Hello, sorry for this.
Yes, things are up and running.
I did the following:
- Put in 8GB RAM
- Installed a low profile graphics card (AMD 6450)
- Got a 3.5 to 5.25 caddy and shifted the supplied 250GB HDD to the top bay (also had to buy a molex cable or something like that to connect the HDD to the spare Sata connector)
- Originally installed 3x1TB HDDs, but changed that to 1x2TB HDD and 1x1TB HDD - pooled using Drive Bender
- Updated to a modified BIOS
- Installed Windows 7 (had a spare licence).
The unit is plugged into my TV and acts as an HTPC with a logitech harmony remote. Using Plex as my front end and have the likes of Sabnzbd, NZBDrone, Couch Potato etc running in the background.
The unit also acts as a server of sorts so I can stream on my tablet.
Overall happy with the setup. Its much quieter than I thought if would have been. It sometimes is a bit slow, esp when the HDDs need to speed up but not had a problem watch HD content from it.
I do leave the machine on all the time though. Can't get it to go into standby (S3), but that is because the BIOS doesn't support it. I can hibernate it, but then I can't turn on the unit with my remote.