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Brian, After much struggle, I figured out how to...

2010-08-13T04:18:30.820-04:00

Brian,

After much struggle, I figured out how to get it to sleep. Disc install doesn't work, but go to device manager and click manual install and point to CD (if on D or copied to the server) D:\Drivers\Software\Drivers\Video\32bit\14.32.4.4926\graphics

WHS finds the Intel drivers and now WHS will sleep. Still doesn't hibernate, but Sleep is good!

where do you get vga drivers for D945GSEJT to the ...

2010-07-20T14:56:48.313-04:00

where do you get vga drivers for D945GSEJT to the whs ? Without the gfx driver i cant get it to sleep :(
intels gfx drivers dont work on the whs

I have my D945GSEJT running ubuntu 10.04 into a Mo...

2010-05-21T10:34:26.569-04:00

I have my D945GSEJT running ubuntu 10.04 into a Morex T-1610 Mini-ITX Case, fan-less.
I have a 42" LCD TV plugged into RGB port and 1080p resolution for movies, TorrentFlux for downloads, Samba, Webmin, SSH, Squid, Openvpn

I live in Brazil where the temperature usually is 30C, very hot town.
But we have the winter for while and i've never had problems with the D945GSEJT yet,
I want to see in January when the temperature comes to 35C or more...

Didja ever get a case for this masterpiece?

2009-11-05T17:34:22.730-05:00

Didja ever get a case for this masterpiece?

Donovan West, Do you have any network/file copy s...

2009-10-27T07:27:07.463-04:00

Donovan West,

Do you have any network/file copy stats for the new board?

I'm interesting in this board as the basis for a NAS box.

Ta

Will this motherboard and processor run iTunes on ...

2009-10-17T19:11:25.399-04:00

Will this motherboard and processor run iTunes on XP so I can use it as a jukebox thru my home entertainment system? Or is it not powerful enough? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!

has anyone used this board with more than 1 hard d...

2009-09-16T17:34:54.674-04:00

has anyone used this board with more than 1 hard drive? I plan on plugging 1 drive (the system drive) into the onboard SATA, then plug 4 matching drives into a controller card in the PCI slot. What size power brick should I use, and how would I plug each of the HDDs into said brick? Would the onboard molex connector support the current needed for 5 drives?

Inspired by my previous post, I have created and d...

2009-09-15T10:49:01.505-04:00

Inspired by my previous post, I have created and documented my wall mounted computer. With mine, we did it for a buddie's IPCop firewall at his house, but this could be done and possibly even easier without the need for an addon NIC for WHS. See the guide here:

http://chuckscoolreviews.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-build-wall-mounted-computer.html

Maybe this could be an opportunity for a near sile...

2009-08-13T16:07:05.779-04:00

Maybe this could be an opportunity for a near silent, totally stealth, under the desk computer.
Screw all parts as you see them under your desk with no case. Maybe zip ties or something to secure hard drives. To move the desk, just unplug network and power cords.

Hi Metaman, do you know this case: http://www.twea...

2009-08-04T07:39:43.409-04:00

Hi Metaman, do you know this case: http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1797/a_cupid_3_mini_itx_htpc_chassis/index.html ? I bought this one to build a NAS with 3x 3,5" HDDs (without CD/DVD-Drive). It's a little bit smaller then the Aopen one.

I built my WHS with the D945GSEJT this weekend. I...

2009-07-20T21:48:28.985-04:00

I built my WHS with the D945GSEJT this weekend. I used the Winsis Wi-01 Mini-ITX case with the power supply removed and a 1TB green WD 3.5" SATA hard drive. I disabled the case fan because it's a bit too loud for my taste, and I haven't had any problems with heat so far. It's tucked in my open air audio cabinet, and my air temp is kept at around 78 degrees F. With the p/s removed, I think I could put another 3.5" drive in that spot. Overall, I'm loving this board and my setup!

Great spot Chris, I've been looking for ages and h...

2009-07-20T18:11:58.976-04:00

Great spot Chris, I've been looking for ages and hadn't come across it. Just need to try and find a supplier in the UK :)

You may find an AOpen S180 suitable. I have no per...

2009-07-19T14:07:56.969-04:00

You may find an AOpen S180 suitable. I have no personal experience with it.

http://usa.aopen.com/products_detail.aspx?Auno=2657

Has anyone got any recommendations for a case that...

2009-07-16T07:18:31.412-04:00

Has anyone got any recommendations for a case that I can put this board into. I really would like to have 2 x 3.5inch hds but there seems to be a real lack of suitable cases. They either seem to either have the space for 1 or 4 hard drives :(

I have been testing my GSEJT with on my dining tab...

2009-07-13T11:32:05.554-04:00

I have been testing my GSEJT with on my dining table without a case. In idle mode (displaying Ubuntu desktop) the ambient tamperature shown in the bios is 42 and the processor temperature is 62. The ICH chip is too hot to leave your finger on and so is the chip below the GMCH and Processor. I want to run this board without a case fan, but not sure if a 350 case will give good enough ventilation, any views?

Got my GSEJT WHServer up and running last monday, ...

2009-06-28T17:56:27.298-04:00

Got my GSEJT WHServer up and running last monday, Im loving this thing. What kind of temps are you looking at? myn idles at about 30-35C and under load its about 35-42C thats with the 60mm case fan on.

@Donavon - That's the case I was looking at, too. ...

2009-06-09T20:38:42.624-04:00

@Donavon - That's the case I was looking at, too. The pictures don't show much, so I'm not sure if the added height of the 3.5" drive would interfere with the motherboard. Do you think if the case can hold 40mm fans, a 3.5" drive should be ok?

@MichaelO - Unfortunately, no. In order to hook up...

2009-06-09T15:47:23.076-04:00

@MichaelO - Unfortunately, no. In order to hook up multiple drives to a single SATA connection, the controller must support port multiplication (PM).

What you COULD do is drop in a PCI eSATA adapter that supports PM and you would be good as gold.

You could also take the SATA port to ESATA and use...

2009-06-09T11:34:37.767-04:00

You could also take the SATA port to ESATA and use an external enclosure for your HDD(S) couldn't you. Then not limited on number of drives?

@kegobeer - People seems to be going nuts over thi...

2009-06-08T20:58:00.623-04:00

@kegobeer - People seems to be going nuts over this case. It supports one or two (with optional bracket) 2.5 drives, although I don't know it it will hold a 3.5 drive. I bet one 3.5 drive would fit if you fabricated a proper bracket.

Thanks for buying that motherboard and doing a qui...

2009-06-08T19:34:37.067-04:00

Thanks for buying that motherboard and doing a quick build! I think that will be the motherboard for me for my next WHS machine. Any chance you'll pick a nice case and complete the build?