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<blockquote data-quote="dcwp" data-source="post: 393713" data-attributes="member: 25562">Alright, all systems are go!I have this new board up and running.&nbsp; I had some trouble with the BIOS remembering boot disk priority, which I have seen noted by others using it.&nbsp; That almost made me pull my hair out, but in the end it seems to be resolved.&nbsp; Otherwise, the installation was quite simple.&nbsp; Bootup is not as fast as I would hope, but I haven't tweaked startup or BIOS yet and the board came with some bloatware that I will try to reduce this weekend.So far I have only installed OS, drivers, MP, Boxee, and the Satsuki decoder pack.&nbsp; I haven't messed with video settings or any other tweaks for video, but already my video performance is far superior to anything I was able to get on the old system.&nbsp; Streaming HD and HDTV work without a hitch and seem to use very low resources.&nbsp; So yay for that.This weekend I'm on to the next stage: 1) finish installing plugins and tweaks2) cable maintenance and appearanceIn the interests of number 2, I'm going to try and reduce the number of USB devices hanging off the HTPC.1) remove external HDD.&nbsp; I'll lose some storage, but I don't really need the extra 250 Gb.&nbsp; In the long run I want to go distributed storage anyway.2) I'm going to get rid of my Rumblepad.&nbsp; It's a cool device and makes an excellent pointer, but I've got a wireless kb with touchpad and I don't play any games.&nbsp; So it's just extra stuff.After that I'll be trying to reduce noise.&nbsp; The system is already much quieter having removed the prior graphic card with onboard fan.&nbsp; However, I'd like to reduce the fan noise further.&nbsp; This weekend I'll install speedfan to see if I can turn the front fan off entirely and possibly slow the other two fans.&nbsp; I don't want to replace any fans yet though since I'm planning to find a different case in the long run and I don't know what kinds of fans I'll be looking for then.Actually, as an afterthought, I am thinking of trying to put the rf receiver for my kb/mouse combo inside the case.&nbsp; Can anybody tell me if that is possible?&nbsp; What I'm thinking of is using something like this <a href="http://alrightdeals.com/Item.htm?Id=S5_Accessories...Cables_Cables_USB_1___1956334" target="_blank">Welcome to AlrightDeals</a> on one of the open headers and putting the existing rf receiver, which looks like a small USB thumb drive, on the end of it tucked away somewhere internally.&nbsp; Has anybody tried this?&nbsp; Will the components and case interfere too much with the rf signal?&nbsp; Thanks for any advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dcwp, post: 393713, member: 25562"] Alright, all systems are go! I have this new board up and running. I had some trouble with the BIOS remembering boot disk priority, which I have seen noted by others using it. That almost made me pull my hair out, but in the end it seems to be resolved. Otherwise, the installation was quite simple. Bootup is not as fast as I would hope, but I haven't tweaked startup or BIOS yet and the board came with some bloatware that I will try to reduce this weekend. So far I have only installed OS, drivers, MP, Boxee, and the Satsuki decoder pack. I haven't messed with video settings or any other tweaks for video, but already my video performance is far superior to anything I was able to get on the old system. Streaming HD and HDTV work without a hitch and seem to use very low resources. So yay for that. This weekend I'm on to the next stage: 1) finish installing plugins and tweaks 2) cable maintenance and appearance In the interests of number 2, I'm going to try and reduce the number of USB devices hanging off the HTPC. 1) remove external HDD. I'll lose some storage, but I don't really need the extra 250 Gb. In the long run I want to go distributed storage anyway. 2) I'm going to get rid of my Rumblepad. It's a cool device and makes an excellent pointer, but I've got a wireless kb with touchpad and I don't play any games. So it's just extra stuff. After that I'll be trying to reduce noise. The system is already much quieter having removed the prior graphic card with onboard fan. However, I'd like to reduce the fan noise further. This weekend I'll install speedfan to see if I can turn the front fan off entirely and possibly slow the other two fans. I don't want to replace any fans yet though since I'm planning to find a different case in the long run and I don't know what kinds of fans I'll be looking for then. Actually, as an afterthought, I am thinking of trying to put the rf receiver for my kb/mouse combo inside the case. Can anybody tell me if that is possible? What I'm thinking of is using something like this [url=http://alrightdeals.com/Item.htm?Id=S5_Accessories...Cables_Cables_USB_1___1956334]Welcome to AlrightDeals[/url] on one of the open headers and putting the existing rf receiver, which looks like a small USB thumb drive, on the end of it tucked away somewhere internally. Has anybody tried this? Will the components and case interfere too much with the rf signal? Thanks for any advice. [/QUOTE]

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