Computer Network Plans

Research tasks:
- Research the nVidia MCP78U / MCP78S / MCP78H chipsets for Odin
MCP78U: GeForce 8300 video chipset and nForce 730a motherboard chipset
    Target market: Performance users, release date is unknown
    3DMark06 rating: 327 marks (per this site)
    Raven's Radeon Mobility 9700 3DMark 06 rating: 280 marks (per this site)
MCP78S: GeForce 8200 video chipset and nForce 730a motherboard chipset
    Target market: Cheapskate users, release date is unknown
MCP78H: nForce 730a motherboard chipset - By itself, it does not have an onboard video interface
    Target market: Cheapskate users, release date is unknown
- Monitor watercooling equipment websites. FrozenCPU Danger Den PetraTech Sidewinder Computers PerformancePCs Sharka Computers
- Research DBMail as a potential IMAP mail server
    Distribution license: GPL
    Message searching via IMAP is currently broken as of March 25, 2008; It only searches through the subject lines of messages, not subject lines and bodies.
- Research which 512MB memory can be used in the LSI MegaRAID 320-2E
    Crucial 512MB DDR333 PC2700 CAS Latency 2.5 ECC Non-registered Single-sided 184-pin DIMM (CT6472Z335) [Froogle] ~$47.00
    Kingston 512MB DDR333 PC2700 CAS Latency 2.5 ECC Non-registered Single-sided? 184-pin DIMM (KVR333X72C25/512) [Froogle] ~$35.00
    Kingston 512MB DDR266 PC2100 CAS Latency 2 ECC Non-registered Double-sided 184-pin DIMM (KVR266X72C2/512) [Froogle] ~$40.00
    512MB Micron -5G DDR266 CL2-2-2-5 ECC [No longer available]
- Search for a slot load Blu-Ray drive, preferably with a black bezel
    Avoid Matsushita (Panasonic) because they never release new firmware for their optical drives that allows use of newer media,
    and because their drives prevent DVD region code exception software

Research notes:
- 1000Base-TX(Gigabit Ethernet) transfers at 50% the throughput of 1000Base-SX(Gigabit Fiber). This is because of the 4 wire pairs in Ethernet cable, two pairs are used for sending. Each of the two pairs only operates at 250Mb/s. Whereas 1000Base-SX(Gigabit Fiber) has two fiber cables that each operate at a full 1000Mb/s.
- 3ware has fully open source drivers for IDE RAID on Linux
- Socket 939 motherboards can not accept registered memory, only socket 940 motherboards work with registered (non-buffered) memory.
- PCI-Express bandwidth is 250MB/s full duplex on each lane. E.G. An x4 PCIe interface has 1GB/s (1000MB/s) of bandwidth.
- Mount the watercooling fan and radiator on the far left 90mm fan port inside Zeus' case.
- Non-conductive coolants for Zeus
    Integrity PC Fluid XP+ has temperature delta of 1° C - 2° C worse than DI H₂O, shelf life of 5 years, and active life of 2 years. [Froogle]
    VoyeurMods PC ICE has temperature delta of 2° C - 4° C worse than DI H₂O, shelf life of 3 years, and active life of 2 years. It also has exhibited formulation problems - some batches had dye sediment in them, it is more vulnerable to contamination than Fluid XP, and was initially marketed with false information - the manufacturer outright lied about its non-conductivity and cooling properties.
- Software-based Linux firewall
    IP Cop has a built-in DHCP server that can serve:
      1) static IP addresses based upon the MAC of the client
      2) a boot image via DHCP
      3) It does not have built-in support for an LCD status display, but a third party Linux plugin named LCDProc provides this

        LCDProc VFD interface
        NetLCDClient plugin for LCDProc
        CheckConnect IPCOP network reset script
          cron instructions
       4) Support for Crystalfontz LCDs USB models

