[Asterisk-Users] mini-ITX suggestions

[Steven Sokol]

I believe that the newer versions of the EPIA platform (those with the
"Nehemiah" version of the core) are actually i686 compliant.  There is
an article about EPIA & Linux at www.mini-itx.com that covers the
specifics of dealing with the older boards, including a review of
distros that are known to have issues.

I played with an older EPIA (the 900 MHz i586 version) and found it to
be weak in the VoIP department (given to hiccups, etc.) and effectively
useless with the X100P since it only has one attached PCI slot (although
it can be expanded to two using a riser card and some jumpers).

If you do go with a Mini ITX, I would highly recommend using the newer 1
GHz+ Nehemiah boards.

Just my .02

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steven Critchfield
> Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 12:47 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] mini-ITX suggestions
> 
> On Fri, 2004-01-02 at 12:34, Gary Gapinski wrote:
> > Does anyone have recommendations for (or against) mini-ITX platforms
to
> > be used with Wildcard X100P and TDM400P cards?
> >
> > I am considering the use of systems using VIA EPIA CL and Epia M as
> > small, quiet platforms on which to host Asterisk.
> 
> It has been covered here before that those are i586 level chips, so be
> prepared for the actual horsepower you will get out of them. If you
> don't do much VoIP, it will probably be fine. I think there is even a
> person or 2 here already using them as thats why we know about the
i586
> problem.
> --
> Steven Critchfield  <critch at basesys.com>
> 
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