Hi All

The small ITX board size for the VIA is great.
Some are fanless but others take a small
processor fan and a very quiet case fan -- but
this is much quieter than a standard box. The energy
use is very low -- somethng like a laptop I think. I
have a external transformer to 12 volts and a small
fanless internal board to give the voltages.

My 500MB memory was about $80 US.

KNOPPIX works well with all the onboard devices
as far as I know.

Best Wishes
paradocs