           I will need to update the 'CFontzPacket_output()' function in CFontzPacket.c to add side LED intensity control.
           Binary-only (ON/OFF) control of the Red & Green LEDs is already supported via an 8-bit integer
             First 4 LOW bits are the green LEDs, and the last 4 HIGH bits are the red LEDs
             E.G. 0x10₁₆ = 00010000₂ LED 0 Red
             E.G. 0x01₁₆ = 00000001₂ LED 0 Green
             E.G. 0x22₁₆ = 00100010₂ LED 1 Yellow
             E.G. 0xDD₁₆ = 11011101₂ LED 0 Yellow LED 1 Unlit LED 2 Yellow LED 3 Yellow
           Page 39 in the manual describes how to modify PWM intensity for the LEDs
           Notes: LED Hardware uses a 100 Hz PWM signal to control LED intensity.
           I will use 3 bits to set intensity. 000: Off - 0% (0x0)    001: 14% lit (0xE)    010: 28% lit (0x1C) 011: 43% lit (0x2B)    100: 57% lit (0x39)
           101: 71% lit (0x47) 110: 86% lit (0x56) 111: On - 100% (0x64)
             A 24-bit wide bitfield to control all 4 LEDs would work best;
             6 bits per LED - the low bits control green intensity and the high bits select red intensity
             It will convert Integer data to the bitfield
               E.G. 16777215₁₀ = 2 ^ 24 - 1₁₀ = 111111111111111111111111₂ = 0xFFFFFF₁₆: All 4 LEDs lit Yellow
               E.G. 0: All LEDs off
             Prefix the data, using either a Decimal (base 10) or a Hexidecimal (base 16) number, with an negative sign ( - ) to indicate the alternate output format?
             Data format:

	LED 3 Red GPO[6] 0x6	LED 2 Red GPO[8] 0x8	LED 1 Red GPO[10] 0xA	LED 0 Red GPO[12] 0xC	LED 3 Green GPO[5] 0x5	LED 2 Green GPO[7] 0x7	LED 1 Green GPO[9] 0x9	LED 0 Green GPO[11] 0xB
	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0	0 0 0

           Color legend:
           LED Unlit [000 000]: Interface not physically available
           LED Red [111 000]: Interface available, but not physically connected
           LED Orange [111 010]: Interface available, physical connection works, but not configured (includes no IP address assignment failure, & DHCP failure)
           LED Yellow [111 111]: Interface available, physical connection works, configured, but uplink router reports blocked
           LED Green [000 111]: Interface available, physical connection works, configured, uplink router works
           LED Blinking Green [000 000 & 111 000]: Activity
      5) IP Cop does not have built-in support for status LEDs, but a third party Linux utility named CIFLED provides this
- Firewall computer should also be the network monitor
- ASUS GeForce 8800 GT 1GB video card
    The RAM chips on the reverse side of the card can not be liquid cooled. They need to have heatsinks installed for cooling.
- Research NetQoS Netcosm graphical network monitor
    It isn't commercially available as of 1/18/2008 and was nothing more than viral marketing to attract attention
    It aggregates data collected by NetQoS's SuperAgent software
    YouTube video 1
    YouTube video 2 (simulated slashdotting)
- XtremeSystems Forums: Radiator Cleaning
- Yahoo Zimbra Collaboration Suite is not a viable IMAP mail server
    Distribution license: Yahoo Public License
    The Free Edition is crippleware; Reviews suggest that only the pay-for Network Edition is usable.
    Avoid it like the plague because Microsoft wants to buys Yahoo.
- Research the Thermaltake BigWater 780e (CL-W0169) ESA Watercooling kit for Zeus
    (Google)
    ESA devices are unusable in systems that do not have motherboard support for ESA.
    The ESA System Monitor caused Zeus to hang.
- Research Enthusiast System Architecture
    ESA devices are unusable in systems that do not have motherboard support for ESA.
    The ESA System Monitor will cause systems to hang if the motherboard & BIOS do not have ESA support.
    PSU? (manufactured by PC Power & Cooling)     Fan Controller/Thermal monitor? (Manufactured by Silverstone)
    LCD to display Fan, Temperature, Power Supply usage?
    Pump?     Flow sensor?     Water level sensor?
    ESA reviews: TechReport PC Perspective AnandTech
- DVD Dual Layer media for Echo
Brands to buy:
    Verbatim: High reliability, Dual layer DVD-R media can be read in standalone DVD players
    Sony: Rebranded Ritek/RiData media. Only burns at 2.4X speed
Brands to avoid:
RiData: Disc media is notoriously "blotchy", can't be read in standalone DVD players
    Matrix: Bargain basement media. Will only successfully burn at 1X speed and can't be read in standalone DVD players
    Maxell: No data found on this brand
    TDK: Terrible reliability. Fails to burn 80% of the time.

