Small Form Factor Mini-itx server

hey
I'm thinking of using a mini-itx board for my router running IPCop on it.

Has anyone used there mini-itx boards for servers of any type?
I know people have just wanted to know peoples views on doing so.

I like it for its low noise and low power

 

I've used an EPIA-CL for a network file (well mp3 and backups) and print server in the past, was always very happy with it.

 

Go and look at linitx.com, they sell an ipcop m-itx system.

 

try www.mini-itx.com loadsa projects and board specs

 

I use a EPIA 800 for a File/Print/Email server.

768Mb Ram and a 200Gb Weston Digital Hard drive runs windows Server 2003 fine. I just rdesktop in when i need access it.

 

how would you guys think the performance would be for one running server 2003?

 

I have an Epia 800 with 128 Mb PC133 and IPcop installed on a 128Mb Compact flash card without any problems bought Flexi PCI riser, Compact Flash Adaptor and 128MB Flash card pre loaded with IPcop from Linitx

and the Mobo from Kustompcs

The whole lot cost under £190 with delivery.

 

I do the same thing, only with an EPIA 5000. Runs XP fine on 320Mb ram and a 60Gb HDD. You don't really need a vast amount of power (the 5000 is only 533Mhz) when you're doing this sort of stuff.

My mate is running his smoothwall on a CL6000 - not because he needs the umph, but the board has two built in 10/100 ports.

 

make sure youve got at least 512meg of mem thats all i say. The performance difference between 256 and 512 is incredible.

 

hmm I still haven't decided what to do.

I would like to put IPcop on an mini-itx or my old gateway 450mhz but its the thought of leaving it on all the time.

Oh what to do

 

ITX all the way - I was running an old Gateway Celery 366 as my server, and the noise was just unbareable. ITX server = Zero noise (well, apart from the odd click as the drive gets accessed).

Go on - the dark (mini) side is calling you...

 

I know its does now stop it! Stop making me think of the wonderful case I could make for it and how cool it would look in my room.

odd click from the harddrive? not when I would use a CF card for IPcop

noo stop it.

How much power do they use? Compared to a stand alone router?

 

EPIA Power calculator.


I had a problem with my EPIA board and IPCop detecting the NIC. But the board is a first gen Eden, so that may have had something to do with it. And the conversion from air to water to air plus a few other little odds and ends probably didn't help it none neither.

 

thanks for the link Fronzel I work it out on that to be about 10.4watts

 

ive got an m1000 which i run as my htpc is pretty damn fast indeedy and quiet (apart from the crappy fans which came in the cubid 2699r case which bust after three months of use!!!)

 

I just looked at the router here at work... 60 watts. Cripes. Opposed to 10.4 Watts for a much more powerful unit.

 

awsome aint they!

 

with adding a flash disk and usb device its goes up to 12.55 watts using a EPIA 5000.

Fronzel are the routers at your work bigger than a normal home router? I think I will probally go to the IPcop route but its the cost of the mobo.

I'm sure I could probally pick everythign up second hand.

 

Not really. They are Comconnect 12 port 10/100 enterprise switches. Natrually, being run in an 10megabit mode. Because our IT department rides the short bus.

 

koolio

I have found really kool case for it.