Anyone installed a master server on a Via mini-itx pc?

[CalypsoCowboy]

Anyone installed one? I'd be looking to run a few drivers off it as well as a few zones of audio.

-Josh

[Dean Roddey]

I used to use one for that, plus one local zone of audio playback.

[IVB]

Jonathan showed his here, not used for master server but there was some talk later in the thread about how JKMonroe went down that route for his server.

[Jonathan]

Yeh, my Mini-ITX is now running the master server just fine although I'm going to try putting it on the HP EX470 MediaSmart Windows Home Server box when I upgrade it soon from 512MB to 2GB (I have the memory just need the time to take it apart) and see how that works :-)

[IVB]

Anyone find any wall-mountable mini-ITX cases?

mitxpc.com has some pre-assembled solutions using some of their cases here: http://www.mitxpc.com/products.asp?cat=63 , looks like they only want ~$10 upcharge for assembly & testing. But, there's not much in the way of case options.

I could just drill a hole in the bottom of the case and bolt it to a metal strap, which I then bolt to the wall for easy mount/dismount, but wondering if there's anything cleaner.

[sic0048]

Anyone find any wall-mountable mini-ITX cases?

mitxpc.com has some pre-assembled solutions using some of their cases here: http://www.mitxpc.com/products.asp?cat=63 , looks like they only want ~$10 upcharge for assembly & testing. But, there's not much in the way of case options.

I could just drill a hole in the bottom of the case and bolt it to a metal strap, which I then bolt to the wall for easy mount/dismount, but wondering if there's anything cleaner.

2 sided sticky velcro. The stuff can hold a surprising amount of weight. You certainly would not need to cover the bottom with it to secure it to the wall. Probably one strip around all 4 edges would provide plenty of holding power.

[Jonathan]

Anyone find any wall-mountable mini-ITX cases?

Logic Supply has quite a few, here is one:
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/5677

[dkemme]

I've used velcro to mount these cases to the wall and have not had any problems for over a year! I use the 2 inch wide stuff from HomeDepot, two strips for each case. Next time I will probably use just one strip as quite difficult to remove from the wall when necessary.

http://www.logicsupply.com/products/3677b

I'd also consider this case if you have no need for optical drive:
http://www.logicsupply.com/products/t_3310