System notes:
- Raven's Broadcom's BCM5788M Gigabit Ethernet chip does not support frames > 1500 bytes.
- Raven's Acer Launch application disables the onboard mouse interface. It is not known if a newer version of the application would not do this.
- Raven's video adapter is non-standard, and the latest ATI Catalyst Mobility Radeon drivers will not install on it. Because of this, Raven may not be able to play modern video games.
- Asus RX3141 Gigabit firewall may have problems with 9180 byte Jumbo frames
- Zeus' Marvell GigE port consistently suffers a non-error raising failure after about 2 - 3 days of use. After this occurs, if the port is disabled via the Hardware Manager, the system will be unable to shut down.
- Zeus' nVidia GigE port caused Azureus to crash after about 2 - 3 days of use when a hard drive with low free space was used.
- AMD Dashboard Demo does not operate on Zeus
- Zeus' A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard has the following specifications:
    2 @ PCIe x16 slots, 1 @ PCIe x4 slot, 3 PCI slots
    ECC Memory support
    Primary NIC: NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 Southbridge built-in Gigabit MAC with external Marvell 88E1111 PHY support
    Secondary NIC: Marvell 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit LAN controller
    Full length PCIe cards can not fit in the PCIe X4 slot due to the close proximity of the heatpipe
    NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 chipset supports 9000 byte jumbo Ethernet frames
    Marvell 88E8053 chipset supports 9012 byte jumbo Ethernet frames
    Enabling "ActiveArmour" on nForce 4 chipsets will cause data corruption if TCP checksum offloading is also enabled.
- DVD jukeboxes should be placed on top of the rack cabinet, because two Sony DVD Jukeboxes can not fit inside a 37" internal depth 15U rackmount cabinet along with Zeus' current case
- Verbatim dual-layer 8X media loaded in the Sony DVD Changer's Matsushita Dual-Layer DVD Drive will burn at 2.4X speed, not at the drive's rated 4X speed.

Odin Hardware

Case

NZXT Rogue
Purchased from Microcenter $159.99 + $4.80 (Tax)
H x W x D: 10.92" x 14.48" x 16.58"
Fans [left panel]: 2 @ 120mm
Fans [right panel]: 2 @ 120mm
Fans [rear] 1 @ 120mm
4 @ 3½" internal drive bays
2 @ 5¼" external drive bays
1 @ 3½" external drive bay
Aluminum and steel construction
Notes: 2x120mm radiators can't mount on the side panels - use Two separate single 120mm radiators instead
It's not possible to drill a hole on the top of the 5¼" bay to access the plug on top of the reservoir

Motherboard

Asus M3N78-EM
(Froogle) ~$100.00
It has an onboard optical S/P DIF interface for audio.

Fan channel	Name	Type	Q-FAN?	Notes
1	CPU	4-pin PWM	Y	120mm fans on radiators
2	Chassis	3-pin	Y	120mm fan on rear of case
3	Power	3-pin	N	Flow meter

Also determine if a double-width GPU will physically impede the use of a radiator with fittings on the bottom. If yes, then use a GTX 260 video card

CPU

Processor to purchase for Odin: AMD Phenom 9750
(Froogle) ~$165.00
Socket AM2+
Quad core
2.4GHz
512KB x 4 L2 cache
2 MB L3 cache
125 Watt (375 BTU) heat output

RAM

2 @ 2GB DDR2-800 PC2-6400 CAS Latency 6 ECC DIMM
Buy from Crucial ~$30.00 each

2 @ 2GB DDR2-667 PC2-5300 CAS Latency 5 ECC DIMM
Buy from Crucial ~$30.00

Video Adapter

nVidia GeForce 9800GX2
(Froogle) ~$325.00
512MB x 2 GDDR3 Memory
PCIe 2.0 Interface

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Power Supply

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 500 EPS12V
(Froogle) ~$85.00
Dimensions: 3.4" H x 5.9" W x 5.5" D
Noise: 20dB - 35dB
2 PCIe power connectors

HDD Hot-Swap bay

StarTech Trayless SATA Hot-Swap Bay Storage Mobile Rack (HSB220SAT25B)
Interface: SATA-II
Color: Black
Mounts in a 3½" drive bay
Form Factor: 2 @ 2½" SATA drives
(Froogle) ~$50.00

Hard Drive

64GB Solid State Disk (SSD)
SATA Interface
2.5" Form factor
(Froogle) ~$250.00

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DVD±RW drive

Slot load
Plextor
Pioneer
Samsung

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CPU Block

Koolance CPU-345AC
(Froogle) ~$70.00

GPU Block

Koolance VID-398GX2
Purchase from Froogle ~$180
G ¼ inside threads on top

Motherboard GPU Block

Not commercially available as of July 21, 2008

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Pump

Laing DDC-3.2 / Swiftech 355
Buy from Danger Den ~$77.00
Buy from Sharka Computers ~$75.00
Buy from Petra Tech ~$75.00

Pump Top

Radiical Turbo Head Series 3 For Laing DDC-3.2 12 Volt Pumps
G ¼ inside threads
Buy from Manufacturer

Pump Stand

XSPC Acrylic Pump Stand
(Froogle)
Buy from FrozenCPU ~$13.00

Thermal Interface Material

Shinetsu 35mm x 35mm thermal pad
Buy from SideWinder Computers ~$1.50

Chipset Block

Danger Den MCP-Universal Chipset Block
Buy from Manufacturer ~$39.00
G ¼ inside threads, purchase with ³/8" OD fittings
Ask manufacturer if it will properly fit on an nVidia 8300 chipset?

