HTPC Equipment
Systems
NETSVR
Asus P5L-MX Intel C2D E6600 CPU (2.4GHz) 2 x 2GB Patriot DDR2-800 Intel Pro/1000 PT GbE PCIe NIC NEC 3520AW DVD-RW Dell SAS5/iR w/15K 146GB Seagate Cheetah for OS WD WD3200KS (320GB) for staging 650W Cooler Master PSU 500VA APC UPS YY-221 cube server case Windows Server 2008 x64
SERVICES
WINS Movie/file staging for unRAID Secondary encoding
MEDIASVR
Intel DG965RYCK motherboard Intel Celeron 430 CPU 4 x 1GB DDR2-800 4-port SATA>eSATA PCI bracket 2-port SiI-3132 port multiplier capable PCIe adapter SanDisk Cruzer Micro 256MB for unRAID OS 4 x Seagate ST31000340AS (2TB usable protected storage) 1 x Maxtor STM3500630AS (500GB), 2 x Seagate ST3500630AS (500GB), 2 x WD WD5000-series (500GB), 1 x Maxtor 320GB IDE, (NAS drive) 1 x Maxtor 30GB IDE (cache drive) Antec EA430 EarthWatts 430W PSU 4-bay external eSATA enclosure with hotswap trays 5-bay port multiplier external eSATA enclosure with hotswap trays 1100VA APC UPS Antec full tower case unRAID Pro OS v4.3.3
SERVICES
Media server NAS Protected storage
VPNSVR
Asus P5B-MX Deluxe Intel Celeron E1200 CPU 2 X 1GB DDR2-667 Adaptec 2940U2W SCSI adapter Dell 100T DAT40 20/40GB DDS-4 tape drive w/external enclosure Conexant HSF V92 RTAD FAX modem Samsung DVD/CDRW combo drive Seagate ST3250624A 250GB HDD Enermax 500W PSU Antec full-tower case Windows 2003 Server
SERVICES
WSUS VPN server YAC server Tape Backup
C2Q
Asus P5Q (vanilla) Intel C2Q Q6600 CPU (G0) @ 3.21GHz 2 x 2GB DDR2-1066 MSI Radeon X800PRO 265MB video card (500/500) 2 x 36GB WD Raptor in Matrix RAID0 for OS Optiarc AD-7170A DVDRW LG-GGC-H20L Blue-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive External USB TDK DVDRW1280B DVDRW drive 3 x 160GB SATA in RAID 0 Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS/Altec Lansing ACS56 4.1 speakers BFG 650W PSU Dell 2005FPW 20″ LCD Antec Three Hundred case Windows Vista Ultimate x64
SERVICES
Primary office system Primary video encoding system
HTPC1
Abit IL9 Pro motherboard Intel C2D E6300 CPU (1.86GHz) 2 x 1GB Transcend JetRAM DDR2-800 @ 667 Gigabyte HD2600 Pro GV-RX26P512H video card (DVI>HDMI to plasma) WD WD200JB 200GB for OS/recordings Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio via S/PDIF HDHomeRun networked Hi-Def QAM tuner Cooler Master Cavalier 4 CAV-T04 desktop case BTC 9019URF wireless keyboard/mouse Logitech Harmony 880 remote control via MCE IR receiver Windows Vista Ultimate w/Media Center Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 surround with Polk CSR and R 300 LR fronts Samsung HP-S5053X 50″ plasma HDTV
SERVICES
Living Room HTPC Blu-Ray/HD-DVD playback
HTPC2
Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 motherboard Intel C2D E2140 CPU (1.6GHz) 2 x 1GB DDR2-667 + 2 x 512MB DDR2-667 (3GB) Sapphire HD2600 Pro 256MB 128-bit video card (DVI>HDMI to LCD) WD WD200JB 200GB for OS/recording Realtek ALC883 7.1 HD Audio via S/PDIF HDHomeRun networked Hi-Def QAM tuner CrystalFontz CFA623 front panel LCD Generic mid-tower case Fortron FSP-500AX PSU BTC 9019URF wireless keyboard/mouse Logitech Harmony 670 remote control via MCE IR receiver Windows Vista Ultimate w/Media Center Sony STR-DE895 receiver with Yamaha 6.1 surround speakers HANNspree Xv37 37″ LCD HDTV
SERVICES
Bedroom HTPC
HTPC5
Hp a330n AMD Athlon XP 3000+ (2.16GHz) 2 x 256MB DDR333 MSI NX6200AX-TD256 GeForce 6200 video card Maxtor 20GB ATA100 for OS DVDRW 4x/2.4x/8x CDRW 16x/10x/32x Airlink AWLH6080 300N 802.11n PCI adapter (Draft-N 2.0) MCE remote control via MCE IR receiver Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
SERVICES
HTPC next door (mother-in-law)
HTPC4
ECS GF7100PVT-M3 motherboard Intel Pentium-D 805 CPU (2.66GHz) 2 x 1GB DDR2-667 Onboard GeForce 7100 video (256MB shared memory) IBM Deskstar 80GB ATA100 for OS MCE remote via MCEIR receiver 350W Antec PSU Generic ATX mid-tower case Windows Vista Ultimate w/Media Center
SERVICES
Out of service
XBMC
Original XBOX Soft-modded using MechAssault hack XBMC “Atlantis” Beta 2 802.11b/g XBOX adapter XBOX DVD remote Samsung 20″ flat screen CRT TV
SERVICES
No longer used as a media center.
