[mythtv-users] Foxconn NVIDIA ION system and 2G ram stick at newegg

[Greg Oliver]

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 5:02 PM, Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 4:59 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com> wrote:
>>  On 8/20/2010 17:57, Greg Oliver wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Ozzy Lash<ozzy.lash at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This sounds like it could be a good frontend system
>>>
>>> well, since the unit needs 4GB for the bios to allocate 512 to the
>>> gpu, I would vote bad...  Lack of esata, etc also...
>>
>> What would you use eSATA for on a dedicated frontend?
>
> True  :)   I have en external 10TB array that I was going to hook one
> to..  I ended up having to buy a esata-sata cable and shave one side
> of it, etc, etc..  lot of headaches, etc..
>
> It does seem like a good deal for a dedicated FE though..
>

Just an FYI - it only has 1 memory slot though, so the 2GB stick is
useless unless you have another machine you can put it in..