Re: diskless box: fanless too ?
Michael Stenner wrote:
>
> On Mon, 3 May 1999, 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 ??
>
> Thinking about what the power supply would need to power, if there were
> no moving parts at all, it would just have to feed the mb, chip and
> cards. That's not tiny, but better than 2 HDs, a CDROM, and a Floppy
> (you could still probably use the cdrom and floppy since they are
> typically used "occasionally")
>
> Were you looking to find a special power supply that didn't have a fan?
> or were you planning on "breaking" a standard power supply?
>
> I disagree that the cpu would need a fan - I used to run a very old P60
> (a REALLY hot chip) without a fan (fan kept breaking...) and it was
> toasty but caused no problems. If you choose a cpu that runs cool, you
> should be OK. You can also look into thermoelectric (or Peltier)
> coolers -- no moving parts.
>
You still have to get the heat (cpu + Peltier device) out of the box.
Even though the cpu will be cool, when using a Pelier device the box
will become quite toasty. One of the heat pipe devices would be a
better choice. There you would have a heatsink plate mounted on the
cpu and a tube running out side the case to a heatsink.
> I think with an hour or so of reasearch you should have no trouble with
> a reasonable setup.
>
> -Michael
>
> P.S. I have a Dual PII 400 with something like 4 fans (not counting CPU
> fans) next to my desk. Sounds like a jet engine... I'm sympathetic
> Then again, how much can you complain about a Dual PII 400?
>
> Michael Stenner Office Phone: 919-660-2513
> Duke University, Dept. of Physics mstenner@phy.duke.edu
> Box 90305, Durham N.C. 27708-0305
>
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