Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 16:24:04 +0200 From: Neal Nelson <nealie@kobudo.homeunix.net> To: Olivier Gautherot <olivier@gautherot.net> Cc: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 8.0-RC1 on an Atom n330 Message-ID: <9DEAD882-7297-49A0-BA86-0695E21B9F10@kobudo.homeunix.net> In-Reply-To: <dcfb161c0910022056r6e80c96bo60b89cc4f7905f63@mail.gmail.com> References: <dcfb161c0910022056r6e80c96bo60b89cc4f7905f63@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2009-10-03, at 05:56 , Olivier Gautherot wrote: > Hi folks! > > For the newbies wishing to set up a cheap machine with reasonable > power > consumption, I can suggest the Atom processor. > I bought one recently (the Intel D945GCLF2) and it performs quite well > compared to my previous C3-based VIA board. > I have not got round to try the sound yet and still share the IDE port > between a HD and a DVD drive but the results are really promising. > > Note: the first set up requires a bit of fiddling around to get the > system > to start: there seems to be something weird with either IDE > controller (need > to disable the SMART mode) or the graphics memory (yes, it is shared > with > the system) but, all in all, it's a decent investment for a small > server. > > I'll drop a line if something goes wrong but currently it's running > happily > 5 compiles in parallel... > > Cheers > -- > Olivier Gautherot > olivier@gautherot.net I've been using the Intel D945GCLF (not 2) for some time as my mail/ web/VoIP server and it's run flawlessly. Installed without a hitch and no tweeks necessary. I did change the MCH fan for a quieter one though, as apart from the disc, it was the only noise in the box.
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