Dave's Computers
(Updated 2014-12-07, although it's not very updated...)
| Component | eMachines (purchased 2/08/2007) |
iMac (received 8/13/2008) (died 2013) |
Acer Netbook (received 2/25/2009) |
IBM 8133 (received 2008?) |
HP (received 1/21/2012) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand/Model | eMachines C6537 | iMac FB323LL/A (Model: iMac 8,1) |
Acer AspireOne AOD-1457 |
IBM (??) |
HP Pavilion p6527 c-b |
| Motherboard | FIC KTMC1G-LF | Apple iMac Boot ROM version: IM81.00C1.B00 |
??? | ??? | Pegatron M2N68-LA (Narra5) Micro-ATX Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 |
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.20GHz |
Intel Core 2 Duo Dual Core 2.4GHz |
Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz w/HyperThreading |
Intel Pentium D Dual Core 3.0GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 635 Quad Core 2.9 GHz |
| Front Side Bus | 1000MHz ?? | 1070MHz | 533MHz | ??? | 2000MT/s |
| Expansion Slots | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 PCI Express x16 2 PCI Express x1 1 PCI |
| RAM | 1536mb PC3200 DDR SDRAM (400MHz) (1x512mb, 1x1024mb) |
1024mb PC??? DDR2 SDRAM (800MHz) |
1024mb PC??? DDR2 SDRAM (533MHz) (512mb onboard, 512mb SODIMM slot) |
3072mb PC??? ?? SDRAM (??MHz) |
4192mb PC??? DDR2 SDRAM (??Hz) (2 DDR3 DIMM (240-pin) sockets support DDR2, PC3-8500 (DDR31066) and PC3-10600 (DDR1333) non-ECC, unbuffered |
| HD Controllers | UDMA/ATA 100/133 | SATA Intel ICH8-M AHCI 3.0 Gigabit | Intel 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller | Intel N10/ICH7 (rev 01) AHCI ?? Gigabit SATA IDE Controller | nVidia nForce SATA Controller - SUCKS! IO Crest SY-PEX40039 (Asmedia 106x) PCI Express x1 2-port SATA III Controller (PCI slot) |
| Hard Drive(s) | Western Digital WD1200JB 120gb ATA/100 7200rpm 8mb Buffer | Western Digital WD2500AAJS-40VWA1 250 GB SATA 7200rpm | Hitachi Travelstar HTS54321 160 GB SATA 5400rpm | Western Digital WD500AAKS-00YGA0 500 GB SATA(?) 7200rpm | Samsung PM810 2.5" 128GB SSD SATA Western Digital 500GB SATA 7200rpm |
| CD | (brand? model?) (16x DVD±R, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD+RW, 4x DVD+R DL 40x CD-R, 24X CD-RW (brand? model?) 48x CD-ROM drive |
Matshita DVD-R UJ-875 (?xDVD-R, ?xDVD-R DL, ?xDVD-RW, ?xDVD+R, ?xDVD+R DL, ?xDVD_RW, ?xCD, ?xCD-R, x ?xCD-RW) |
(none) | ||
| Other Media | Built-in 9-in-1 Memory Card Reader | |
Built-in SD Memory Card Reader | ||
| Video Card/Display | nVidia GeForce 6100 (built-in) | ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT PCIe x16 128mb | Intel Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller | nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti (PCI Express x16) Built-in: nVidia GeForce 6150SE (Disabled) |
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| Monitor | HP 2210m 21.5" LCD 16:9 Widescreen (shared) |
20" iMac LCD (built-in) | 8.9" WSVGA LCD (built-in) | Vizio 24" LCD TV/Monitor | HP 2210m 21.5" LCD 16:9 Widescreen (shared) |
| Audio | 5.1 surround sound, but only stereo in use | Intel High Definition Audio (built-in) | "Intel 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller | Built-in ALC888S 6-channel with 1/8 inch output jack, and nVidia's GTX 550 Ti HDMI 5.1 Surround Sound |
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| Network | D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Gigabit Adapter Built-in 10/100 (disabled) |
Built-in 10/100/1000 Built-in AirPort en1 Wireless (802.11g) |
Built-in 10/100 Acer InviLink 802.11b/g wireless LAN |
TP-Link TG-3269 10/100/1000 Gigabit Adapter Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit (disabled; doesn't support jumbo frames!) |
D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Gigabit Adapter |
| Modem | (Removed) | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| USB | (brand? model?) USB 2.0 Controller, 5 ports | Apple Computer USB UHCI Controller (once Mac Mini is retired: AZiO USB 2.0 4-Port Hub (HUB24C-U21) (external) |
Built-in USB 2.0, 3 ports | Built-in USB 2.0, 4 ports rear, 2 ports front | Built-in USB 2.0, 4 ports rear, 2 ports front |
