No FM Radio on Media Center

I have a HP Pavillion m8100y with Media Center. After updating to Windows 7 32bit I opened media center to check everything out. Live TV worked fine
but when selecting radio I recieved a drop down that told me I needed to install a radio tunner hardware. My radio tunner and my TV tuner are on the same card. What could I do to solve this problem.

C-L, it sounds like a driver problem. However, there are no Win7 drivers on the HP website. You may want to check the manufacturer of the cards website for them.
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Mega 180 Radio working under XP Media Center 2005

Hello,
i'm quite fond about Windows XP Media Center 2K5 and would like it to control the Mega 180's radio unit. I would like to know if there are people that have already looked for ways to control the radio. It could be a start to implement some kind of Media Center plugin...
Greetings,
Peter Vrenken

the problem is the fact that the radio tuner isn't a "physical" device that Windows recognises
damn MSI and their proprietory hardware!! surely some sort of USB tuner "hardwired" to the USB controller would have been a better solution? grr, but then how would that have worked in Hi-Fi mode...

Windows XP Media Center Edition FAQ

What is a Media Center PC?
It is basically a regular PC, but designed to fit into your home entertainment system to replace your DVD player, Hi-Fi, TV set-top box, as well as allowing other functions as email, web browsing and more, all from the comfort of your armchair, or elsewhere
Many new Media Center PCs (MCPCs or Home Theatre PCs - HTPCs) are styled like hi-fi components to blend in under your TV, while many are regular PCs with extra multimedia functions.
What is Windows XP Media Center Edition?
Windows XP Media Center Edition (or XP MCE for short) is basically Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2) without advanced networking support (but including Remote Desktop Connection) and extra applications to turn your PC into a fully fledged Home Theatre PC (HTPC). The main Microsoft Media Center appplication allows a full screen interface suitable for viewing on TVs (pictured below left) and controlled by an easy to use Microsoft remote control device (below right), so you can watch and record TV, view DVDs and listen to audio CDs and digital music files.
How do I get WinXP MCE?
At the time of writing, XP MCE is only available as an OEM pack which you can purchase from your nearest dealer or online reseller, or if pre-installed on a purchased system. MCE is currently only available as a 32bit (x86) version, but works on 64bit systems.
The Media Center application is also included with the Home Premium and Ultimate editions of Windows Vista.
How do I install WinXP MCE?
MCE installs the same way as any other version of Windows XP. However it cannot be installed as an upgrade, you must do a clean install. MCE comes on two disks; a WinXP XP SP2 disc, and the MCE extras disc. Boot from CD1 as you would normally when installing Windows. The setup screens will indicate Windows XP Professional, this is normal. During the graphic part of the install process, you will be prompted to insert CD2. This is obviously the second CD of the set which you should insert, as it contains the necessary extra Media Center enhancements. When it is done, Setup will ask you for the "Windows XP SP2 CD". It is actually just asking for the first disc again, so reinsert it and let it continue.
When install is complete, the system will reboot, and you will see the normal Windows XP desktop, though with a slightly different theme. To begin using the Media Center program straight away, click on Media Center in the Start Menu to begin the Media Center Setup wizard.
What graphics hardware is required for MCE to work correctly?
MCE works with DirectX 9.0c, so ideally your hardware at a minimum needs to be DirectX 9.0 compatible.
MCE requires a minimum of 64mb video RAM (shared or dedicated), 128mb recommended for the full visual "eye-candy" interface effects.
For Nvidia GPU chipsets, MCE drivers can be found here: nVidia Drivers. You'll need at least a Geforce FX5200 for MCE to work (however I have it running on an integrated Geforce 4 MX with no problems).
For ATI GPU chipsets, drivers for MCE can be found here: ATi Drivers. You'll need at least a 9250 for MCE to work, but I understand that the 9200 may also suffice.
Unfortunately, I understand that SiS and Via (S3) chipsets (as found on many mobos with integrated VGA) are NOT MCE compatible. Some Intel integrated VGA chipsets will work now, you should refer to Intel's website for updated drivers. I also understand that Via have introduced MCE compatible drivers for their Epia SP13000 ITX board, again refer to Via's website for correct drivers. However, it is recommended to use an add-in VGA card for best results, unless you have a new board which has integrated Geforce 6100 or ATI Xpress chipsets
What TV hardware works with MCE?
In order to display TV output, MCE requires an MPEG2 stream to display. It cannot encode this itself, so requires a hardware based TV tuner / capture card, such as the Hauppage PVR MCE series, or the MSI Theater 550PRO (above left). The card receives analog video through the aerial connection, or svideo / composite inputs, encodes it into MPEG2 format, which MCE can display.
