HTPC Equipment

Posted by Jon | Announcements | Friday 7 March 2008 2:33 pm
Systems
WHS

  • Asus P5L-MX

  • Intel C2D E2140 CPU (1.6GHz)

  • 2 x 2GB Patriot DDR2-800

  • Intel Pro/1000 PT GbE PCIe NIC

  • NEC 3520AW DVD-RW

  • Dell SAS5/iR w/15K 146GB Seagate Cheetah and 10K 400GB Seagate Cheetahde

  • 250GB Seagate ATA133 and 320GB Seagate ATA133 w/ IDE>SATA adapters

  • WD WD3200KS (320GB)

  • Adaptec AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller

  • Dell 100T DAT40 20/40GB DDS-4 tape drive w/external enclosure

  • Conexant RTAD v.92 PCI modem

  • 650W Cooler Master PSU

  • 500VA APC UPS

  • YY-221 cube server case

  • Windows Home Server w/Power Pack 3


SERVICES

  • WINS

  • FilePhoto NAS

  • Movie/file staging for unRAID

  • YAC Server

  • Tape backup


MEDIASVR

  • Intel DG965RYCK motherboard

  • Intel Celeron 430 CPU

  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-800

  • 4-port SATA>eSATA PCI bracket

  • 2-port SiI-3132 port multiplier capable PCIe adapter

  • SanDisk Cruzer Micro 256MB for unRAID OS

  • 4 x Seagate ST31000340AS (1TB) HDD

  • 2x Samsung Spinpoint F2EG (1.5TB) HDD

  • 2 x Seagate ST3500630AS (500GB), 2 x WD WD5000-series (500GB) HDD, 1 x Maxtor 500GB

  • Antec EA430 EarthWatts 430W PSU

  • 4-bay external eSATA enclosure with hotswap trays

  • 5-bay port multiplier external eSATA enclosure with hotswap trays

  • 1100VA APC UPS

  • Antec full tower case

  • unRAID Pro OS v4.5 Final


SERVICES

  • Media server

  • NAS

  • Protected storage


E1600

  • Asus P5B-MX Deluxe

  • Intel Celeron E1500 2.2GHz CPU

  • 2 X 2GB DDR2-800

  • Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB HDD, Maxtor STM3802110A 80GB HDD

  • Broadcom NetXtreme II NIC

  • Enermax 500W PSU

  • Antec full-tower case

  • Windows Server 2008 x64 Standard


SERVICES

  • WSUS

  • DFS


C2Q

  • Asus P5Q (vanilla)

  • Intel C2Q Q6600 CPU (G0) @ 3.21GHz

  • 2 x 2GB DDR2-1066

  • MSI Radeon X800PRO 265MB video card (500/500)

  • 2 x 36GB WD Raptor in Matrix RAID0 for OS

  • Optiarc AD-7170A DVDRW

  • LG-GGC-H20L Blue-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive

  • 3 x 160GB SATA in RAID 0

  • Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS/Altec Lansing ACS56 4.1 speakers

  • BFG 650W PSU

  • Dell 2005FPW 20" LCD

  • Antec Three Hundred case

  • Windows 7 Ultimate x64 RTM


SERVICES

  • Primary office system

  • Primary video encoding system


HTPC1

  • Abit IL9 Pro motherboard

  • Intel C2D E6300 CPU (1.86GHz)

  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-667 + 2 x 512MB DDR2-667 (3GB)

  • Gigabyte HD2600 Pro GV-RX26P512H video card (DVI>HDMI to plasma)

  • WD WD200JB 200GB for OS/recordings

  • TDK DVDRW1280B DVDRW drive

  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio via S/PDIF

  • HDHomeRun networked Hi-Def QAM tuner

  • Cooler Master Cavalier 4 CAV-T04 desktop case

  • BTC 9019URF wireless keyboard/mouse

  • Logitech Harmony 880 remote control via MCE IR receiver

  • Windows 7 Pro x86

  • Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 surround with Polk CSR and R 300 LR fronts

  • Samsung HP-S5053X 50" plasma HDTV


SERVICES

  • Living Room HTPC


HTPC2

  • Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 motherboard

  • Intel C2D E6600 CPU (2.4GHz)

  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-667 + 2 x 512MB DDR2-667 (3GB)

  • Sapphire HD2600 Pro 256MB 128-bit video card (DVI>HDMI to LCD)

  • WD WD200JB 200GB for OS/recording

  • Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio via S/PDIF

  • HDHomeRun networked Hi-Def QAM tuner

  • CrystalFontz CFA623 front panel LCD

  • Generic mid-tower case

  • Fortron FSP-500AX PSU

  • BTC 9019URF wireless keyboard/mouse

  • Logitech Harmony 670 remote control via MCE IR receiver

  • Windows 7 Pro x86

  • Sony STR-DE895 receiver with Yamaha 6.1 surround speakers

  • HANNspree Xv37 37" LCD HDTV


SERVICES

  • Bedroom HTPC


HTPC5

  • Biostar TForce 6100-939 motherboard

  • AMD X2 3800+ CPU (2.0GHz)

  • 2 x 512MB PC3200 + 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR

  • ATi X600 PCIe video card

  • Maxtor 6L080L4 80GB HDD

  • HP DVD Writer 300c

  • CDRW 16x/10x/32x

  • Airlink AWLH6080 300N 802.11n PCI adapter (Draft-N 2.0)

  • MCE remote control via MCE IR receiver

  • Windows 7 Pro x86


SERVICES

  • HTPC next door (In-laws)