i8600
Dell Inspiron 8600 Intel Pentium-M 2.0GHz CPU (Dothan) 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR SO-DIMM Hitachi Travelstar 7K60 60GB NEC ND-6540A DVDRW Windows 7 RC (7100)
SERVICES
Office system
ATOM
Acer Aspire One AOA-150-1570 Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz CPU 1GB DDR2-667 120GB 5400RPM HDD 802.11b/g wifi + 10/100 LAN 8.9″ WSVGA LCD Windows 7 RC (7100)
SERVICES
Wife’s new netbook
HTPC3
Asus P4P800-E Deluxe Intel Pentium-M 1.6GHz (Banias) CPU 4 x 512MB DDR-400 nVidia 6200 AGP video card Maxtor 80GB STM3802110A ATA100 Samsung SM-352B CDRW/DVD Anyware HA-IR01SVR remote control Antec 300W PSU Generic ATX mid-tower case Windows Vista Ultimate w/Media Center
Services
Out of service
HTPC6
ECS 945GCT-M Intel Pentium-D 2.66GHz CPU 2 x 1GB DDR2-800 nVidia 6200LE 128MB PCI-e video card WD Raptor 74GB HDD Sony DDU1615 DVD-ROM Anyware HA-IR01SVR remote control Thermaltake Mozart HTPC case Crystalfontz CFA632 LCD w/Frontview software Cooler Master RS-450-ACLY 450W PSU Windows 7 x86 build 7048 Sony SA-VA15 surround speakers Sony 48″ projection SDTV
Services
Office/playroom HTPC
Network
Vonage V-Portal Services
Vonage phone service Single port router with WRT54G set as DMZ
Linksys WRT54G v3
Firmware v4.30.1, HyperWRT 2.1b1 +tofu11
Services
Primary Internet gateway DHCP server 1st floor wireless access (11b/g) 100Mbps devices link (BKPSVR, HDHomeRun)
AirLink AR680W
Firmware v1.01
Services
Next door media access point over 802.11n (300mbps max) 1st floor/next door wireless Internet access (11b/g/n) DHCP relay
NetGear WGR614
TBD
Services
2nd floor wireless access extender (11b/g) DHCP relay Office 100Mbps devices link (HL-2070N printer)
Comcast Modem Services
Performance Plus w/PowerBoost Internet (<16Mbps)
USR997933 8-Port GbE Switch Services
Office distribution switch
D-Link DGS-2205 5-Port GbE Switch (2) Services
2nd floor distribution switch (attic) (1) Basement convergence distribution switch (2)
D-Link DGS-2208 8-Port GbE Switch
Services
Services
Server room distribution switch
Brother HL-2070N Network Printer Services
Dedicated network printer
SiliconDust HDHomeRun
Latest firmware/software (new version usually out monthly)
Services
QAM tuning capability for all Vista-equipped HTPCs for HD and digital local stations. Two HD/digital tuners for concurrent watch/record or watch/watch.
CAT5e Cabling Services
7 rooms currently wired for GbE connections. Finished basement room is used as server room. Distribution switches in server room (8-port), attic (5-port), basement (5-port) and upstairs office (8-port).
Home Theater
Living Room
Samsung HP-5053X 50″ 720p plasma flat panel Onkyo HT-SR800 7.1 channel 1000W home theater system 2 x Polk R300 front speakers Polk CSR center channel speaker Original Onkyo surrounds and 230W sub HTPC1 Samsung HD-DVD850 upconverting DVD player with DivX Dish Network ViP-211 HD STB Logitech Harmony 880 remote control
Master Bedroom
HannSpree Xv37 37″ 720p LCD flat panel Sony STR-DE895 6.1 channel 770W receiver Yamaha NS-P436 6.1channel speaker system HTPC2 Philips DVP-5140 DVD player with Ultra DivX Dish Network ViP-612 HD PVR STB Logitech Harmony 670 remote control
Son’s Bedroom
Sony P1110 21″ CRT monitor Sony SA-VA15 DD/DPLII speaker system (5.1 in 4 speakers) HTPC4 Standard Microsoft MCE remote control
Office/Playroom
Sony 48″ projection (4:3 SD) HTPC6 Anyware Vista Media Center remote