This type of analog card is required to connect a cable or satellite box (eg Telewest, NTL or Sky in UK). Using the Microsoft remote receiver, two supplied IR blasters affix to the set-top box, so MCE can automatically change channels when needed.
For best picture quality on digital TV though, you can use a software-based DVB-T card, such as the Hauppauge Nova-T or the Black Gold DVB-T (above right). Using a regular aerial, these receive high quality digital terrestrial (OTA) signals (eg the Freeview service in UK), which are broadcast in MPEG2 format, and therefore no encoding is required. In the USA, ATSC is the digital terrestrial standard used, as DVB is not available there.
Unfortunately UK users of DVB-T cards will currently not be able to make use of DVB subtitles, interactive text-based services such as Teletext and BBCi, or listen to the Digital Radio services available on Freeview. UK DVB Digital Audio services are now available with MCE Rollup 2.
Unlike with VGA cards, MCE requires that your TV hardware has special BDA (Broadcast Driver Architecture) drivers which are MCE compatible. Check your hardware manufacturers website for compatible drivers.
Unfortunately, analogue TV hardware that is software-driven (such as MSI TV@nywhere and Vox) won't work in MCE.
Windows Vista Media Center will introduce support for cable (DVB-C) and satellite (DVB-S)tuner cards
Do I need any other software to make MCE work?
As MCE is essentially based around Windows Media Player 10, you will be aware that WMP cannot play DVDs until you install a suitable DVD codec. This is also the case with MCE, as until you install this MPEG2 codec, MCE won't play ANY video (including TV). So you will also need to purchase additional MCE compatible DVD player software, such as Cyberlink PowerDVD 6, Intervideo WinDVD 6, or Nvidia's DVD Decoder MPEG codec. Results can be varied using different codecs, so it is best to try a trial version of such software to see which gives you the best results before purchasing. You may find that suitable DVD software may already be supplied with some VGA or TV tuner cards.
Anything else I need?
You will also require an internet connection (not imperative, but certainly very useful) in order for MCE to access the internet in order to find and download TV guide listings, and album and artist information when playing CDs, MP3s and WMAs.
Without guide information, you will have to manually schedule TV recordings, and no programme information will be available.
If you are planning on having your Media Center in your living room, the Microsoft Remote Controller will allow you to control all aspects of the MCE interface without the need for a keyboard or mouse connected.
If you are connecting your Media Center to your TV, then your video display device will need TV-out capabilities (S-Video or Composite). S-Video offers better picture quality over composite video, but you will need to ensure your TV supports S-Video input, otherwise you will just see black and white video.
If your TV supports RGB inputs, then you may be able to obtain a VGA > RGB adaptor, which offers even better picture quality (search with Google, there are lots of sites about this). Many modern LCD and plasma TVs also support direct VGA / DVI inputs. VGA > RGB/SCART is only compatible with ATI Radeon VGA cards.
Can I watch one channel while recording another?
Yes, but you will need two identical TV devices, eg 2x DVB-T cards. You cannot have one analogue card, and one digital, as MCE presumes both hardware devices receive same channels, and can pick and choose between them. (However in the USA, you may have two analogue tuners, and one HDTV tuner)
This is straightforward when using two identical DVB-T cards. MCE has a channel list and guide data, so for example you are watching BBC1 on one tuner, MCE uses the other tuner to record the other programme on ITV2. Both cards are receiving the same input.
It gets a little more complicated if you want to do the same with a paid subscription service, such as NTL Cable or Sky Satellite in UK. As well as having two matching tuners (although I understand that some companies, including Hauppage, are releasing "dual-tuner" cards) you will also require two set-top boxes, with a subscription for each, as MCE needs to be able to change the channel on each set-top box seperately.
Good links....
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 homepage
The Green Button - very good MCE community forum
MCESoft - for all sorts of plug-ins and extras for MCE
XPMCE.com - Windows Media Center forums
ukShazam.com - Media Center help & more
Note: MSI is not responsible for the content of external links[/b]
Look out for me in the XPMCE forums if you need further help!
That's about it for now, hope you find it useful. As I think of (meaning "remember" ) other stuff I'll add it above. If you know something that I've missed out, please post below with as much info as you can, and I'll add it to the guide, with a credit to you!
If you need help to solve a problem or want to ask a question, then START your own thread, with as much info as you can, please do NOT post in this thread, this thread is only for tricks,tips and useful reference info.