Radiator

Magicool 120mm Copper Radiator with integrated Polycarbonate Reservoir
Buy 2 from Performance-PCs ~$60.00
Notes: The access ports should be oriented up to allow for filling. This will allow for easier air bleeding

Compression Fittings

Koolance Nozzle, set of 2 (NZL-V13KG)
Purchase 6 from Koolance.com ~$10.00 each
G ¼ threads
Compression fitting for ½" Inner Diameter tubing

Elbow Fitting

Koolance Swiveling G 1/4 Threaded Angle Fitting (NZL-LXG1)
Buy 5 from FrozenCPU ~$11.00
Attach 2 to the top of the GPU waterblock
Attach 2 to the primary radiator
Attach 1 to the secondary radiator

Valves

Dental Equipment Parts Quick Disconnect Coupler with Shut-Off
Purchase from Dental Equipment Parts ~$13.00
Chrome color compression fitting for ¼" Inner Diameter ³/8" Outer Diameter tubing
Notes: Install in the bottom left of the rear of the case - this allows for easy system drainage. Connect to the T-connector on the pump.

Flow Meter

Koolance Coolant Flow Meter & Adapter Board (INS-FM17)
(Froogle) ~$30.00
Purchase 1

T-Connector

Purchase from Danger Den @ ~$8.00
G ¼ threads
Connectors needed: (1) Between Radiators

120mm Fan

Everflow 120mm PWM Fan (R121225BU)
Purchase 2 from FrozenCPU ~ $19.95 each
2400 R.P.M. Maximum @ 110 CFM (39.5 dBA)
1500 R.P.M. @ 66 CFM (30.5 dBA)
Notes: Install on left panel

120mm Fan

Everflow/Evercool AL12025
2000 R.P.M. @ 79.1 CFM (30 dBA)
Buy from FrozenCPU ~$15.00
Buy from Danger Den ~$12.00
(Froogle)
Notes: Install on back panel

PWM Y-Splitter cable

Buy from FrozenCPU ~$13.0 each

TOSLink cable

S/P-DIF cable
Buy from eBay
(Froogle) ~$10.00

Case

Case to purchase for Odin: Apevia X-QPACK2-AL/500
Comes with a mini 500W power supply, 120mm blue LED fan (rear), & 80mm fan (front)
H x W x D: 9.00" x 11.20" x 14.70"
Can't accept a radiator without extensive modifications. Very flimsy construction with sharp metal edges
(Froogle)

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Motherboard

Asus M2N-VM HDMI
(Froogle) ~$80.00
AMD Socket AM2+ support (Phenom)
Onboard Networking: (1) GbE Marvell ? chipset, Video chipset: nVidia 7050
Maximum memory: 4 @ 2GB DDR2-533/667/800 ECC DIMM
Dual video out via D-SUB & DVI/HDCP connectors
1 @ PCIe x16 slot and 1 @ PCIe x1 slot located south of the PCIe x16 slot.
This board will not allow a double width video adapter to fit without covering its PCIe x1 slot.
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Crucial Memory Selector
Fan Configuration:
CPU_FAN (PWM connector) Both 120mm fans in left panel (Motherboard controlled)
CHA_FAN (3-pin connector) 120mm fan on rear (Motherboard controlled)
Connected to PSU (3-pin connector) Tachometer lead from Laing DDC pump
The Southbridge chipset can have a waterblock installed without needing thermal tape.
The motherboard does not have a connector to display network activity on an external LED.
Initial releases of this board may have serious stability issues (with Windows Vista?)

