Clint,<br><br>MythTV isn't for the faint of heart or the faint of family. I have 2 EPIA based systems and for a very long time only had a single frontend / backend running on an EPIA M 9000. Unlike you, I have PCI cards in both of my machines (both are fe/be combos). I'd look to the USB stuff for your answer.
<br><br>And hang in there. If you can get your box stable your family will learn to depend on it just like mine does. :-)<br><br>...Kevin<br>