For some reason when using the "certified" MCE version of the Forceware drivers, after a short while all the buttons in the menus become "corrupted"
The simple solution: use regular XP/2000 version of Forceware drivers. They still work perfectly in MCE2005, and the graphical corruption doesn't appear.
nVidia Drivers
EDIT: this problem appears to have been corrected in the recent Rollup 2 Update

I have an HP Pavilion Media center PC model #m370n. I am running windows XP Pro, internet explorer 7

My computer freezes in Media center program, when I try to set up a TV signal, or try to run the FM radio feature. Do I have too many drivers loaded? Or, the wrong drivers? Can I check to see if my Infared Transceiver is working? Can anyone help me with this?

My first thought when reading your post ( video jerky) is that the CPU doesn't have enough horse power? What is the GHz of the AMD athlon? 1.8 GHz would be right on the edge with video. And where the computer will max out at 1 Ghz of RAM indicates the laptop is older and the CPU probably as well. 1 GHz of RAM maybe low on today's computers but would not be an issue if the CPU was perhaps 2.8 GHz. The audio is less demanding by far on CPU's than video, so that could be a codec?

TV@nywhere and Media Center

Does the original TV@nywhere (Not Master) work with MSI Media Center? I get nothing but a blue screen on the TV while MSIPVS works fine.
If anyone has it working, what MC version? What settings?

Hi Bas,
thanks for your answer.
DVB-dream is a software to view tv on your PC. I want to watch blueray, radio, tv, watch pictures,... -> HTPC.
For this MCE is a nice standard software. I thing the problem is not MCE but MSI! After the message "... no signal.." the MSI software have to be start under admin rights to work. For me this is a hint to a bug in the msi driver.
Darius

Media Center DVD 'Stutters' on MEGA 865

Hi
I am an IT professional, but I am a newcomer to the MEGA series PCs. I bought a MEGA 865 Delux for a 'computer newbie' friend as payment for a favour, and I am in the process of configuring it all now.
Spec is
MEGA 865 flashed to bios 1.2
MSI DVD Player DR8-A2 BIOS 1.6
NO TV CARD (yet)
Win XP PRO SP2
512MB RAM
Celeron 2.0GHz (yes I know, but I had a new one going spare, it'll do for now)
I have applied ALL latest drivers
I have applied ALL latest BIOS patches
Windows XP is fully patched up to SP2
I am currently running in 1024x764 Truecolour 70Hz mode.
Everything works great, my friend should be really pleased with it ... except
MEDIA CENTER III !!!
Now that was kind of the idea of buying the MEGA PC, my friend could use it with the remote control for DVD, Radio etc etc, but when I play a DVD using the media center it 'stutters', the video and sound are interrupted and it really is unwatchable.
Looking at the CPU resource is see that it is strained to 100% utilisation.
If I run the same DVD Movie with PowerDVD (came with the MSI DVD Drive), or even with Windows Media Player, it plays beautifully and the CPU is comfortably down at 40% utilisation. Unfortunately the remote seems to do nothing for PowerDVD.
Is anybody finding that the Media Center works great on their system? (if so, what's the secret?)
Has anybody else encountered similar problems to mine?
Does anybody know how I could fix the problem so that when I present this great new system to my friend as an expression of my gratitude, it is not 'flawed'?
Please help if you can, I would like to deliver the system in the next couple of days.
Thanks
Steve