Motherboard

Asus M2NPV-VM
Buy from Amazon $97.00 (Free shipping)
(Froogle)
AMD Socket AM2 support (Athlon 64 X2)
Onboard Networking: (1) GbE Marvell 88E8053 chipset, Video chipset: nVidia 6150
Maximum memory: 4 @ 2GB DDR2-533/667/800/1066 ECC DIMM
Dual video out via D-SUB & DVI connectors
1 @ PCIe x16 slot and 1 @ PCIe x1 slot located south of the PCIe x16 slot.
This board will allow a double width video adapter to fit without covering its PCIe x1 slot
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Crucial Memory Selector
Fan Configuration:
CPU_FAN (PWM connector) Both 120mm fans in left panel (Motherboard controlled)
CHA_FAN1 (3-pin connector) 120mm fan on rear (Motherboard controlled)
CHA_FAN2 (3-pin connector) Tachometer lead from Laing DDC pump
PWR_FAN (3-pin connector) Available
The Southbridge chipset will need to have either a heatsink or a waterblock installed with thermal tape.
The motherboard does not have a connector to display network activity on an external LED.

Motherboard

Abit AN-M2HD
Initial releases of this board are incompatible with GeForce 8800 GT video cards
User manual does not contain BIOS settings for ECC memory to be enabled, but the manufacturer advertises that it does.
Fan Configuration:
CPUFAN1 (PWM connector) 1st 80mm fan in lower chamber (Motherboard controlled)
SYSFAN1 (3-pin connector) 2nd 80mm fan in lower chamber (Motherboard controlled)
AUXFAN1 (3-pin connector) Tachometer lead from Laing DDC pump
AUXFAN2 (3-pin connector) 120mm fan in lower chamber

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Power Supply

PC Power & Cooling Turbo Cool 510 SLI
Too noisy compared to other power supplies
Buy from Amazon $179.00 (FREE Ground shipping)
Buy from East Luna $179.00 + $10.00 (Ground shipping)
Dimensions: 3.4" H x 5.9" W x 5.5" D
Noise: 30dB - 44dB
2 PCIe power connectors

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HDD Hot-Swap bay

Athena Power BP-SATA1842B
No longer needed
Buy from NewEgg $55.00 + $3.85 (tax) + $7.03 (3 business day shipping)
(Froogle) ~$60.00
Holds 4 x 2.5" hot-swap SATA-II drives

S/P DIF Adapter

ASUS Motherboard Accessories SPDIF Out + Coaxial (In and Out) + Optical Module
No longer needed
Buy from ExcaliburPC ~$20.00
4-pin cable included

DVD±RW drive

Drive to purchase for Odin: Pioneer DVR-K06
(Froogle)
(PriceGrabber)
Slot load mechanism
DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL
DVD-R 8x, DVD+R 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD+DL 4x,
CD-R, CD-RW
CD-R 24x, CD-RW 24x,
Supports "Buffer Under Run" protection 2Mbytes
Low Power Consumption: 4.8w at DVD-R 8X Writing

KVM over IP Research
Manufacturer	Model	Notes	Image
ATEN-USA	KH1508i	KVM with IP connectivity Height: 1U High Devices: 8 Computers Input: 1 @ PS/2 Mouse, 1 @ PS/2 Keyboard Output: 1 @ DB-15 VGA RJ-45 100Base-T Ethernet connectivity Requires Cat 5e cables for computer break-out boxes (Froogle) ~$600.00
ATEN-USA	KA9520	CPU Adapter for PS/2 Computers (Froogle) ~$65.00
ATEN-USA	KA9570	CPU Adapter for USB Computers (Froogle) ~$60.00

Home Automation Accessories
Home Automation Controller	Intermatic HA101K Includes Master Remote (HA07) and two lamp modules (2 x HA03) Purchased from eBay reseller $50.00 + $10.00 (USPS First Class Shipping) Channels: [1] Entryway [2] Den [3] Dining Room [4] Kitchen [5] Living Room [6] Lina's Room [7] Plant in Master Bedroom
Remote Controller	Intermatic HA09 Purchased from Palisades Center Home Depot $39.97 + $3.20 (Tax)
In-wall switch	Intermatic HA06C Z-wave wall switch with dimming function 7 Purchased from Palisades Center Home Depot $39.97 + $3.20 (Tax) each [Amazon] ~$38.00 each [Froogle] ~$40.00 each [eBay] ~$35.00 each
Thermostat	Residential Control Systems TZ40 Thermostat [Froogle] ~$330.00 Comes with a TS40 wall display unit Wall unit is backlit Forum info: Z-Wave device not found Forum info: Z-wave device doesn't report temperature

