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Old 12th July 2008
twisted_steel twisted_steel is offline
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I think I've settled on my parts list. I'm going to build Box #2 first and if all goes well, I will use the same hardware for Box #1.

Motherboard: VIA EPIA LN10000EG (1GHz fanless)
Memory: 1 GB DDR2 667 MHz
Hard Drive: 160GB 2.5" SATA laptop drive
Optical Drive: Sony NEC Optiarc Slim 8x DVD Burner *
Case: Morex 3688B - Black 60W or 80W **

* I think the install will be easier if I just buy a drive and use that. Plus, as the burner was about the same price as a reader, I should be able to also burn backups to DVD right from there. However, if it's easy enough to do a network install and upgrade, omitting this part would save me about $45 USD.

** I haven't decided whether I need a 60W or 80W power supply yet, but I may just get the 80W to be on the safe side. I did see that someone has a parts list for a similar server where they used a 80W power supply. However, their system does have a desktop drive. Link to their setup: click. I settled on this case from a price perspective and I haven't seen anything suggesting that the fan is loud.
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