Thanks for the advice everyone.
After much searching I found the elusive registry changes and applied them to my system. Unfortunately these changes made no discernable difference to the DVD playback.
While I appreciate that there are a number of Open Source projects in development (dependant on 'Girder', pay software that still does not appear to FULLY replace the advertised functionality of the Remote/LCD/Radio etc), and also alternative products that I could purchase, I do not feel that I should have to buy these to make my MEGA media center PC play DVDs.
It's not as if the inability to play DVDs is a minor issue in a Media Center. It's fundamental!!
If it will not work as a media center PC 'as supplied' then it seems to me that I should return it to the retailer and buy a 'Shuttle PC' for much less money. I could spend the savings (I reckon on about £70) on a better CPU or just pocket the difference. Features and software that do not work are of little use to anybody.
With all due respect to you all, if everybody who bought the system and had these problems returned it to the store as 'not fit for purpose' then I suspect MSI would have resolved the issue long ago. It seems to me that end user tolerance has resulted in MSI's indifference.
If I have no fix by Thursday then it's back to the store.
I have mailed MSI Tech Support, hopefully they will come up with something as the system looks great otherwise.
Still open to suggestions that do not include 'break up the CD' or 'buy this other software'.
Thanks
Steve

MEGA 180 as Media Center (experiences)

I am trying to use my MEGA 180 as a Media Center, i.e. to listen to radio and CD's, to watch TV and DVD's, and to use the HDD to record programs on temporarily to watch later. Plus the TV pause facility. I am using Windows XP home on it, and have all the latest Windows patches. I don't want to have a PC screen atached to it, so the listening needs to be done without turnig the TV on, and the rest without any tiny writing on the screen etc.
HiFi mode works fine for the listening to radio and CD's.
Once I start PC mode, windows boots to the login screen. I would like to boot straight into a Media Center application, missing out this login screen. Any ideas?
I have tried Media Centre Deluxe III, and ShowShifter. Although I much prefer ShowShifter, it has to be ruled out as it does not use the LCD display at all (as far as I know!). Media Center Deluxe III has a lot of functionality missing, and is a little unstable, but it generally does the job. Has anyone had experiences with other packages?
I have found how to give the radio channels proper names (editing a text file with the details called .freq). I can't do the same with the TV channels. Also I haven't found how to remove all the junk TV channels found during the auto-scan. Anyone with any ideas here.
What about a list of remote key functions. I have found quite a few, but I think we could all gain from a documented list of them. They certainly aren't in the manual that I downloaded.
I have noticed that the whole unit powers on sometines when I use the remote for my old video recorder. I have not yet identified the exact cause of this. I also have an infra-red wireless keyboard that may giving it the wakeup indication, but I'm not sure if it was in sleep or power down. The standby mode seems to lock up the box, i.e. it does not power up again properly.
What about getting EPGs and setting the unit up to record TV programs. Can it be set to a no-noise state whilst waiting for the show to start, and then power to that state again when the recording has finished. I have toyed with the boot-up clock in the BIOS, but have not had it working yet.
This could be such a great box given the right software.

Autologon with windows XP
I Use TweakUI to autologin windows xp
you can download it here
Set native resolution to 768x576
I also use TVtool to set the resolution to 768x576 which is the native PAL resolution. This prevents that stuff gets scaled
However, note that MediaCenter III Deluxe doesnt work nicely with it
Many stuff will b offscreen
Remote control
I use Girder for my remote control. It allows me to control all programs using a remote control (unfortunaly not msi's remote control).
TV Guide
Try to see if there's XMLTV support for your country. Many HTPC support XMLTV to show a TVguide

