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06 Sep 2016 20:47 #80090 by andypugh
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I think that it can simplify your thinking to consider the PC as "The LinuxCNC board" and treat it as just another component. It isn't even one of the expensive ones.

I like to bolt a 12V-supplied Mini-ITX board to a base plate then plug in an 8GB DOM SSD module and RAM then run it off system power. Bolt the interface cards to the same backplate and you have a "CNC Module"

The cable on the DOM is a kludge, I snapped off the connector and had to solder on a short length of SATA cable to rescue the situation, I was glad it wasn't IDE or PATA. Or Ultra-Wide SCSI.

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06 Sep 2016 20:52 #80092 by tommylight
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The cable on the DOM is a kludge, I snapped off the connector and had to solder on a short length of SATA cable to rescue the situation, I was glad it wasn't IDE or PATA. Or Ultra-Wide SCSI.


LOL, i still have some of those ultra wide SCSI cables and drives here. Want me to mail you some???

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06 Sep 2016 21:32 #80093 by Clive S
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Would you mind telling me if it has pci or pcix on.

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06 Sep 2016 21:41 #80094 by rodw
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The cable on the DOM is a kludge, I snapped off the connector and had to solder on a short length of SATA cable to rescue the situation, I was glad it wasn't IDE or PATA. Or Ultra-Wide SCSI.


LOL, i still have some of those ultra wide SCSI cables and drives here. Want me to mail you some???


SCSI What on earth is that ? :ohmy: B)

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06 Sep 2016 21:54 #80095 by tommylight
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The cable on the DOM is a kludge, I snapped off the connector and had to solder on a short length of SATA cable to rescue the situation, I was glad it wasn't IDE or PATA. Or Ultra-Wide SCSI.


LOL, i still have some of those ultra wide SCSI cables and drives here. Want me to mail you some???


SCSI What on earth is that ? :ohmy: B)


pronounced "skazi", it was HDD controller used in servers and workstations, till SATA became the standard.
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06 Sep 2016 21:57 #80096 by rodw
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[quote="tommylight" post=80095}

pronounced "skazi", it was HDD controller used in servers and workstations, till SATA became the standard.[/quote]

Ahh yes I remember, some fossil from Adaptec wasn't it? :unsure:

How could I forget .......

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06 Sep 2016 22:09 #80097 by tommylight
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LOL
Yup that was it, it was bloody expensive but fast for that time period.

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07 Sep 2016 17:04 #80137 by andypugh
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[hh yes I remember, some fossil from Adaptec wasn't it? :unsure: .


Not an Adaptec invention. SCSI was (I have heard) originaly Shugart Computer System Interface

It was used on high-end stuff, and is still used today, though now it is the same command set but serial connection.

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07 Sep 2016 17:08 #80138 by Clive S
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If you want a stable PC (this year I used it on more than 6 machines):

Motherboard MSI H97M-E35 1
Intel Pentium G3460 3.5GHz 3MB SK1150 (BX80646G3460)
4Gb of RAM

This PC build is quite solid and fast, preforms quite well in linuxcnc.

Does it have a pci or a pcix slot

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08 Oct 2016 13:07 - 08 Oct 2016 13:30 #81404 by Clive S
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Andy

I like to bolt a 12V-supplied Mini-ITX board to a base plate then plug in an 8GB DOM SSD module


I have this above but does the DOM require a driver as the linuxcnc iso does not see it a a drive ?
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