Re: diskless box: fanless too ?

[shaleh@clifford.livenet.net]

> 
> I have been asked to help someone learn about Linux.  So far, I have
> installed Linux on an existing box.  I must also give advice on new
> hardware.  One of the concerns this person has, is not having anything
> spinning in his office.  He currently uses a diskless sparc station, which
> is apparently also fanless since it is very very quiet.
> 
> Does anyone know if the same is possible in the ix86 architechture ?  I know
> I could set him up with a diskless box booting off a server in another room,
> but could that diskless box also have a fanless powersupply ?  I figure the
> cpu would still need its fan.  Anyone think that the absence of a fan in a
> diskless box would cause heating problems ??
> 

Would caution against it in anything more than a 486.