On Sun, 2004-06-27 at 03:09, - - s r b - - wrote: > > My basic desire is to set up a SFF file server for the various household > > PCs to connect to. My requirements are pretty much that it be able to > > house a 200GB+ HD and have it run Linux.... I also am looking to have > > something that will be lower power consumption..... > > > > --Rob > > I saw a VIA Mini-ITX board at the RealWorldLinux conference last April > and was very impressed! http://www.viavpsd.com/product/index.jsp > > I have no experience with these yet (I'm still hoping to build one > eventually), but they have ultra-low power consumption and are supposed > to be VERY quiet. Another good site if this looks interesting, is: > http://www.mini-itx.com/ > > This one looks very nice, although a little pricey: > http://www.mini-itx.com/store/product.asp?sid=HUSH > I've been running FC1 on mini-ITX for some time. In fact using one to post this! They would fit Rob's requirements very well - quiet and low power. Be aware though that there is an issue with booting FC2 on the C3 models (there's been a recent thread on this list).
