold-rolled steel
* Drive Capacity: Exposed 1 x 5.25" and 1 x 3.5" drives
* Cooling: 1 8cm ball-bearing fan
* Front Panel Indicators: 1 x pwr on/off, 1 x HDD
* Front Panel Controls: 1 x pwr on/off, 1 x system reset
* Front Panel Connectors: 2 x USB
* Dimensions: 19" W x 19.6" L x 3.5" H
* 300W 115/230V ATX auto switching power supply
* Maximum Expansion Card Length: 9.5"
Motherboard & Peripherals
* Processor Support
o LGA775 socket for Intel® Core™2 Duo/ Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 / Celeron® D processors
o Support Intel EM64T/EIST/Hyper-Threading Technology
* Chipset: VIA P4M900 / VIA VT8237S
* Front Side Bus: 1066 / 800 / 533 MHz
* Memory:
o 2 x 240-pin DIMM sockets
o Support max. 4GB, DDR2 667/533/400 MHz, non-ECC, un-buffered memory
* Expansion Slots:
o 1 x PCIe x16
o 1 x PCIe x1
o 2 x PCI 2.2
* VGA:
o Integrated Graphics, up to 256MB shared memory
o Support max. resolution to 1920 x 1440 (@75Hz)
* Storage:
o VIA VT8237S South Bridge
o 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66/33
o 2 x Serial ATA 3Gb/s supporting RAID 0, 1, JBOD
* LAN: VIA VT8237S built-in 10/100 MAC with external PHY
* Audio: Realtek ALC662, 6-CH High-Definition Audio CODEC
* USB: Max. 8 USB2.0 ports
* Special Features:
o CrashFree BIOS 2
o ASUS EZ Flash
o ASUS Q-Fan
o MyLogo
* Back Panel I/O Ports:
o 1 x Parallel
o 1 x VGA Port
o 1 x COM Port
o 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
o 1 x PS/2 Mouse
o 1 xLAN (RJ-45) port
o 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
o 6-Channel Audio ports
* Internal I/O Connectors:
o 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
o 1 x CPU / Chassis fan connector
o 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
o 1 x IDE connector for two devices
o 1 x S/PDIF out connector
o Front panel Audio connector
o CD audio-in connector
o Chassis intrusion connector
o 24-pin ATX Power connector
o 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
o System Panel connector
* BIOS: 4 Mb Flash ROM,AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, ACPI2.0a, SM BIOS 2.3
* Manageability: WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE