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Posted on October 6, 2004
- VIA EPIA-M10000 - $172
- MOREX 3688 Mini-ITX Case - $85
- Corsair Value Select 184 Pin 256MB DDR PC-2100 - OEM - $42
- Seagate 40GB 5400RPM Notebook Hard Drive, Model ST94811A, OEM Drive Only - $86
- Lite-on Notebook CD-RW Combo drive OEM, Model LSC-24082K, OEM - $67
Total = $452
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Now that I think about it, I don't think the DVD-Rom or the Harddrive are small enough to fit in there. The HDD isn't 2.5", I don't think, and the DVD-Rom certaintly isn't... Hm... Infact, scrap those... I'll find something that'll work.
(10/6/2004-10:48)
I'm assuming that when the mobo specs page says Onboard IDE - ATA/100/66, that the harddrive above that has an IDE ULTRA ATA100 interface will work just fine. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Now I just gotta find a dvd-rom/cd-rw combo that'll fit... I'm thinking that I might have to buy a laptop drive and get an adpater if required, though I doubt that many laptop drives are 2.5"... Seeing as how the slim drive I linked to earlier had a comment on it about putting it in a laptop... And I'm not gonna go external because... ew... Besides, it'd be a waste of space too. Hm... my quest continues...
I'm assuming that when the mobo specs page says Onboard IDE - ATA/100/66, that the harddrive above that has an IDE ULTRA ATA100 interface will work just fine. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Now I just gotta find a dvd-rom/cd-rw combo that'll fit... I'm thinking that I might have to buy a laptop drive and get an adpater if required, though I doubt that many laptop drives are 2.5"... Seeing as how the slim drive I linked to earlier had a comment on it about putting it in a laptop... And I'm not gonna go external because... ew... Besides, it'd be a waste of space too. Hm... my quest continues...
(10/6/2004-11:29)
After doing some research, I've come across this: You will need a 2.5" laptop style hard drive and perhaps a slimline optical drive (adapters are included for both)., for my desired case. This can be found on this page under the Morex Cubid 3688 Mini-ITX Case - Black heading. I'm assuming (there I go with assumptions again!!) that the case will be sold with the same parts and such in the DSL store as it will in the mini-itx store. My research also turned up the following information: A regular slim drive will work. Awesome. The images (those of the case and of the separate slim drive on newegg) were kinda misleading though. Now all I need is RAM, and I should just be able to grab some on newegg, just a standard stick of 168-pin PC100/133 SDRAM.
After doing some research, I've come across this: You will need a 2.5" laptop style hard drive and perhaps a slimline optical drive (adapters are included for both)., for my desired case. This can be found on this page under the Morex Cubid 3688 Mini-ITX Case - Black heading. I'm assuming (there I go with assumptions again!!) that the case will be sold with the same parts and such in the DSL store as it will in the mini-itx store. My research also turned up the following information: A regular slim drive will work. Awesome. The images (those of the case and of the separate slim drive on newegg) were kinda misleading though. Now all I need is RAM, and I should just be able to grab some on newegg, just a standard stick of 168-pin PC100/133 SDRAM.
(10/6/2004-12:16)
Whee! Updates galore!! Alright, I've got everything. I'm thinking about going down to a single 256mb stick of RAM to bring down the cost... I really don't need 512mb for a file and game server system... Hm... I'll have to think about this one...
Whee! Updates galore!! Alright, I've got everything. I'm thinking about going down to a single 256mb stick of RAM to bring down the cost... I really don't need 512mb for a file and game server system... Hm... I'll have to think about this one...
(10/11/2004-15:46)
Opted for slightly more powerful motherboard/cpu combo. Got different RAM, as the new motherboard doesn't support the RAM that the other motherboard needed. Also went with 256mb instead of 512mb. Still debating whether I want 512 or 256 though.
Opted for slightly more powerful motherboard/cpu combo. Got different RAM, as the new motherboard doesn't support the RAM that the other motherboard needed. Also went with 256mb instead of 512mb. Still debating whether I want 512 or 256 though.