Zzyzx

Well, I searched around here some and didn't see much as far as building for Atoms goes. I just got the following kit:

• Intel D945GCLF
◦ Intel Atom 230 (1.6GHz)
◦ Intel GMA 950 Graphics
• 1 GB Kingston DDR2-667
• IOCELL 8GB Flash Drive

I'm trying to do this pretty much as cheaply as possible, since I'm of a limited budget at the moment. I'd like to use a USB Flash Drive for the OS, since an HDD looks massive next to this motherboard. I'm having trouble getting Linux to boot from this USB Key, though, so I may try a different brand; I think the CDFS partition may be messing up the boot order.

I'd like to, at some point, build this system into a cigar box or something similar, but at the moment, I'm kind of limited by the size of the PSU I'm using -- it's an old 300W. I'd like a picoPSU at some point, but $45 is a bit of a budget stretcher; I'd rather not spend any more than I have already.

So, I guess, the following are my questions:
• What OS should I run? I'm considering Linux Mint 6.
• What should I build it into?

Also, if anyone here has experience with USB keys, is there anyway to get them to boot with the CDFS partition? If not, how can I get rid of it? Formatting doesn't work.

Any comments are welcome, really; I'm not sure what direction this project is taking yet.

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Jrice00

Well how about a good luck bump?!

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SilverPotato

Just buy a VIA pico-itx it's a playing card sized mobo with intgrated everything!

e_dogg

Maybe this will give you some ideas. It's a PC in a bottle - flippin SWEET!

http://metku.net/index.html?path=mod...kypc/index_eng

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DuckieHo

They're very expensive and relatively week.



Have you thought about Compact Flash instead? They use IDE protocol so they can be recognized as HD. In fact, I have one for sale with IDE adapter.

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SyncMaster753

its true, i have one running in an old comp that i bought for my iPod, but never got around to modding it

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fedex1993

Only problem with the pico PSU do they have 4 pin connectors? I am thinking about building a am2 micro itx build but cant find a PSU