I'm using a PICO-PSU 120W to power a BE/FE running Mythbuntu on an Intel D201GLY2 Mo.<br>The system has 1GB, one PVR150, 2x2.5" hard drive and one 3.5" hard drive, a slim DVD RW + some USB device.<br><br>The system uses 35W and is totally fanless. I have no issue ripping a DVD, creating 2 Divx while recording a show and watching a Divx, all at the same time.<br>
<br>The system is running 24/7 for - monthes without any problem (except Bluetooth hanging the kernel 2.6.14 and the crap SiS video chipset).<br><br>This can be found at <a href="http://cartft.de">http://cartft.de</a><br>
Additionally, they offer a quite nice service.<br><br>Pierre.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/13 jr <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jraymyth@gmail.com">jraymyth@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 1:46 AM, jr <<a href="mailto:jraymyth@gmail.com">jraymyth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Phil Wild <<a href="mailto:philwild@gmail.com">philwild@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Hi people,<br>
>><br>
>> I was wondering if anybody has experience with DC-DC style power<br>
>> supplies. I was thinking about one of these and using an external 12v<br>
>> power brick to drive the frontend. My frontend will have no harddrive<br>
>> (network boot), onboard graphics nvidia 8300 chipset and I am trying<br>
>> to get hold of the amd2 4850e 45w cpu. I will also probably install a<br>
>> DVDbo. durner in the frontend?<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=XC4876&CATID=&keywords=XC-4876&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=" target="_blank">http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=XC4876&CATID=&keywords=XC-4876&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=</a><br>
>><br>
>> Thoughts/comments?<br>
>><br>
>> Cheers<br>
>><br>
>> Phil<br>
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> I am using the PW-200-M DC-DC psu in an EPIA-6000 non-Myth box at the<br>
> moment. I was going to use it for my raid box, but it was not quite<br>
> powerful enough for that, though I hear other people have managed it.<br>
> The biggest pain I had was in finding a silent-ish brick that could<br>
> deliver 200W at 12V. I do not know if its still a problem finding<br>
> them, but what I finaly got was an Xbox 360 powersupply (203W) off of<br>
> ebay for $20. It took little work to get things hooked up, but its<br>
> been working for the last year without incident.<br>
><br>
> If you want to know...<br>
><br>
> To connect the brick to the PW-200-M I went to Wal-Mart and bought a<br>
> Nyko Intercooler and to Radio Shack to get a Size L Coaxial DC Power<br>
> Connector.I took the socket out of the Intercooler and soldered the DC<br>
> power connector to the appropriate (I don't remember) connectors that<br>
> I found with a volt meter. If you are familiar with meter then it<br>
> will be easy enough to find out which ports have power running through<br>
> them. I epoxied the socket into a hole I made in the back of my case.<br>
> Plugged the size L connector into the PW-200-M, plugged the brick<br>
> into the socket from the Nyko, and voila, a live motherboard.<br>
><br>
><br>
> PW-200-M - [<a href="http://www.mini-box.com/PW-200M-DC-DC-power-supply;jsessionid=0a0106521f43baeb447a504946ff81d9ef194879e6e1.e3eSc34RbhyRe34Pa38Ta38Tbhz0?sc=8&category=981" target="_blank">http://www.mini-box.com/PW-200M-DC-DC-power-supply;jsessionid=0a0106521f43baeb447a504946ff81d9ef194879e6e1.e3eSc34RbhyRe34Pa38Ta38Tbhz0?sc=8&category=981</a><br>
> ]<br>
><br>
> Nyco Intercooler -<br>
> <a href="http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5044083&sourceid=1500000000000003142040&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=5044083" target="_blank">http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5044083&sourceid=1500000000000003142040&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=5044083</a><br>
><br>
> Size L Coaxial DC Power Connector radio shack - [<br>
> <a href="http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103613" target="_blank">http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103613</a> ]<br>
><br>
> jr<br>
><br>
</div></div>Apparently I posed what I did...<br>
<br>
"Looking at the plug that goes into the xbox so that the angled side<br>
is pointing up I numbered the connections. 1 and 2 are in the narrow<br>
horizonal slot. They must be connected before the adapter is given<br>
power. Connections 3, 4 and 5 are numbered left to right on the next<br>
row, and 6, 7 and 8 are numbed likewise on the bottom row. I place a<br>
copper wedge into the horizontal slot connecting 1 and 2. I am running<br>
a wire from 5 and 8 to a plug that fits the power socket on the<br>
PW-200-M."<br>
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