Possible soulotion to slow Media Center

I have been reading posts about the slowness of the media center and read one that indicated that the downloaded version from interVideo worked fine. This got me thinking about the skins. It appears on my system 2.4 gig celron it is the TransitionEffect that is using 100% of my CPU, by going into my registry using regedit I was able to turn off alot of the overheads.
This also stopped my DVD from jumping so I can now watch it from the media center.
Main keys are
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER]\Software\InterVideo\Home Theater\TransitionEffect
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER]\Software\InterVideo\Home Theater\AnimationStyle
I also turned by TV and Radio preload off.
Be aware there is also some keys under
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE]\SOFTWARE\InterVideo\Home Theater
Hope this helps you too.
Search words Slow Mega 865 180

The other thing I have been playing around with over the last copule of days in HT on the P4 (I upgraded). By setting the remove software to one HT and the MMCIII to the other thread neither locks the other up when they are busy. I still think there are issue in the remote But I am sure that is MSI fault whit s**t programming.
I found the same to with turing off the OSD.

Anyone using itunes with XP MEDIA CENTER?

I have had trouble installing itunes for DAYS! I kept getting the is not a win 32 app...did the troubleshooting but cant get the itunes uninstalled because it never got installed and cant find where to remove the set up. When I try to delete the TEMP folder it has two prgrams running with MEDIA CENTER that will not delete. I contacted apple and they said it is not compatible ith MEDIA CENTER EDITION...however, RADIO SHACK SWEARS it is. HELP!

Not to my knowledge. Media Center's music functions are essentially a wrapper around Windows Media Player - whatever you can play through WMP and add to its library is accessible through the Media Center UI. Unfortunately this does not include your AAC and M4P files. There are some freeware and commercial decoders out there that will enable AAC playback through WMP (www.rarewares.org/aac.html, www.3ivx.com), but for any protected files you're out of luck.
As for front-ending iTunes through Media Center, the HP interface you refer to is the only one I know of and frankly it's not very good. You might try The Green Button forums, a quick search turned up at least one likely thread.

Got my 865Deluxe+TV option, but no serialnumer for Media Center Deluxe III ??

The InterVideo number is printed on the CD, but
the the MediaCenter ??
What software do I use to watch TV? - can't seem to find it, and also
Radio only works in HIFI-mode... no sound in XP...??

If I recall correctly, the serialnr of Media Center in my case was on the CD envelope (in a pretty small print, btw)

MSI Media Center Deluxe III !!! Crash all time..

Hi
MSI Media Center Deluxe III keeps crashing. Is there any fix to this problem yet. All seams to have this problem.
I run XP Home SP1 with all live updates done. My Mega 865 only run MSI Media Center Deluxe III utility, since i only wish to install what i wish to use.
The MEGA 865 was bought due i wanted a pc/radio/cd combination. But since MSI Media Center Deluxe III will not start due crash when i starts.. The media machine is useless for me.
I hope MSI can give us an update so this will work. Also if this program will not work with some other software, give us a list :hypecrite:

After several attempts at getting my HTPC to function consistently....it became obvious......disable Media Centre III and install software that is functional and supported....with authors that listen to your suggestions and problems.
Here is what I did and I now have what I believe is a fully functional and integrated HTPC.
Install either MyHTPC (free) or Meedio (commercial version)
I use Meedio to do the following
Play movies from my Maxtor external 250GB hard drive using Bsplayer - movies are catalogued and cover art viewable (used DVD Profiler to maintain library)
Play Music from my internal 200GB seagate drive - music collection catalogued including covers etc
Play TV using Chris-TV. tv@anywhere also sucks so I do not use the supplied software and I have thrown away the tv@anywhere remote control. (Now using Streamzap remote) Chris-TV has much better tuning capabilities and works well with the streamzap remote.
Play DVD using the MSI DVD Player (using PowerDVD ) - note bsplayer also works well but i prefer the PowerDVD skins/interface
Play radio using MSI radio (yes I did keep some msi software) as it worked and it is not important enough for me to be bothered with anything easier to use
Play CD using the MSI CD player (using WMP9)
Call up Internet weather & Radar (Australian Weather only)
Launch internet browser
Play/Display pictures (digital camera snaps) from the home network (pictures are stored on separate PC)
Control home automation - Motorised screen up/down, theatre lights up/down/on/off, Seat lights on/off, projector on/off etc
To get this working seamlessly with one remote control - I use the streamzap remote.....everything mentioned above works flawlessly with this remote so I have also thrown the MSI supplied remote in the garbage.
I now have Meedio in my start-up instead of media centre III and my remote has a macro button that can also launch it. I have a standby macro on the remote that puts the mega 865 to sleep but I still have to manually wake it up (ie touch it)
The litmus test to all of this was to hand the remote to my wife's blonde friend and asked her to play a certain movie on the projector. The HTPC was sight unseen to her before trying this and she was able to (using the remote) navigate her way to the movie through the various features of the HTPC without me having to show her how. And not once did it stop/stall/freeze/reboot/go slow.
Happy to share in the details of how to get this all running to get the best out of the Mega 865.

