Re: Embeded System Recomendation

On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:38:46 -0600, "Rosco111" <rosco111@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

let's further clarify then. GRR There will be no optical drive, video will
be kept to an absolute minimum. I would prefer the gigabit nic to be
onboard but if not eh oh well. The system would run as a server short term
off of two sata hard drives powered externally, when laptop hardrive speeds
come up, the 3.5"s will be replaced. I should have said that I prefer 1GHZ
but the system will run fine on much less, I am just not willing to go
below 500mhz or anything less than 256mb ram.

Look at these low power boards:

http://www.lex.com.tw/product/CV700A.htm
http://www.lex.com.tw/product/CI853CW.htm
http://www.lex.com.tw/product/CI852A-spec.htm
(list not complete, there are much more)

A complete system with 2.5" drive should be happy with 30W - I've done power
measurements with an Metex RMS power meter here at the 230V plug.
You can keep the OS on a CF card, so the hard disk is for data only and can
spin down when not in use. The box needs 12V (external notebook power supply
for wall power), and a car battery with charger would give a cheap and
efficient UPS.

Cases:
http://www.lex.com.tw/product/TWISTER.htm
http://www.lex.com.tw/product/NEO.htm

And of course: No fans! No noise!

If you need additional LANs:
http://www.lex.com.tw/product/D811A-spec.htm

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Frank-Christian Krügel
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