System Accessories
Archive Device	Sony VGP-XL1B2 is a 200 Disc media changer with Dual Layer DVD burning capability Purchased from PC Universe $354.26 + $7.95 Ground Shipping Dimensions: 6U 9.30" x 17.00" x 19.50" (Height by Width by Length) Interface: firewire DVD+R DL Write (4x max.) (Sony's website incorrectly lists the drive as being DVD-R DL compatible) DVD-RW Write (6x max.) DVD-R Write (16x max.) DVD+RW Write (8x max.) DVD+R Write (16x max.) CD-RW Write (24x max.) CD-R Write (40x max.) The included software requires Windows Media Center Edition with Rollup 2 update. Reviews on Amazon indicate that the VGP-XL1B is considerably louder than the VGP-XL1B2 Mammoth Software Inc. sells an automated burning program that works with this unit. Pricing is $199.00 and it does not require Windows Media Center Edition, Windows XP with Service Pack 2 is sufficient.
LCD Monitor with speakers	Compaq W17q Purchased from Circuit City $203.29 Size: 17" Diagonal Resolution: 1440 x 900 @ 60Hz max Refresh time: 8ms Speakers: Built-in 1W amplified Power: External AC 100-240V, auto-ranging, 50-60Hz Warranty: One year Power usage: 37 watts maximum on operating mode; 2 watts max in power saving mode
Media Streamer	Popcorn Hour Networked Media Tank (NMT A-100) Rebranded Syabas Networked Media Tank (Google) ~$180.00 Protocols: UPnP, DLNA Formats: MKV [!] Maximum resolution: 1080i/60, 1080p/30 Connectivity: RJ-45 Ethernet (10Mb/100Mb), S-Video, RCA Audio, SPDIF digital audio, & HDMI A hard drive can be installed Technical Specifications (PDF) Reviews: BoingBoing
Media Streamer	Zyxel DMA-1000 Buy from Amazon $167.00 (Froogle) Protocols: UPnP, DLNA Maximum resolution: 1080i Connectivity: RJ-45 Ethernet (10Mb/100Mb), S-Video, RCA Audio, SPDIF digital audio, & HDMI
Scanner	Microtek ArtixScanDI 2020 (1108-03-600004) Purchased used by Her Resolution: 600 x 1200 DPI (optical) ADF capacity: 100 pages Connection: USB 2.0
Cat 5 Cable reel	Ametek D201057 40' retractable Cat 5 reel that is 9" in diameter Usable for: Codex's 100Mbit Ethernet connection EDI's 100Mbit Ethernet connection
Blank DVD DL Media	Verbatim 2.4X Dual Layer DVD+R DL, 8.5GB, 20 pack spindle White Inkjet Printable (95123) Verbatim 2.4X Dual Layer DVD+R DL, 8.5GB, 3 pack jewel cases (95014) (Froogle) ResearchSpecialties.com: 100 Pack ($2.76 Each)
Flight Yoke	Yoke to purchase for Raven: Saitek X52 Flight Yoke and Throttle (Froogle) ~$99.00 (fspilotshop) $99.00 (PC Connection) $105.00 incl. 2 year warranty (NewEgg) $99.00 + shipping + tax (CompUSA Freehold) $119.00 + tax	Image not available
Mouse / Gamepad	Genius Navigator 365 Buy from Japanese Distributor
Audio MUX	Aerostitch MixIt! Multiplexer Four inputs (2 stereo, 2 monaural), 1 stereo output, and can be powered by 12VDC	Image not available
Alarm clock	The Chumby is not a viable alarm clock/weather monitor/storm warning notifier (Chumby Store) ~$180.00 Identify which Apps, if any, are available if no subscription is obtained - None Identify what happens to the device if no wireless network and no Internet connectivity is available - It freezes Identify if the alarm clock has a working snooze function - No. Will the alarm stop after one minute - Yes Device does not have a functional battery backup The touch screen quality is sub-standard It will show unsolicited commercial advertisements.at multiple times during the day