865 - Remote works in HiFi but not w/ Media Center III. Girder??

First of all, kudos to all of you for supporting each other in getting the MEGA to operate as intended. I have a couple questions maybe you can help me with:
Does anyone know of a quick fix for re-associating the bundled remote with Media Center III? Mine worked initially, but when I loaded the drivers for the remote bundled with my MSI Personal Cinema FX-5200 card it stopped operating in Media Center III. The remote works in HiFi mode without a hitch, but not at all in PC mode.
Also, can the Girder software be used to program other remotes controls, like the one that came with my Personal Cinema card (NVidia remote, USB interface)? It is a much better remote than the MSI remote and would be a great replacement. I looked in the plug-ins on the girder website an could not find any related to the Personal Cinema product.
thanks for your help!!

Akumaisme,
I don't know about an independent karaoke function, but MSI has included a separate program for the radio part on the drivers disc: MSI Radio. Installing this program enables you to use the same functions of the radio in PC-mode as you can in Hifi-mode, without the need to install MCIII.
As far as Girder is concerned, maybe this will explain things: Girder is used to "catch" the commands (button strokes) from your remote receiver and (if neccessary) divert them to other programs. For this you need two things: a working pair of remote and receiver, and a Girder plugin that is written for the specific type of receiver.
So should you choose to be able to use the MSI remote (which I believe is not the case) with other programs than MCIII, you need the Girder plugin written by Nathan (see Sticky at the top of this forum).
I think you want to use the second option: a different (third party) remote. First of all, you most likely won't be able to use this remote with the built-in MEGA receiver. You'll need the receiver of your Personal Cinema card. Then you'll have to take a look at the Girder site / forum whether there is a plugin available for this Personal Cinema card, good chance there is. After installation, you then only need to configure Girder with the proper plugin AND need to learn it to divert the button strokes of your Personal Cinema remote to the MCIII application.
I hope you'll find this information useful.
Greetz,
JaDi.

Media center of Nomad Jukebox

Hi,
I have lost my installation CD of my MP3 player and I can't find it on the Creative site. I have looked almost everywhere but whenever I think I found the right file it doesn't work. If somebody knows where I can find the media center (or if I can use my Jukebox Zen directly in the Windows Explorer as for the Zen micro) this would be realy usefull.
Thanks

We suffered a major house fire thanksgiving night '05. one of the few things that survi'ved the fire with the tiniest bit of smoke damage was my nomad jukebox 2 (i had it near my bed so i could to it listen at night) but the usb cable as well as my installation cd were destroyed. i found a replacement usb cable from my local electronic store and i had a spare power pack i used for powering my nomad while on the road. only thing i couldn't seem to do was move my files from the njb2 back to a pc.
i've been looking for a replacement for mediacenter, plugins etc. since dec and it seemed nothing i tried worked 00 percent. i needed to recover the nearly 20 gigs (the only mp3's i had left) of a vast collection of old time radio programs as well as some music files i had stored in the njb2. i could see the files find and could load files from pc to the nomad back not vice versa.
i halfheartedly read this post and found the mentioned files. out of desperation i thought i'd try more time to fully access the files of the nomad.
imagine my surprise when tonight - after nearly 2 months of trying, i could finally move my precious mp3s from my nomad back onto a laptop so i can burn them to dvds for archiving.
omg - THANK YOU!!! Thank you sooo much for giving me back a bit of joy when it was needed most.

