Friday, November 8, 2013

CAS - First experience (continue)

My initial thought was to use the first computer as music player. I did not try again to install the driver to the first computer on that night. It is past midnight when I installed the driver to the laptop.

On the next day, I sent email to the DAC vendor. Telling the driver installation problem that I faced. At the same times, I searched regarding this in internet. Thought someone may encountered the similar problem.

The vendor responded with suggestion to try on others USB port on that computer, and if problem persist, a remote checking to this computer by the vendor. So, I tried to plugin the USB cable from DAC to others USB port. But, I got the same result: computer crashed with blue screen.

The internet search engine returned many results. But, there are not really as the problem I was facing. However, I read about the setup using linux operating system. I thought to try it although it is different with the Ms Windows that I am using.

I downloaded the software and followed the instructions to setup the system. The setup went smooth. I could started play song with the system after the setup is completed.

The main reason I wanted to use the first computer is it is the desktop computer in the study room. It would be convenience if this computer can be used. With the success in setup using linux os, I thought it will be more convenience and perhaps better performance if a dedicate computer is used for music playing. So, later on, I built this with a computer in small casing.

This is the dedicate computer that I built (assembly) for music playing. This is Intel Atom processor running with mpdpup.


After a while, I bought another casing for this music box. This is currently used in the main system.