Firewall Hardware
Chassis	AIC RMC-1TD-2 Dimensions: 19" x 21" x 1.75" 1 @ 5¼" Bay & 1 @ slim DVD Bay 2 @ 3½" hot swap bays Motherboard size: ATX LEDs: Power, LAN1, LAN2, HDD 1U Rack Height
Chassis	AIC RMC-1KD-2 Dimensions: 19" x 25.6" x 1.75" 1 @ 5¼" Bay & 1 @ slim DVD Bay 2 @ 3½" hot swap bays Motherboard size: ATX LEDs: Power, LAN1, LAN2, HDD 1U Rack Height
Chassis	AIC RMC1TN-XP Currently discontinued (Froogle) ~$175.00 Dimensions: 19" x 21" x 1.75" 1 @ 5¼" Bay & 1 @ slim DVD Bay 2 @ 3½" hot swap bays Motherboard size: ATX LEDs: Power, LAN1, LAN2, HDD 1U Rack Height
Sliding Server Rails	Generic 1U sliding server rails for 20" AIC case Buy from CircoTech $37.00 +$10.86 (Ground shipping) (Froogle) Includes ball bearings	Image not available
Motherboard	iEi KINO-9654G4 (Froogle) Quad LAN interface (4 @ GbE) 2 SATA-II ports Onboard Video Mini-ITX form factor DDR2-800 DIMM (No ECC support) Port 1 (Red): Internet Port 2 (Green): HPC Slave & Odin Port 3 (Blue): Wireless AP Port 4 (Orange): Guest computers
CPU	Intel Conroe E6750 [Dual Core, 2.66GHz, 4MB share L2 cache] Socket LGA 775 Includes a standard cooling fan (Froogle) ~$200.00
RAM	Crucial CT25664AA80E Buy 2 from Manufacturer ~$140.00 each (Crucial Search) 2GB PC2-6400 NON-ECC UNBUFFERED DDR-2 CAS Latency 5 DIMM
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 300 1U (T301U) Buy from Manufacturer ~$99.00 120volt / 240volt autoswitching [300 Watt output]
Thermal Interface Material	Shinetsu 35mm x 35mm thermal pad Buy from SideWinder Computers ~$1.50
1U CPU Fan	Dynatron P35G Buy from FrozenCPU ~ $35.00 (Froogle)
Compact Flash (CF) Card	(Froogle) ~$130.00 for Transcend 16GB CF Card speed by brand name: Fastest: Transcend Fast: Sandisk Extreme III, but company has bad customer service Slow: A-Data Slowest: Ridata	Image not available
3½" CF to IDE adapter	Addonics IDE CF Adapter (ADIDECF-N) (Froogle) ~$30.00 Can be installed in an expansion slot or a 3½" drive bay Supports DMA & UltraDMA CF Cards Notes: Install in the slot on the back of the chassis
DVD±RW drive	Pioneer DVR-K06 ~$80.00 (Froogle) (Pricewatch) (PriceGrabber) (eBay) Slot load mechanism DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL DVD-R 8x, DVD+R 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD+DL 4x, CD-R, CD-RW CD-R 24x, CD-RW 24x, Supports "Buffer Under Run" protection 2Mbytes Low Power Consumption: 4.8w at DVD-R 8X Writing [4.8w at DVD-R 8X Writing]
LCD	Crystalfontz CFA-635TMF Buy from Manufacturer (CFA635TMFKU2) ~$85.00 includes motherboard header USB cable (WRUSBY11) includes 635 LCD Mounting Bracket with Black Plastic overlay 20x4 LCD & keypad + 4 LEDs
3½" CF to SATA adapter	Addonics CF to SATA adapter Can be installed in an expansion slot or a 3½" drive bay (Froogle) ~$50.00 (Google)
Solid State Disk drive	16GB SSD (Froogle) >$300.00 32GB SSD (Froogle) >$300.00	Image not available

Codex Hardware
Printer	Hewlett Packard Color Laserjet 4600dn (C9661AR) [Refurbished] Purchased from Compu-America $524.00 + $75.00 (FedEx Ground shipping)
Printer Stand	Hewlett Packard C9667A Purchased from S1Computers $206.00 + $65.00 (UPS Ground shipping)

Raven Hardware
RAM	200-pin PC2700 CAS Latency 2.5 DDR SDRAM Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR333 256MB SO-DIMM in non-accessible internal slot 200-pin PC2700 CAS Latency 2.5 DDR SDRAM Unbuffered Non-ECC DDR333 256MB SO-DIMM in Upgrade Slot 1 Upgrade Slot 1 can accept up to 1GB of RAM Memory purchased for Raven: Crucial CT352865 1GB SO-DIMM ($85.99)
Hard Drive	Western Digital Scorpio Capacity: 80 GB Speed: 5400 rpm Seek time: 12.0 ms avg Interface: Ultra ATA/100

