Re: diskless box: fanless too ?
*- On 3 May, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote about "Re: diskless box: fanless too ?"
> I would think you could do it if you used once of those heat sinks which have a
> peltier junction on the bottom. I don't know if anyone's tried this of course but I do
> know such heat sinks exist (I saw and felt one a Comdex last year and boy was it
> cold!)
>
It is my understanding that you need a fan on a peltier junction
otherwise it makes a better heater than a cooler. Especially in a
closed environment like a computer case.
> "G. Crimp" wrote:
>
>> 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 ??
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Gerald
>>
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