widefault
05-26-2008, 12:10 AM
Didn't post any of the worklog here, but I built another system in a radiation meter case. The end use will be a thin client box, once I have some time to play with Terminal server. Sticking point right now is audio, can only get it running under Windows 98 and I'd like something a bit more bulletproof. I supposed I could always strip down 98 and have it boot direct to client software, but I should see if I can get XP Embedded running. Hmmm, wonder if I could clone it from a Wyse box since they use the same hardware.....
Anyway, it's using a 300MHz National Semi/AMD/Cyrix Media/Geode GX, 256MB PC133, and a 4GB PNY CF card. Pulls all of 7 watts under load right now. Pretty good for a Windows 98 PC that's equivalent to a 200-233MHz Pentium MMX. Also found out it will go to 512MB of RAM, not that it needs that much.
Pics:
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft034.jpg
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft035.jpg
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft036.jpg
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft037.jpg
The switch on top is the on/off switch, and the former location of the Zero button is the power input. Using a 5 volt, 2 amp wall wart for power. Video below shows the basics; plug in power, power on, boot, and currently where it crashes when the audio driver loads in windows 2000. That's when I shut it back off. The background noise is a ceiling fan, the only noise this system makes comes from the needle and the onboard speaker.
click for video (http://www.widefault.com/ft/Fallout.wmv)
Worklog and more pics here (http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft.htm)
Link To Original Thread (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14699)
Anyway, it's using a 300MHz National Semi/AMD/Cyrix Media/Geode GX, 256MB PC133, and a 4GB PNY CF card. Pulls all of 7 watts under load right now. Pretty good for a Windows 98 PC that's equivalent to a 200-233MHz Pentium MMX. Also found out it will go to 512MB of RAM, not that it needs that much.
Pics:
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft034.jpg
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft035.jpg
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft036.jpg
http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft037.jpg
The switch on top is the on/off switch, and the former location of the Zero button is the power input. Using a 5 volt, 2 amp wall wart for power. Video below shows the basics; plug in power, power on, boot, and currently where it crashes when the audio driver loads in windows 2000. That's when I shut it back off. The background noise is a ceiling fan, the only noise this system makes comes from the needle and the onboard speaker.
click for video (http://www.widefault.com/ft/Fallout.wmv)
Worklog and more pics here (http://www.widefault.com/ft/ft.htm)
Link To Original Thread (http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14699)