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WilHarris · 15th Jul 2005, 11:05

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...e_sd31p/1.html

dire_wolf · 15th Jul 2005, 14:37

Have I been playing far too much HL2 or does that look like an evil western digital brain crab ?

Tim S · 15th Jul 2005, 14:47

haha, now you mention it, yes it does

preatorian · 15th Jul 2005, 17:09

lol dire_wolf :P

anyway, what's the price-tag on this baby ?

Tim S · 15th Jul 2005, 22:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by preatorian

anyway, what's the price-tag on this baby ?

Quote:

The price of the SD31P barebones isn't all that cheap and we expect it to retail at around £350 - take in to account that there is an onboard graphics solution, which will suffice for general desktop use. If you then add (an incredibly reasonable) £175 for the Pentium D 2.8GHz and a further £115 for some Corsair DDR2 and you've got yourself a very elegant general use, and crucially, multi-tasking platform. The cheapest Athlon 64 X2 at the moment retails at close to £380 for comparison purposes - if you're after a dual core platform that doesn't break the bank, your choice is clearly limited to Intel's Pentium D at the moment.

3rd last paragraph

Da Dego · 15th Jul 2005, 23:13

Hehe...braincrabs got 'im. That's why he couldn't get down that far in the article.

LordGuyver · 21st Jul 2005, 16:17

I have just built my SD31P and I have had a few problems and a few questions that I would like reviewed.

My Build:
Intel Pentium D 830 3.0 gHz
2 GB PQI DDR2 667 Ram
Gigabyte GeForce 7800GTX
2 x Hitachi SATA300 250GB Hard Drives in Raid 0 Array
Sony DVD-RW w/Dual Layer
Floppy
Windows XP x64

My Problems:
1. During installation of Windows XP x64 the system would BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) while windows was attempting to install device drivers. After some testing I found that the Raid Driver provided by Shuttle was causing the BSOD. I tested this by elimating the use of RAID and reverted to single drive. The installation was successful with no RAID.
2. When using CPU-Z to verify my installation I found that my TRAS is not reporting correctly.
3. I was able, with some careful shuffling install my new GeForce 7800GTX video card into the case with the fan duct. It is very tight. The duct sits against the PCB and does touch the little capacitor on the end of the card.
4. After installing the updated raid controller management application I saw that my two RAID 0 drives were running at SATA 150 and not SATA 300. I have tried to set in BIOS the RAID Drive Port Speed to SATA II, but that didn’t fix the problem.

My Solutions:
1. I rebuilt the RAID 0 array, and during installation used an Intel RAID Driver for this chipset which I downloaded from Intel’s website. The problem BSOD was gone.
2. No Solution.
3. No Solution.
4. No Solution.

My Questions:
1. I am hoping that shuttle will fix this issue by releasing a newer version of the BIOS? I wish they would put some drivers, support, etc on the website for this model?
2. Same as above.
3. They need to release a newer version of the fan duct so it will accommodate the GeForce 7800GTX cards better? They should make this free to the bleeding edge crowd!
4. I would think this can be dealt with through a BIOS update?

Conclusion:
Overall I am very pleased with the rig. I was after something small and portable (LAN Party Trips) which could play the big games like BF2, H2, and Swat 4. Of course I needed it to do some other things like pay the bills too.

Thanks,
Lord Guyver

15th Jul 2005, 11:05	#1
WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Shuttle SD31P http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...e_sd31p/1.html

15th Jul 2005, 14:37	#2
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15th Jul 2005, 17:09	#4
preatorian Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: netherlands Posts: 83	lol dire_wolf :P anyway, what's the price-tag on this baby ? __________________ left hand : buy and spend right hand : smash to pieces and rebuild it better

15th Jul 2005, 23:13	#6
Da Dego Brett Thomas Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cleveland, OH USA Posts: 3,906	Hehe...braincrabs got 'im. That's why he couldn't get down that far in the article. __________________ "Frankly that seems overkill. iluvtrees2 arguing with spec is the intellectual equivalent of a bunny rabbit taking on a pissed-off lion." - Nexxo

21st Jul 2005, 16:17	#7
LordGuyver What's a Dremel? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 1	I have just built my SD31P and I have had a few problems and a few questions that I would like reviewed. My Build: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0 gHz 2 GB PQI DDR2 667 Ram Gigabyte GeForce 7800GTX 2 x Hitachi SATA300 250GB Hard Drives in Raid 0 Array Sony DVD-RW w/Dual Layer Floppy Windows XP x64 My Problems: 1. During installation of Windows XP x64 the system would BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death) while windows was attempting to install device drivers. After some testing I found that the Raid Driver provided by Shuttle was causing the BSOD. I tested this by elimating the use of RAID and reverted to single drive. The installation was successful with no RAID. 2. When using CPU-Z to verify my installation I found that my TRAS is not reporting correctly. 3. I was able, with some careful shuffling install my new GeForce 7800GTX video card into the case with the fan duct. It is very tight. The duct sits against the PCB and does touch the little capacitor on the end of the card. 4. After installing the updated raid controller management application I saw that my two RAID 0 drives were running at SATA 150 and not SATA 300. I have tried to set in BIOS the RAID Drive Port Speed to SATA II, but that didn’t fix the problem. My Solutions: 1. I rebuilt the RAID 0 array, and during installation used an Intel RAID Driver for this chipset which I downloaded from Intel’s website. The problem BSOD was gone. 2. No Solution. 3. No Solution. 4. No Solution. My Questions: 1. I am hoping that shuttle will fix this issue by releasing a newer version of the BIOS? I wish they would put some drivers, support, etc on the website for this model? 2. Same as above. 3. They need to release a newer version of the fan duct so it will accommodate the GeForce 7800GTX cards better? They should make this free to the bleeding edge crowd! 4. I would think this can be dealt with through a BIOS update? Conclusion: Overall I am very pleased with the rig. I was after something small and portable (LAN Party Trips) which could play the big games like BF2, H2, and Swat 4. Of course I needed it to do some other things like pay the bills too. Thanks, Lord Guyver