On 02/09/10 15:16, Andrew Oakley wrote: > > The other route looks like shopping around for a low-power mini-ITX > motherboard, mITX chassis and build from there. What I absolutely do not want > is an ATX or mATX power supply slurping 100w and making fan/buzz noises. So > maybe I can find an mITX motherboard which takes a 9v/12v power brick mains > adaptor.
Here's the story of what I built almost three years ago. A VIA C7 (which I now downclock!) in a small case. It draws < 20W from the socket and It's been on virtually all the time since I built it. http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2007/09/08/untangle-asterisk-pbx-and-file-server-all-in-one/ Another option is to look at some the little Revo-type boxes... Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/