[vox] shuttle mini pc's [was The Mystery of the Dying Laptop]

[Charles McLaughlin]

Shwaine,

You have a shuttle box?  Once of those cool mini-itx cases?  How is the
Linux support?  I've been seriously thinking of getting one for quite some
time.  I'd like to dual boot WinXp and Linux on one of those mini boxes  My
friend has me hooked on Grand Theft Auto, so I need a gaming PC!  But I'm
scared to invest in any pc with all of it's components integrated onto the
motherboard.  Any thoughts?

I've also been eying another company called Biostar that makes these small
boxes.  I found this good deal, but again, I'm reluctant to buy because I'm
unsure of the Linux support:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=627450&Sku=B450-3101&CatId=1223

Charles



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> Assuming this is a Windows machine based on some of your other comments.
> What version? If it's one with an event log, have you viewed that? My W2k
> Shuttle machine (actually dual-boot with Slackware, but that's another
> story) has a tendancy to reboot itself at extremely random intervals when
> I play Civ3. Each time, there was an event log entry to the effect that an
> application error had forced a reboot (and we won't even get into how
> insane it is for an application to bring down the whole machine).
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> And as the other reply said, check the BIOS overheat shutdown settings.
> Perhaps it is a thermal issue. The desk upstairs might better help
> dissipate heat than the table downstairs.