Mini PC

[hughgilhespie]

Hi Dave,

I'm still not sure how to fit the SSD - any chance of a photo of what yours looks like with SSD in place?

Regards, Hugh

[DaveS]

Here we go 

This is the bottom of the PC showing the two screws

And this is the SSD in place.

Sorry, damn stupid phone thought it was the other way up.

[hughgilhespie]

Brilliant!

Thanks Dave.

Regards, Hugh

[festoon]

Just to update on my current thinking I've summarised a few options that I am considering in the post below...any further comments would be very welcome

 

 

[Juicy6]

On 15/02/2019 at 17:21, festoon said:

How did you use the 12V LiFPo battery? Just looking at amazon for it, does it not require a 19V input voltage?

I have used a 5i5RYH i5 NUC at scope. It was designed to use 12 volts and performed very well at this voltage. Other NUC-s need 19 volts. Check specs before buying.

Christer, Sweden

[festoon]

@DaveS....are you please able to tell me the size the GN41 dimensions?

[DaveS]

As near as I can tell, 17.5 cm wide by 13.5 cm deep by 3 cm thick. 

[festoon]

Thank you @DaveS, really appreciated

[DaveS]

This is it in my conservatory with 15" monitor and keyboard.

[festoon]

@DaveS You have to look hard to see it under the monitor...very neat thanks again for your help!

[hughgilhespie]

Don't Jump To Conclusions

So, I bought a Kodlix GN41 with a SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB SSD. Arrived late February and I then spent nearly two weeks setting up all the astrophotography software I needed. The computer will be fixed to my OTA and will run - well, everything. It seemed to be a nice little unit, well made and the Windows 10 Pro set-up was a doddle with Serena telling me what to do at each stage. I got all the software installed and configured as I wanted. For once I managed to get Microsoft Remote Desktop working fairly easily and the last thing to do was set up Wake on LAN. I couldn't get this to work and a bit of internet research suggested checking whether WOL was enabled in the BIOS. According to Kodlix, pressing the Del key during start-up gets you into the bios.

So, power down, power up and press Del. Nothing, nada, zip, sweet FA! I've managed to brick it! Tried everything I could think of but nothing worked. So, good ol' Amazon's return policy is nice and straight forward. Took out the SSD, repackaged the computer and stuck on the return label. I also took a bold (foolish?) decision and ordered a replacement - as far as I can tell Amazon don't offer the option of a replacement, you have to return and re-order a new one. I went to bed disheartened but determined to persevere.

This morning I reconnected my now spare monitor to my desktop to act as a second screen. Guess what? Nothing, nada, zip, sweet FA! Yep! It was a monitor failure. Hastily tore off the return label and opened up the box with the Kodlix in. Reconnected with a different monitor and yes - working perfectly. Powered down, powered up and pressed Del - up came the AMI bios screen. Checked and found WOL was set to disabled. Enabled it, save and exit. Tried it and yippeee - it worked! This is the first time I have ever managed to set up WOL without having to get some paid-for help!

So, my apologies to Mr Kodlix for some very unkind thoughts I may have had. Some of them may even have been said aloud. There is an obvious moral to this tale - as set out right at the beginning. For me, as soon as I have finished writing out 100 lines of 'Think before you act and don't jump to conclusions' I will be back to setting up my new ZWO OAG which was the whole reason for getting a new computer.

Regards,

A Wiser Hugh