[vdr] Re: AW: VDR box based on EPIA-M board and Cubid case

["Oliver Friedrich" <oliver@familie-friedrich.de>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org [mailto:vdr-bounce@linuxtv.org]On Behalf Of
> Markus Twardy
> Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 5:47 PM
> To: vdr@linuxtv.org
> Subject: [vdr] AW: VDR box based on EPIA-M board and Cubid case
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have an EPIA-ME6000 in a Morex Cubid 2699 case. A DVB-S 2.1 won't fit
> into the case without working it (the case!) with a file. There are 2mm
> missing, but that takes 5 minutes including the search for the file. But
> the major drawback is the power supply! I have only a harddisk and a
> DVB-S 2.1 installed, no optical drive, no floppy, no keyboard, no VGA
> and the power supply is not able to power up the system. One has to
> attach a VGA and a keyboard in order to have a chance to boot - and even
> than it succeeds only in one of ten tries. And if it boots, it takes 1-2
> hours to have the system frequently crash. This is not a bios limitation
> because with an ordinary 300W power supply the system boots without any
> problems, even without VGA and keyboard. This (ugly) setup is running
> here for several days.


I don't know, if there is enough space in the Morex Cubid 2699, but i have a
112W ATX power supply (from Pollin, a german "Restposten" distributor,
www.pollin.de) for 5 EUR. It powers my EPIA 5000, 256 MB PC133 SDRAM, a DVD
rom and a Siemens DVB-s 1.3
Perhaps you can give it a try ... It's a Samsung SFX-108B, 112W,
100x80x125mm, Pollin item id: 350 275 (use the search on the website for
this number).


>
> Besides that, this is a nice combination, especially when disconnecting
> the Cubid fans - it's absolutely quiet. (Ok, the hdd is still there but
> plans are to boot over ethernet to have a 0dB system)

I'm using a compactflash to ide adaptor. This also makes an 0dB system and
boots even if the network is not available (perhaps you want to carry the
box to friends?).



Oliver



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