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<blockquote data-quote="gibman" data-source="post: 1069715" data-attributes="member: 25430"><p>A small follow up:</p><p></p><p>I am still very satisfied with the "X10SBA-L" as a multiseat client.</p><p></p><p>A few weeks ago I received the fully featured "X10SBA" board which I am using as a NAS/web/mail server - it has 6 sata ports.</p><p>I slapped 2x4 gb into it, one SSD drive + 4 semi old sata HD's (500gb, 250gb, 2tb, 3tb)</p><p></p><p>The board reports an idle usage of around 15w using one single SSD drive + 8gb RAM.</p><p>Next I stuffed in those 4 above mentioned discs.</p><p></p><p>It doesn't seem like it supports stagged HD spin up, where it spins up one disc at a time.</p><p>So during spin up the wattometer measures around 100w, but this is only for a few seconds.</p><p>then it settles for around 45w.</p><p></p><p>When all discs have spun down (idle) watt usage settles to around 17-18w</p><p>I guess each disc does eat a few mili watts each, after all they have a PCB board that needs some juice, even when idle.</p><p></p><p>The board is powered by this mini PSU which has a wide input range (16-24v DC):</p><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Z3-ATX-200 200W</strong></span></p><p><a href="http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-Z3-ATX-160-160W-high-power-24pin-mini-ITX-DC-ATX-power-supply-with/211500_729581097.html" target="_blank">http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-Z3-ATX-160-160W-high-power-24pin-mini-ITX-DC-ATX-power-supply-with/211500_729581097.html</a></p><p>Also using an older common IBM laptop power brick which states: 16v 4.5a (72watt)</p><p></p><p>The board even has a 4 pin fan header which can be controlled from speedfan.</p><p>I use this to cool down my HDs when above 45 celsius.</p><p></p><p>For this to work in speedfan, goto advanced tab, chip: winbond W83627DHG-P at $A30 on ISA -> change PWM 1 mode to manual</p><p>make sure to "click remember it" checkbox.</p><p></p><p>Now in the "speeds" tab you should select "sys", and deselect the others. The "sys" one is the speed controller that you can use.</p><p>Now associate this with the temp. that u want to control.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: speedfan with SMART access (HD temp monitoring) prevents the discs from spinning down. This is a known issue with SMART related software like this. so I start speedfan with /NOSMARTSCAN - and as a consequence I cant retrieve HD temps no more. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>Also, I did fail in making the harddrives spin down on the 4 marvell based sata controller ports. (2 of the 6 ports are intel based.)</p><p>This is when using the marvell drivers. Once I just use stock windows8 sata AHCI drivers that comes with windows then HD spin down works.</p><p></p><p>next step is to try and throw in some tuner card(s) and install tvserver.</p><p></p><p>but so far pleased <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>more info later <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>/gibman</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gibman, post: 1069715, member: 25430"] A small follow up: I am still very satisfied with the "X10SBA-L" as a multiseat client. A few weeks ago I received the fully featured "X10SBA" board which I am using as a NAS/web/mail server - it has 6 sata ports. I slapped 2x4 gb into it, one SSD drive + 4 semi old sata HD's (500gb, 250gb, 2tb, 3tb) The board reports an idle usage of around 15w using one single SSD drive + 8gb RAM. Next I stuffed in those 4 above mentioned discs. It doesn't seem like it supports stagged HD spin up, where it spins up one disc at a time. So during spin up the wattometer measures around 100w, but this is only for a few seconds. then it settles for around 45w. When all discs have spun down (idle) watt usage settles to around 17-18w I guess each disc does eat a few mili watts each, after all they have a PCB board that needs some juice, even when idle. The board is powered by this mini PSU which has a wide input range (16-24v DC): [SIZE=6][B]Z3-ATX-200 200W[/B][/SIZE] [url]http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Free-Shipping-Z3-ATX-160-160W-high-power-24pin-mini-ITX-DC-ATX-power-supply-with/211500_729581097.html[/url] Also using an older common IBM laptop power brick which states: 16v 4.5a (72watt) The board even has a 4 pin fan header which can be controlled from speedfan. I use this to cool down my HDs when above 45 celsius. For this to work in speedfan, goto advanced tab, chip: winbond W83627DHG-P at $A30 on ISA -> change PWM 1 mode to manual make sure to "click remember it" checkbox. Now in the "speeds" tab you should select "sys", and deselect the others. The "sys" one is the speed controller that you can use. Now associate this with the temp. that u want to control. EDIT: speedfan with SMART access (HD temp monitoring) prevents the discs from spinning down. This is a known issue with SMART related software like this. so I start speedfan with /NOSMARTSCAN - and as a consequence I cant retrieve HD temps no more. :( Also, I did fail in making the harddrives spin down on the 4 marvell based sata controller ports. (2 of the 6 ports are intel based.) This is when using the marvell drivers. Once I just use stock windows8 sata AHCI drivers that comes with windows then HD spin down works. next step is to try and throw in some tuner card(s) and install tvserver. but so far pleased :) more info later :) /gibman [/QUOTE]
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