It seems that everyone has been concentrating on the limited file space available (with good reason)... With all the high performance CPU's (esp. dual-core) would Windows' built in HD compression utility be a viable solution? I'm not sure it would be possible to isolate the decompression/compression...

How is USB 2.0 slower than PCI and SATA? I was under the impression that the interface can handle 480MB/sec... Is its connection to the northbridge slow or something?

Couldn't Gigabyte potentially utilize the internal USB 2.0 connections on the motherboard for something of this nature? I know Windows doesn't like booting from USB, but wouldn't a PCI boot and then a switchover to the other connector increase performance?

Thanks,
BTGZ

Any chance of this thread getting a "sticky" and updates as they come out? It seems that this is a pretty important step towards ultra-quitet computing...

BobtheGreatZeta

In answer to one of the above questions, it appears that the PCI bus can only handle a maximum data transfer rate of 132 MB/sec, thus SATA is better.

BobtheGreatZeta

Here is a more specific answer to my first question above...

DDR200 ram has a maximum data transfer rate of 1600mb/sec

BobtheGreatZeta

In addition to the above question, I'd like to know a few things... 1. What is the maximum data transfer rate of DDR200 ram? (in mb/sec) 2. Will DDR266 run on this card create problems? (I know this site does a lot of underclocking, so I figured I'd ask...) 3. What version of SATA does this use? (15...

I know that Via C-3 chips are known for their cool operation, but I wasn't entirely sure how simplistic a cooling solution they could operate with... I have an existing Pentium heatsink, but I am not sure if the Arctic Silver 3 I have will hold the 'sink on, especially during any travel... (This wil...

This is semi-related due to the fact that I had to purchase a new, more reliable power supply... The Nidec Beta SL 80mm fan, which can be found inside some Hipro power supplies has an incredibly low starting voltage... I was able to start it with 3.6 volts (3 - 1.2v rechargeable batteries) and I thi...

Small update on my underbed file server... I recently purchased a Jetway MicroATX board from directron.com ( http://directron.com/625emp800.html ) and I have noticed that the processor heatsink (under that tiny 40mm fan) is only about 2-3mm thick! The fan spins at around 5200rpm and makes a horrendo...

I have another idea... Would it be possible for me to trigger the start of that power supply (with some rewiring) using a relay based off of my ATX psu? I know that relays are inductive loads and can generate massive voltage spikes when they lose power... Would my ATX PSU end up frying itself if I u...

I forgot to include the schematic of the circuit board... here it is...

http://www.geocities.com/kramfj/Schematic.JPG

-BobtheGreatZeta

Thank you for the warm welcome! Yikes! For whatever reason, I transposed all the fives in the middle for fours in the above post! Here are the real ones: http://www.geocities.com/kramfj/DCP_0353.jpg http://www.geocities.com/kramfj/DCP_0354.jpg http://www.geocities.com/kramfj/DCP_0355.jpg http://www....

I am currently working on my first computing cluster and am trying to daisy-chain my power supplies off of one main AC input. I have an existing AT style power supply that I will be using to power my drives and a minimal power use motherboard (Pentium 300mhz) which has both an input and an output (d...