The Damn Small Machine has arrived! I could hear the ticking of a quartz clock that I have in my cubicle...
My Dell is quiet, too, but not silent. I'm very impressed.Please post a review when you get a chance. I'm dying for details!
JeffZ3r0, the board is an Epia N, but it does not appear to have a sata connector. Best I can tell this is a board made specifically by Via for the 3800.
I currently have only 5 left in stock, but I am getting twenty more this month.
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1. Is LILO or GRUB used for the packages with the preinstalled CF card?
2. Will I be able to use a Microdrive like this one with the DSM?
I am installing them with LILO + frugal, though I don't see why you couldn't use grub if you wanted. As for your question on the microdrive, maybe if you got creative. But that is a replacement for Type II where these take a compact IDE flash drive.To everyone who has received one of the DSMs, it is very important that you open up your case and remove that CLEAR plastic sheet which sits on top of your CPU heat sink, but leave the blue/gray sheet that sits below it.
That blue/gray sheet will eventually fuse the outer case to the CPU heat sink, in effect transforming the outer case into an extension of the heat sink. If you leave the clear plastic sheet over it heat transfer will be hindered.
I have left the clear plastic sheet on the heat sinks because I figure anybody who has ordered a DSM is going to want to open his case up and see what is happening inside (I mean, that's the first thing I did!). After you are done exploring, be sure to take yours off, the case plays a critical role in keeping these things cool without a case fan.
Note: you all should also have a flier that came with your box that explains this.Next Page...
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