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<blockquote data-quote="finrudd341" data-source="post: 656676" data-attributes="member: 68408">So - some initial thoughts:1 - Zotac, sort that CPU fan control out!! Oh, wait - there isn't any fan control, and apparently they don't plan to release this in the mobo firmware. I have a Zalman fanmate, but that's not the point.2 - The cutout - it's ok, but no where near the quality of the nice Asus one I last work with. Usual problems with the cutout making some cable connections problematical. Anyone skilled with a Dremel mult-tool (I am not) might have less concern.3 - The M350 case - it's a tight fit, but that's mini-ITX I guess - airflow seems ok so far, although I am reading plenty about people not liking the contact between CPU/GPU and heatsink. Some people are taking it off, putting a copper shiv inbetween, and re-greasing, after which they are getting fairly cool temperatures. 4 - Intel X25-V SSD - no idea if it works. Bios sees it, but that's as far as I have got.I am currently getting a Windows XP STOP message at the first point of installation, and am running some memtests to see if I have a faulty RAM stick, or if this relates to the problems with XP pre-loading everything into memory, and then failing when it tries to load this to SSD. While the RAM tests are ongoing, I am creating a nLite version of XP installation with everything I need, and everything I don't need.So far so good, and might even get this working next weekend!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="finrudd341, post: 656676, member: 68408"] So - some initial thoughts: 1 - Zotac, sort that CPU fan control out!! Oh, wait - there isn't any fan control, and apparently they don't plan to release this in the mobo firmware. I have a Zalman fanmate, but that's not the point. 2 - The cutout - it's ok, but no where near the quality of the nice Asus one I last work with. Usual problems with the cutout making some cable connections problematical. Anyone skilled with a Dremel mult-tool (I am not) might have less concern. 3 - The M350 case - it's a tight fit, but that's mini-ITX I guess - airflow seems ok so far, although I am reading plenty about people not liking the contact between CPU/GPU and heatsink. Some people are taking it off, putting a copper shiv inbetween, and re-greasing, after which they are getting fairly cool temperatures. 4 - Intel X25-V SSD - no idea if it works. Bios sees it, but that's as far as I have got. I am currently getting a Windows XP STOP message at the first point of installation, and am running some memtests to see if I have a faulty RAM stick, or if this relates to the problems with XP pre-loading everything into memory, and then failing when it tries to load this to SSD. While the RAM tests are ongoing, I am creating a nLite version of XP installation with everything I need, and everything I don't need. So far so good, and might even get this working next weekend! [/QUOTE]

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