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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Shaun, her's how I've been doing it:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Parts from mini-box.com and
logicsupply.com</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Intel D945 GCLF board (a problem, not made any
longer)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>M200 case (non LCD)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Pico PSU80-WI (WI very important)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>1GB ram</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I run Limey-Linux off a 256MB CF card.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I replace the blowers on teh case with ones that
have better bearings, the M200 stock fan WILL die after a short
period.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I but NOS or used D945 boards on Ebay.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>They just keep chugging along, no disk drive to
wear out, and as long as you don't reboot no added read/write cycles on the CF
card. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>For motherborads, I have been eying the Intel <FONT
size=3 face="Times New Roman">DH61DLB3. </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>But I still have one more D945 on the shelf.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I tried the Pico PSU80. Yes it works, however it
drops out under about 11.8 volts input, AND the 12Volts pass along directly to
the CPU regulator thru the 4 pin connector. Noise on the 12V, or too much 12V
input (voltage swing on input supply above some point) will kill the
motherboard. The -WI power supplies make the 12V as well as the 5V, much tougher
to kill. Next to try is the M3-ATX supply, works on 6-24 volts input, much more
forgiving.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>In the future I want to try a Beagle but I have yet
to see a "made for it" case, that would convert me...just when I got a handle on
rolling my own Limey-Linux... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>GeorgeC</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>W2DB</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>2360/2428</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=shaun@pmbnet.co.za href="mailto:shaun@pmbnet.co.za">Shaun Rudling</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
href="mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org">app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:14
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [App_rpt-users] Mini ITX board
or Beagle board or ?? or ?? forremote repeater sites</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>OK, I admit. Have not spent too much time with Mr Google on
this one, but here goes hoping for a short-cut answer................<BR><BR>I
would like to run each of my seven repeater sites (mains/grid powered with 12v
standby bat) each with it's own URI and AllStar node. Some sites will have two
URI's.<BR><BR><B>Question; <BR>What PC should I use at each site (12v PC would
be nice, and with "auto power on" from dead battery when mains power
returns)</B><BR><BR>I had a look here <A class=moz-txt-link-freetext
href="http://www.mini-itx.com/">http://www.mini-itx.com/</A> but the amount of
choice is overwhelming. No idea which one is suitable.<BR>Then there is this
thing called a Beagle Board??<BR><BR><BR>The processor must be fast enough to
handle 2x URI's. I tried using a HP netbook and an Asus eeePC but voice
overs were a bit choppy as if the processor was battling.<BR>I do not really
want fans, hard drives or any other antiquated moving devices (when are we
going to see quiet, passive pc's at the workplace?)<BR>I do not need wireless,
just an Ethernet port.<BR><BR>Shaun<BR>zr5s<BR>Sysop for 7 ageing repeaters
desperate for a facelift<BR><A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated
href="http://www.marc.org.za">www.marc.org.za</A><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>