Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2013-03-04
The DS61 is a nice little barebone from Shuttle, which supports both Ivy Bridge and Sandy Bridge CPUs and besides the CPU, it only needs some RAM (SO-DIMM) and a storage drive (HDD/SSD) in order to operate. The barebone is also shipped with a VESA mount for added value and the preinstalled CPU cooler is enhanced for better cooling, sporting two heatpipes and is ventilated by a dual-fan system.
The top cover can be removed and lifted easily, only to reveal the innards:
In order to start the installation, we’ll have to remove the top metallic frame, which also is a component of the 2.5’’ HDD/SSD tray:
The CPU heatsink is massive and covers about half of the motherboard and is cooled with not one but two fans; it is held fixed with four screws, placed arout the CPU socket:
Despite the low amount of free space inside, most of the components are placed in such a way so they remain accessible:
Shuttle promises that the heatsink equipped with two heatpipes will remain silent even during high stress periods; the temperatures obtained and the fan speeds are also strictly dependant on the CPU we install into the barebone (maximum TDP allowed is 65W):
Both fans are linked to the same connector:
The audio interface is provided on this board by a Realtek ALC662 5.1 Channel High Definition Audio Codec:
Also, the dual USB 3.0 ports in the back of the machine are supported by the ASMedia ASM1042 Universal Serial Bus 3.0 Extended Host Controller:
Surrounding the socket we will find the CPU VRM:
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