Yet Another HTPC-advice Thread!

[TheSeeker]

Corsair CX600 will do easily ...

thanks a lot!

 

[TheSeeker]

anybody looking for a GT 630 GPU can PM me. know of a deal. also a GT 740.

 

[asaldharan]

LGA 775 had PCIe 2.0, with x16 slots so most GPUs will work. However we still need to have exact model number, coz some manufacturers might deliberately limit the functionality ....

No GPU/mobo is limited to 720p, even way before 1080p FULL HD standards were started being followed. The standard resolution was 2560x1600 for GPUs dated as back as 2006/2007.

@asaldharan download this tiny app called CPU-Z ... install it on the PC run it and click the mainboard tab and share the screen shot, eample below for my laptop ...


Attached the screenshot

Hi Sam,

Hope you are good.

My system is currently running with IDE hard disk and now I want to add SATA 2 TB HDD.
Would I need to change the SMPS and RAM If I add 2 TB HDD to my system?

SMPS- Zebronics 450W
RAM - 2GB DDR2

No more additional components added to the system.

Thanks

 

[sam9s]

Nope no change required ........ But does your mobo have sata ports ?

 

[asaldharan]

Nope no change required ........ But does your mobo have sata ports ?

please see the attachment

 

[sam9s]

ok cool then .... sata hdds should work ..

 

[asaldharan]

ok cool then .... sata hdds should work ..

Would it be a direct installation or Do I need to do some BIOS set up?

Actually the new HDD will be for just back up. No OS going to be installed.

 

[sam9s]

^^ Usually it is direct installation, (keeping the system off ofcourse..) but could be that you might need to enable sata ports (just a random guess, coz usually it doesn't need to be). but safe to say that there would be no damage to the HDD

 

[asaldharan]

^^ Usually it is direct installation, (keeping the system off ofcourse..) but could be that you might need to enable sata ports (just a random guess, coz usually it doesn't need to be). but safe to say that there would be no damage to the HDD

Sam- I heard from one of my friend that Processor type must be considered before changing the HDD. I have "Intel(R) pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz 2.79GHz" (32 bit operation) and does 2TB HDD support to this processor.

In the market SATA 3 is the latest one I think so. Hope you knew about my Mobo model and config so guide me considering processor and mobo.

Also planning to get the HDD from US, any specific things to be noted?

Thanks

 

[sam9s]

Processor type has nothing to do with HDD, but BIOS is ... too old bios will not support >1 TB HDD so you have to check that .... what was your mobo model number again?

PS
; and yes that processor is 64Bit not 32 ..

 

[asaldharan]

Processor type has nothing to do with HDD, but BIOS is ... too old bios will not support >1 TB HDD so you have to check that .... what was your mobo model number again?

PS
; and yes that processor is 64Bit not 32 ..

Mobo model intel d945gccr with Intel 945GC Express Chipset, which has PCIe v1.132 bit only. mine is 32 bit only..

 

[sam9s]

^^ This should be ok with 1TB HDD ....

 

[TheSeeker]

hello all!

so finally i got the components all assembled into the cabinet y'day. now getting things ready for the HTPC to come alive and kicking. will share some pics when its up and running. installing OS in the SSD now, subsequently then openelec. plan to dual-boot it first and then either keep one and remove the other or retain both.

@sam9s - when are you pllanning to leave? hope there's still some time.

 

[sam9s]

@sam9s - when are you pllanning to leave? hope there's still some time.

Leave where Bro ... ?

 

[TheSeeker]

Leave where Bro ... ?

for your trip

 

[sam9s]

for your trip

ooo Thats still far end june, I might have opened the thread a bit too early ...lol. Still planning, venturing all itineraries ... . Tripadviser has been a great help ....

 

[TheSeeker]

ooo Thats still far end june, I might have opened the thread a bit too early ...lol. Still planning, venturing all itineraries ... . Tripadviser has been a great help ....

still, not so far now. apt time to look for trip advises.

 

[TheSeeker]

ok so the machine is up and running. have installed the Win OS in the SSD, in the first partition of 40GB. the next partition of 60GB will have softwares & some games. the last partition of ~10GB, planning to install openelec in that. hope this much space will be fine for it?

 

[sam9s]

ok so the machine is up and running. have installed the Win OS in the SSD, in the first partition of 40GB. the next partition of 60GB will have softwares & some games. the last partition of ~10GB, planning to install openelec in that. hope this much space will be fine for it?

Thats not how openELEC works (or linux for that matter) .. try nonetheless ... Installing dual boot with linux is a bit more complex than the usual OS install ...

 

[TheSeeker]

Thats not how openELEC works (or linux for that matter) .. try nonetheless ... Installing dual boot with linux is a bit more complex than the usual OS install ...

i had checked a few pages detailing the process. will try.

anyway, experiencing one issue. the mouse & keyboard stop working if i move away from the cabinet by more than 2-3 ft. both devices are wireless. this doesnt happen with the mouse when i have its receiver connected to my android stick (mk808b plus); can operate the mouse from well 6-8 ft away. both the receivers, of the mouse & keyboard i have connected them to the USB ports at the back of the cabinet. could you tell why this might be happening, and solution?