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What Windows version for Zotac Nano? - IlhanK - 2011-09-29
Hello,
I just bought a Zotac Nano with 4 GB RAM installed.
As a student I have access to MSDNAA.
I already used up Windows 7-64 for my regular PC, which means I can choose from following OS's:
- Vista64
- Win 7-32
- XP-32
- XP-64
What would you recommend for XBMC?
Obviously a 32-Bit OS wouldn't recognise the whole 4GB. But would it matter for XBMC? What about boot time, compatibility etc?
Thanks in advance.
- bluray - 2011-09-29
out of those in the list, you'll be happier with win7-32.
- drabina - 2011-09-29
I just installed fresh copy of Win7 32-bit and XBMC Dharma on my home built HTPC (based on Zotac Atom 330 ION mobo. Both play very nice together. I am running on 2GB of RAM and boot time is a bit longer than XBMC Live but not that bad. I have already played some 720p content and the performance is great.
- jhsrennie - 2011-09-30
How noisy is the Nano? One of the reviews said that while not exactly noisy it was loud enough to hear from across a living room.
JR
- IlhanK - 2011-09-30
Well, you can definitly hear it a bit. The device is not noisy but I wouldn't call it silent either.
I guess the hard disc drive I installed is significantly adding to the noise level. So, for silent freaks, SSD's a must.
BTW: I am currently configuring XBMC, and it took hours to get all the buttons to work.
EDIT: You can adjust the Fan Speed in BIOS but as of now I didn't mess around with those settings. I'm a first time XBMC user, so you might imagine right now I am really busy with other XBMC related stuff ^^
- bluray - 2011-09-30
if you want to reduce the noise, the fan is fairly cheap to replace. if you're interesting in some tips on audio/video settings, you can visit this thread- blu-ray in 1080p with dts-hd and truehd .
Ditch the windows Sh*t - xbmc old school - 2011-11-07
Try openelec, the EZ tutorial is at lifehacker.
Welcome to the world of open source, well xbmc already is