MHero-S-R Mini-ITX enclosure (with 84W PSU)
| 03.02.2011 The case is very nice and gives the computer a very professional outlook. During the installation I faced few difficulties; almost all went good ! The wires are a bit long when used with the motherboard I choose (D525MW) and it takes time to optimize their placing into the case. Short SATA cables are not so easy to find in the market, not to mention power cables (from the switching power supply to the socket on the motherboard). The fan provided with the enclosure is a bit noisy and it?s always on, if you decide to use it. Moreover, it comes with a bulky power double connector. If you need it (I don?t know in the summer, but at the current conditions, without the fan the temperature of the CPU and, in general, inside the case are OK). If needed, better to buy a new 3-wire fan to be connected directly to the motherboard (D525MW has a socket for a 3-wire fan). The power & sata connectors in the front panel are very useful; I used them to connect a CD/DVD sata reader (SAMSUNG SH-S223C) and install ?Maverick? UBUNTU. The power connector in my enclusure had a defect so that pushing the plug, it sunk inside the panel; OK, it required a simple fix.
	Intel D525MW (with integrated Atom 2x 1.8Ghz CPU) [FANLESS]
| 03.02.2011 The installation of the motherboard inside the case was easy; the installation of the OS ("Maverick" UBUNTU LAMP Server) was perfect: no problems at all !! Just a minor defect in the Shutdown/Restart phase of the OS (the OS freezes when restarting); that issue was already known and fixed by Intel with a new release of the FW for the BIOS. I flashed the firmware (new: 0074 old: 0069) and now all works fine ! Great value, thank you!
	2,5" HDD 500GB SATA (Hybrid HDD, Seagate Momentus XT) *new*
| 03.02.2011