Zeus component schedule
[I]	Firewall	Asus RX 3141
[II]	Case	AIC RMC4F
[III]	Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW
[IV]	Motherboard	Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe
[V]	RAM	Crucial CT6472Z40B DDR DIMMs
[VI]	Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
[VII]	Drive Bracket	ServerCase BR-4U04
[VIII]	UPS	Tripp Lite SmartPro Digital 1500VA
[IX]	SCSI Cables	PC Warehouse & PC PitStop
[X]	Drive Bays	DataStor
[XI]	Drive Bays	Enlight EN-8721-B01
[XII]	Sliding Rails	CircoTech
[XIII]	Rack Power Strip	Tripp Lite
[XIV]	Rack Cabinet	Information Support Concepts
[XV]	Fan Controller	Sunbeam Technology
[XVI]	90mm Case Fans	Startech
[XVII]	Raid Adapter	LSI Logic MegaRAID SCSI 320-2E
[XIV]	UPS	APC Smart-UPS 1500RM 2U
[XV]	Hard Drives	Fuijtsu 300GB

Accessory component schedule
[I]	Ethernet Cable	ABC Cables 100' Purple CAT6 cable
[II]	Archive Device	Sony VGP-XL1B2 Optical Disc Changer
[III]	Scanner	Microtek ArtixScanDI 2020
[IV]	Blu-ray drive	Unknown
[V]	Printer Stand	C9667A
[VI]	SmartPhone	Palm Treo 680 Graphite

Zeus Drive Bay Layout
DataStor Hot-Swap Bay	DataStor Hot-Swap Bay	Slim slot-load optical drive & HDD	Sunbeam Chromatic Windmill
		Enlight EN-8721-B01 HDD Hot-Swap Bay	Enlight EN-8721-B01 HDD Hot-Swap Bay

Zeus Fan Controller connections (Ultra Controller)		Zeus Fan Controller connections (ThermalTake Controller)		Zeus Fan Controller connections (Asetek Controller)
Sensor / Output	Connection	Sensor / Output	Connection	Sensor / Output	Connection
Thermal Sensor HDD	Thermaltake Indicator [2] (post CPU)	Thermal Sensor A	Thermaltake Indicator [2] (post CPU)	Thermal Sensor A	Thermaltake Indicator [2] (post CPU)
Thermal Sensor CPU	Thermaltake Indicator [1] (pre CPU)	Thermal Sensor B	Thermaltake Indicator [1] (pre CPU)	Thermal Sensor B	Thermaltake Indicator [1] (pre CPU)
Thermal Sensor SYS	Ambient temperature inside case	Thermal Sensor C	Ambient temperature inside case
		Thermal Sensor D	Ambient temperature outside case
Fan Channel I	Black Ice Micro Radiator Fan	Fan Channel I	Black Ice Micro Radiator Fan	Fan Channel I	Black Ice Micro Radiator Fan
Fan Channel II	Danger Den MAG II - LE pump	Fan Channel II	90mm fans at case's centre & right side	Fan Channel II	2 Fans inside of case
Fan Channel III	Flow Meter	Fan Channel III	Asus MOSFET Fan
Fan Channel IV	90mm fan at centre of case	Fan Channel IV	Danger Den MAG II - LE pump
Fan Channel V	90mm fan at right of case
Fan Channel VI	AVAILABLE
Fan Channel VII	AVAILABLE

12U Cabinet Layout		Rear of Cabinet
APC SmartUPS 1500RM 2U	12
APC SmartUPS 1500RM 2U	11
Motorola SB5100 (on shelf)	10	[Available]
Netgear GS724T Switch	9	[Available]
[Available]	8
[Available]	7
[Available]	6
[ANDROCLES] AIC RMC1TN-XP Case	5	Tripp Lite Power Strip
[ZEUS] AIC RMC4F Case	4
	3
	2
	1

Rackmount notes:
Mount power strips and processing slaves at the rear of the cabinet

Potential USB devices: Keyboard, Mouse, Printer, Microphone, Video Camera, IrDA interface, Bluetooth interface, UPS

Research notes:
SCSI Hard drive manufacturers: Seagate, Maxtor, Fujitsu, Hitachi

Power Distribution Unit Research
Manufacturer	Model	Notes	Image
APC	AP7802	PDU Height: 2U High Output: 16 x NEMA 5-20R outlets @ 120V Input: 120V Input (Froogle} ~$500.00

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Zeus Drive Legend
SCSI Bus 0
C: System	Array	Seagate 181GB full height 3½" (ID 2)
	RAID 0	Seagate 181GB full height 3½" (ID 5)
D: Bigshare	Array	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 8)
	RAID 5	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 9)
	RAID 5	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 10)
	RAID 5	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 11)
	RAID 5	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 12)
	Drive Bay	Enlight EN-8721 Drive bay (ID 13)
SCSI Bus 1
E:	Array	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 8)
	RAID 5	Fujitsu 300GB low profile 3½" (ID 9)
	RAID 5	Fuj