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<blockquote data-quote="hbryce" data-source="post: 382783" data-attributes="member: 88056"><p>I have been playing around with a proof of concept HTPC system based upon a Dell GX280 (P4, 512Mb, 40GB) on and off for about a year now. I have tried out both Media Portal and GBPVR and prefer MP. </p><p></p><p>So having lurked on these forums and been very interested in LittleKahuna's "Mini ITX - D946GCLF2" thread, I have now started building what I hope will be my working system. It is based upon a Shuttle X27D barebones system. It has:</p><p></p><p>M/B: Shuttle mini ITX proprietary with no PCI/PCIe expansion slots.</p><p>CPU: Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz dual core with hyperthreading</p><p>RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 2048MB 533MHz DDR2 - single stick</p><p>HDD: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 160GB, 5400rpm, 2.5inch SATA</p><p>ODD: Samsung slim 8x DVDRW SATA</p><p>OS: MS Windows XP Home SP3</p><p>TV: Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T USB2</p><p>Case: Shuttle proprietary</p><p>PSU: Shuttle proprietary (totally silent) 60W external power brick and DC-DC converter board.</p><p>Graphics: Intel GMA950 integrated with both VGA and DVI outputs.</p><p>Remote: Hauppauge standard 45 button (non-MCE)</p><p>Keyboard/Mouse: Keysonic integrated mini-keyboard/mousepad with RF connection</p><p>Internet: Linksys WKUSB54GC Wireless-G USB adaptor</p><p></p><p></p><p>At the moment I am installing and configuring software using a 19inch Samsung wide screen monitor but intend to move to my Sony KDL 32V4000 TV in due course. I have been following the advice given by Infinity Loop in setting up an XP based system. So far I have found that the 10GB recommended for the C drive partition is not big enough, as there is insufficient spare space to allow hibernation. I do not really understand this - I wonder if there is a huge hidden portion where the non-SP3 back up files are; I upgraded to SP3 from a previous SP1a installation. I have increased the C drive partition to 15GB.</p><p>I installed Norton Internet Security 2008 because it came with the Shuttle barebone. However I think it is too resource hungry so I have uninstalled it and replaced it with AVG Free anti virus and Windows XP firewall. There is no personal information on this HTPC and it connects to the internet via a wireless ADSL router so this should be adequate.</p><p>I have installed the Hauppauge USB TV card and also BBC iPlayer download software. The next stage is to back-up and then install and configure Media Portal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hbryce, post: 382783, member: 88056"] I have been playing around with a proof of concept HTPC system based upon a Dell GX280 (P4, 512Mb, 40GB) on and off for about a year now. I have tried out both Media Portal and GBPVR and prefer MP. So having lurked on these forums and been very interested in LittleKahuna's "Mini ITX - D946GCLF2" thread, I have now started building what I hope will be my working system. It is based upon a Shuttle X27D barebones system. It has: M/B: Shuttle mini ITX proprietary with no PCI/PCIe expansion slots. CPU: Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz dual core with hyperthreading RAM: Kingston ValueRAM 2048MB 533MHz DDR2 - single stick HDD: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 160GB, 5400rpm, 2.5inch SATA ODD: Samsung slim 8x DVDRW SATA OS: MS Windows XP Home SP3 TV: Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T USB2 Case: Shuttle proprietary PSU: Shuttle proprietary (totally silent) 60W external power brick and DC-DC converter board. Graphics: Intel GMA950 integrated with both VGA and DVI outputs. Remote: Hauppauge standard 45 button (non-MCE) Keyboard/Mouse: Keysonic integrated mini-keyboard/mousepad with RF connection Internet: Linksys WKUSB54GC Wireless-G USB adaptor At the moment I am installing and configuring software using a 19inch Samsung wide screen monitor but intend to move to my Sony KDL 32V4000 TV in due course. I have been following the advice given by Infinity Loop in setting up an XP based system. So far I have found that the 10GB recommended for the C drive partition is not big enough, as there is insufficient spare space to allow hibernation. I do not really understand this - I wonder if there is a huge hidden portion where the non-SP3 back up files are; I upgraded to SP3 from a previous SP1a installation. I have increased the C drive partition to 15GB. I installed Norton Internet Security 2008 because it came with the Shuttle barebone. However I think it is too resource hungry so I have uninstalled it and replaced it with AVG Free anti virus and Windows XP firewall. There is no personal information on this HTPC and it connects to the internet via a wireless ADSL router so this should be adequate. I have installed the Hauppauge USB TV card and also BBC iPlayer download software. The next stage is to back-up and then install and configure Media Portal. [/QUOTE]
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