[Athlon64] RS480M2 Media Center SP/DIF Dolby Output

I recently built a Media Center using this board. I chose this board because of it's form factor and the inclusion of SP/DIF. However, I have been unable to get a digitally encoded stream from the port. Any content that is DD encoded will not output as such from the SP/DIF port. Is this a hardware limitation or do I have something configured incorrectly?
P.S. - Just to bo clear, I do get sound from the port, just not multi channel.

Put a DVD in and start playing it. Put media center in window mode so you can see the system tray. Right click on the nVidia DVD encoder icon. Select Properties, select Audio tab, click radio button for "a receiver", then a check box will appear for "via an SPDIF cable", check it.
See if that enables your SPDIF out.

[Review] Intel Atom 330 / Nvidia Ion based Media Center

I thought some of you may be interested. I've just bought a Point of View Mobii ION Mini PC to build a media center.
There are other Nvidia ION based Mini PCs available, but there are few points that made my choice for the Point of View one:
- Intel Atom 330 (Dual Core)
- Mini ITX
- 2 GB RAM
- 320 GB HDD
- 1 Available PCI-Express Slot (hopefully a good DVB-S(2) TV Card with CI will be available soon)
- SPDIF / Toslink Digital Audio Out
- 8 USB Ports (6 Back, 2 Front)
- HDMI Out (Thought that this would be important, but more on this later), DVI, VGA
- No CPU or Motherboard Fan
Additionally I bought a Keysonic ACK-540BT Bluetooth Keyboard with an integrated touchpad. I added 1 GB DDR2 RAM to the PC for a total of 3 GB.
Arch Linux worked straight out of the box, but there are a few things to note:
- The Intel Atom 330 does NOT support Intel Speedstep, therefore no frequency scaling is possible
- I don't want a login manager, just a straight lxde Desktop with an autostarting XBMC, but Blueman (needed for autopairing with the bluetooth keyboard) needed a ck-launch-session to get access to the bluetooth dongle (took me a while to find this out)
- XBMC supports VDPAU out of the box if you configure it, CPU usage when playing a movie is below 20%
- I disconnected the hdd and power LED because they are quite bright (the cabinet I use for my equipment has a glass door)
- The Mini PC is not hearable from 0.5 meters even when hdd is working
- HDMI Output works flawless but my SONY LCD TV is not a Full HD one but has a native resolution of 1360x768. With HDMI I could only choose between 720p (1280x720) which is too small or 1080i (1920x1080) which would be too large. I now use a standard VGA DSUB cable and get a perfectly sharp 1360x768 resolution. No need for HDMI
Just if anyone is interested:
- glxgears: ~2400 fps
hdparm -Tt /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 1304 MB in 2.00 seconds = 651.94 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 358 MB in 3.00 seconds = 119.22 MB/sec
This is the perfect media center solution for me, capable of managing more than 15.000 mp3 and m4a, a bunch of divx videos and dvd isos, 10.000 photos and hundreds of shoutcast internet radio stations. All managable with a wireless keyboard and touchpad on my Sony LCD TV. Just the tv card is missing...
Last edited by freigeist (2009-08-14 19:39:23)

i am also working on my zotac-9300 itx. i also have the problem of get the right resolution. my tv was bought three years ago and i attached a hdmi cable to it in case some day (such as today) i will use it. however, the zotac hdmi does not work with the tv. either the tv does not detect the signal or the motherboard does not send the signal out. anyway, i use a dvi->hdmi adapter now. but the resolution is still not right. (will fix it later). the 9300 works great on h264, but somehow has trouble with the HD tv signal. although the cpu usage is low when playing those HD channels, but the frames are not smooth. i am using kaffeine to work tv. i am trying to get the vlc to work with vdpau (or vaapi) but has no luck. anyway, good to share our experience on htpc.
ps. my board is using a internal power supply which give me some noise when the room is quiet, but it is ok when watching moives.

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