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RE: Micro Motherboards..


  • Subject: RE: Micro Motherboards..
  • From: "Kevin Hawkins" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:33:15 +0100

Well then I can only caution that in the past VIA Epia motherboard designs
tne processor was woefully inadequate in the intensive CPU utilisation that
WMA transcoding places on the  processor in the SliMP3 environment  -
unless
someone can cnfirm newer designs work better.

K

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 June 2004 19:47
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Micro Motherboards..
>
>
> Nope - haven't tried as I have no need to do so.
>
> I have no WMA files that I need to play, don't have lame
> installed either - but what is installed is working,
> stable and reliable so I also don't intend to bugger about
> with it! :-D
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 11 June 2004 18:05
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Micro Motherboards..
> >
> > Phil - have you tried playing WMA files onto a SliMP3
> where the server
> > has to use Lame to transcode - what sort of CPU usage is
> it taking. A
> > fairly high bitrate test would be appreciated. I tried
> this on an
> > older VIA board but it was nowhere near fast enough and
> I was getting
> > dropouts and 98% cpu - do the latest gen bords now cope OK ?
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> >    > -----Original Message-----
> >    > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> >    > Sent: 11 June 2004 17:25
> >    > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >    > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Micro Motherboards..
> >    >
> >    >
> >    > I've got one working as a temporary DVD server / FTP
> >    > server / TFTP server / DHCP server / SlimMP3 Server /
> >    > HomeVision server and file server at the moment (the
> >    > existing server died and this was a temporary
replacement)
> >    > with 1.2Tb of drives hooked up to it...
> >    >
> >    > Never seems to break a sweat...
> >    >
> >    > Phil
> >    >
> >    > > -----Original Message-----
> >    > > From: aashram [mailto:groups@xxxxxxx]
> >    > > Sent: 11 June 2004 17:15
> >    > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >    > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Micro Motherboards..
> >    > >
> >    > > Could I use that motherboard for a exchanger server
Or a
> >    > file server.
> >    > > My pentium III is struggling
> >    > >
> >    > >
> >    > > -----Original Message-----
> >    > > From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
> >    > > Sent: 11 June 2004 16:47
> >    > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >    > > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Micro Motherboards..
> >    > >
> >    > >
> >    > > I've been using the VIA EPIA M10000 boards quite
> happily for a
> >    > > while....
> >    > >
> >    > > Phil
> >    > >
> >    > > > -----Original Message-----
> >    > > > From: Davey [mailto:DB1001@xxxxxxx]
> >    > > > Sent: 11 June 2004 16:21
> >    > > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >    > > > Subject: [ukha_d] Micro Motherboards..
> >    > > >
> >    > > > I'm going to build a small PC for the living
room - for
> >    > > video/audio/
> >    > > > (anythign else I can think of) streaming from
> the servers
> >    > > in the loft.
> >    > > >
> >    > > > Any suggestions as to the manufacturer of
> motherboards for
> >    > > this ? I've
> >    > >
> >    > > > seem some @ quietpc.co.uk but really looking
for some
> >    > sugggestions.
> >    > > >
> >    > > > ta.
> >    > > >
> >    > > > Davey
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