| Floppy | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Speakers | Altec Lansing ACS45 Stereo Speakers w/subwoofer | Altec Lansing ACS45 Stereo Speakers w/subwoofer | Built-in speakers | Output to small stereo receiver, or cheap stereo speakers | Depending on PC location: Altec Lansing ACS45 Stereo Speakers w/subwoofer or Pioneer VSX-822-K 5.1 Surround Sound Receiver, via HDMI |
| Mouse | Apple Mighty Mouse (A1152) | Apple Mighty Mouse (A1152) | Synaptics PS/2 Port internal TouchPad pcally (aka: macally) OptiMicro USB mini optical mouse |
optical, wired | HP "MODGUO" optical, wired |
| Keyboard | Logitech Cordless Keyboard | Apple ultrathin wired keyboard (A1243) | Built-in | Logitech wireless | |
| Operating Systems | Linux: Debian 7.7 64-bit |
Mac OS X 10.6.1 (10B504) (Leopard) (Darwin 10.0.0) |
Linux: Ubuntu "Jaunty Jackalope" 9.04 and Windows XP Professional |
Ubuntu "Lucid" 10.04 LTS | Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit and Debian Linux 7.x 32-bit |
| Multimedia Capabilities | 5.1 channel Surround Sound capable, but not in use | Digital/mini-DVI video output Stereo audio output to speakers/headphone |
Stereo audio output to speakers/headphone Microphone input Integrated Acer® Crystal Eye webcam |
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| Uninterruptable Power Supply | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) | (none) |
| Other | Firewire 800Mb/sec | Corsair GS500 Power Supply | |||
| WISH LIST |
| Component | Common to all computers |
|---|---|
| Network | Netgear Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000 v2 w/4-port 10/100 Switch D-Link DGS-2208 Version D1 8-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch (Out of service; spare) TP-Link TL-SG1008D 8-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch TRENDnet TEG-S5g 5-Port Gigabit GREENnet Switch |
| NAS Server | My goals: save electricity and be quiet! Operating System: Debian 7.7 Built-out 11/2014 Running on the following hardware: IBM model 8147 Western Digital Red SATA 3TB Hard Drive Western Digital SATA II(?) Blue 500GB Hard Drive D-Link DGE-530T 10/100/1000 Gigabit Adapter Embedded VGA CD-ROM drive Embedded AC-97 Surround Sound Audio -- not in use Embedded 10/100 Ethernet (disabled) Monitor: Packard Bell PB8511SV 14" CRT (Manufactured Sept 1991) |
| Network Services from Linux Box (IBM 8133) | NTP time service |
| Printer/Print Server | Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 952C running through this Print Server: Hawking Technology HPS1U USB 10/100M Print Server |
| Scanner | OUT OF SERVICE! Hewlett-Packard ScanJet 5470C |
| Component | Mobile/Other Storage |
|---|---|
| Flash Memory | Many USB Flash drives... |
| Mobile Hard Drive | Bytecc HD1-U2 2.5" USB 2.0 HotDrive with Hitachi Travelstar DK23FA-40 40.01gb 2.5" Mobile Hard Drive |
| USB 2.0 to IDE adapter | Bytecc BT-200 USB 2.0 to IDE adapter for 2.5", 3.5" and 5.25" drives |
| ZIP Drive (rarely used) | Iomega ZIP USB 1.1 250mb Drive |
| OUT OF SERVICE! HP/Neoware C50 Thin Client (w/embedded NeoLinux) |
Specs |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Boots via PXE boot and runs Ubuntu session from eMachines box |
| Processor | Via Eden 400MHz |
| Memory | 256mb DDR2 SDRAM |
| Flash Memory | 128mb Flash Memory |
| Video | Via S3, up to 1600x1200 |
| Monitor | Vizio 37" HDTV at 1366x768 |
| Audio | Has audio...what kind? I dunno |
| Network | Built-in 10/100 w/WakeOnLan and PXE boot |
| USB | 2-port USB 2.0 (front of device) |
| Other | Protocols supported: ICA, RDesktop, X11/XDM, TeemTalk |
Mac Mini RAM notes:
Rumor has it that Macs are very sensitive about RAM. I took a chance and got generic RAM from PC-Club in Bellevue, WA (price on 7/3/2005 = $99.99). It has passed Apple's Hardware Test, and is working fine. If it means anything to anyone, here are the specs on it, according to the Hardware Test's summary:
PC3200-30330
CL3:5.0, CL2.5:6.0 (ns)
4F-1, TS128MLD64V4J
Rev.0000, 1705, 54
Each of the chips on the RAM are labeled:
Infineon
HYB250512800BE-5
B FSS23316
Sideways on chip: 0520
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