B130



  • Dell Inspiron B130

  • Intel Celeron M 1.4GHz CPU

  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-533

  • eMachines E161HQ 15.6" TFT LCD

  • Windows XP Pro SP3


SERVICES

  • Office system


XBMC

  • Original XBOX

  • Soft-modded using Splinter Cell hack

  • XBMC "Atlantis" Beta 2

  • 802.11b/g XBOX adapter

  • XBOX DVD remote


SERVICES

  • No longer used as a media center.


i8600

  • Dell Inspiron 8600

  • Intel Pentium-M 2.0GHz CPU (Dothan)

  • 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR SO-DIMM

  • Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 60GB

  • NEC ND-6540A DVDRW

  • Windows 2000 Pro SP4


SERVICES

  • Kids' System


ATOM

  • Acer Aspire One AOA-150-1570

  • Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU

  • 1GB DDR2-667

  • 120GB 5400RPM HDD

  • 802.11b/g wifi + 10/100 LAN

  • 8.9" WSVGA LCD

  • Windows XP SP3


SERVICES

  • Wife's netbook


HTPC4

  • Dell Optiplex GX280 SFF

  • Intel Celeron D 336 (2.8GHz) CPU

  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-800

  • WD 40GB HDD

  • Slimline DVD-ROM

  • ATi HD2600XT 512MB video card

  • Anyware HA-IR01SVR remote control receiver

  • Windows 7 Pro x86

  • Samsung 20" flat screen SDTV


Services

  • Joseph's HTPC


HTPC3

  • ECS 945GCT-M

  • Intel Celeron E1200 1.6GHz CPU

  • 2 x 1GB DDR2-800

  • Galaxy GeForce 8400 GS 256MB video card

  • WD Raptor 74GB HDD

  • Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM

  • Microsoft Media Center remote

  • Thermaltake Mozart HTPC case

  • Crystalfontz CFA632 LCD w/Frontview software

  • Cooler Master RS-450-ACLY 450W PSU

  • Windows 7 Pro x86

  • Sony SA-VA15 surround speakers

  • Sony 48" projection SDTV


Services

  • Office/playroom HTPC




Network
Vonage V-PortalServices



  • Vonage phone service

  • Single port router with pfSense router set as DMZ


Linksys WRT54G v3



  • Firmware v4.30.1, HyperWRT 2.1b1 +tofu11


Services



  • 2nd floor wireless AP


AirLink101 AR680WServices



  • Next door media access point over 802.11n (300mbps max)

  • 1st floor/next door wireless Internet access (11b/g/n)

  • DHCP relay


Gateway v933 (pfSense firewall)



  • Intel PIII 933MHz CPU

  • 2x256MB PC-133 SDRAM

  • 20GB Quantum Fireball HDD

  • 48x CDROM

  • Realtek 8139 100Mb NIC (WAN)

  • Realtek 8169S 1000Mb NIC (LAN)

  • pfSense v1.23-RELEASE


Services



  • Primary Internet firewall/router

  • DHCP server

  • Squid proxy

  • VPN server


Comcast ModemServices



  • Performance Plus w/PowerBoost Internet (16Mbps)


USR997933 8-Port GbE SwitchServices



  • pfSense distribution switch


D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port GbE Switch (2)Services



  • 2nd floor distribution switch (attic) (1)

  • Basement convergence distribution switch (2)


D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port GbE Switch

Services



  • Server room distribution switch


Brother HL-2070N Network PrinterServices



  • Dedicated network printer


Asante Voyager I IP CameraServices



  • Portable wireless IP Cam for security monitoring, baby cam and remote viewing of kids for family :)


SiliconDust HDHomeRun





  • Latest firmware/software (new version usually out monthly)


Services



  • QAM tuning capability for all Vista-equipped HTPCs for HD and digital local stations.

  • Two HD/digital tuners for concurrent watch/record or watch/watch.


CAT5e CablingServices



  • 7 rooms currently wired for GbE connections.  Finished basement room is used as server room.  Distribution switches in server room (8-port), attic (5-port), basement (5-port) and upstairs office (8-port).


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6 Comments »

  1. Comment by Ray Casey — February 28, 2009 @ 4:03 am
    Browser: Internet Explorer 8.0; OS: Windows 7 x64 Edition

    Lol… Are you kidding… What does you utility bill look like?

  2. Comment by Jon — February 28, 2009 @ 8:40 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.0.6 OS: Windows Vista

    Same as anyone else’s. If it’s not being used, it is turned off ya’know.

  3. Comment by JP — April 25, 2009 @ 8:39 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.0.9 OS: Windows Vista

    Enviable…but all that and no 1080p-capable devices?

  4. Comment by Jon — April 25, 2009 @ 8:42 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.0.9 OS: Windows Vista

    I’ve had it all for several years now and I don’t really have several thousand to throw at a new TV just to get 1080p.

  5. Comment by North Cyprus — December 8, 2009 @ 2:34 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.5.5 OS: Windows Vista

    Nice system you got there.
    But i didnt understand how many pc you got in your home right now ? :)

  6. Comment by Jon — December 8, 2009 @ 7:39 am
    Browser: Firefox 3.5.5 OS: Windows 7

    1 x pfsense firewall
    1 x unRAID
    1 x 2008 Server
    1 x ESXi Server (1 x Vista VM + 1x 2003 Server VM)
    1 x Personal system (C2Q)
    4 x HTPC
    3 X Laptops/Netbooks

    12 total systems.

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