SN41G2 questions - WinXP MCE and 200GB Drives compatibility

[psxjunky]

I just placed an order for a Shuttle SN41G2 and have a couple of questions about this. I am planning to install Windows XP Media Center Edition in this and use this as my new HTPC.


1. Does the Shuttle SN41G2 use 48 bit LBA ? i.e. can I use hard disks bigger than 137GB with this system ? I am planning on using two 200GB drives - one WD and one Maxtor.

2. Has anyone here built a WinXP MCE based HTPC using the SN41G2 ? Are there any specific issues that I need to be aware of.

3. Is the 200W power supply enough if I use an Athlon XP 2000 and TWO 200GB disks ?

4. Finally, I am planning on using the Hauppauge WinTV PVR 350 card for the TV Tuner (since this is one the very few that WinXP MCE supports), but haven't decided on the video card yet. Any suggestions ? I have an Asylum GF4 Ti4200/128MB that I can use ... any issues with this card ?

Thanks !

 

[bigshooter]

1. Nforce2 uses ATA 133, so it does support 48bit LBA. I have a friend who has 2 200 gig Western digitals in his so you'll be fine.

2.Media center is just an interface that runs on top of Winxp, so you'll be fine. The only thing you need to worry about is the tv card supporting hardware mpeg encoding, which you seem to have covered.

3.The 200W power supply should be enough since I know someone else who uses this configuration. You might run into issues if you put a high powered vid card like a geforce fx or a radeon 9800 in there.