[mythtv-users] Dell PowerEdge 400SC and ATI 8500DV

[Alan Snyder]

I've thought of this machine as a server/mythbackend.

I'd stay with the $299 deal and add memory and a 

Larger HDD from cheaper sources (even ECC RAM is far

Cheaper from Crucial than from Dell).  The Celeron 2.0

Seems a little light for a brand new big box, but

you can always upgrade as chip prices drop.  Then

pepper the house with (diskless?) EPIA-M10000's or

whatever.

 

There's a brief faq on the 400SC at http://www.aaltonen.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-

> bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Jarod C. Wilson

> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 2:20 PM

> To: Discussion about mythtv

> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] Dell PowerEdge 400SC and ATI 8500DV

> 

> On Friday, Aug 29, 2003, at 10:13 US/Pacific, Cedar wrote:

> 

> > John Girouard wrote:

> >

> >> Hello,

> >>

> >>     I was wondering if anyone has successfully setup Myth-TV on a

> >> Dell PowerEdge 400SC.

> >> <http://www.xpbargains.com/jump.php?deal=dellsb&arg=http://

> >> configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/

> >> config.aspx?cs=04&oc=PE400SCSAPP&m_1=420CSC&m_3=128M1D3&m_8=40GB&c=us&

> >> l=en&kc=6W463>

> >> I was planning on purchasing one and dropping my ATI All-in-Wonder

> >> Radeon 8500DV card into it. Thanks!

> >>

> >> -John

> >>

> > All-in_Wonder cards won't work for capture with mythtv. Search the

> > archives for lots (and lots) of discussion of this issue.

> 

> Yeah, you're SOL on the AIW, but there's no reason a Dell PowerEdge

> 400SC won't work as your base for a MythTV box (though it is a bit

> spendy, all things considered). And definitely get more than the base

> 128MB of RAM. Some people are happy w/256, while some still get

> swapping at that point. At least 384 should eliminate all swapping.

> There's really no need for ECC memory either. And a 40GB hard drive is

> a touch on the small side if you're going to do much recording.

> Personally, I think you could do far better than that system, and for

> less money...

> 

> --Jarod

> 

> --

> Jarod C. Wilson, RHCE

> 

> Got a question? Read this first...

> http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

> 

> MythTV, Red Hat Linux 9 & ATrpms documentation:

> http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-page.php?pageName=rh9pvr250

 



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