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==Power Consumption Tuning==
 
==Power Consumption Tuning==
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*Consumes 2watts when plugged in and off
 
*PWM2 fan in BIOS controls cpu fan after boot
 
*PWM2 fan in BIOS controls cpu fan after boot
 
*PWM1 fan in BIOS seems to control fan before/during boot
 
*PWM1 fan in BIOS seems to control fan before/during boot

Revision as of 11:40, 10 May 2008

Low Power Workstations

  • Motherboard: Via Epia SN18000G
  • RAM: 2gb
  • Storage: Compact Flash
  • Case: VoomPC Automotive Mini-ITX Case
  • OS: Ubuntu 8.04 (with gnome)

General

  • Jumpers for power switch are second two in from the right on the back row, with the rows of jumpers away from you


To Do

*Set-up:

  • Network user profiles

*Add:

  • Java
  • gedit

*Fix:

  • Boot on PS/2 mouse and USB keyboard
  • Solder power LED on prototype

*Check on:

  • User/global config files for Ekiga to avoid sound device being set to "Default" on first run


Custom Stuff

  • Knowplex and Ekiga don't play nice together unless /etc/asound.conf is added so that dmix works

Power Consumption Tuning

  • Consumes 2watts when plugged in and off
  • PWM2 fan in BIOS controls cpu fan after boot
  • PWM1 fan in BIOS seems to control fan before/during boot