Re: Mobo with fan controls
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:42:22 -0800, Day Brown wrote:
> One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate environment.
> People at home open the windows. And after being a home a few years, the
> fans have clogged the heat sinks with dust, and the system fries. I run
> with the hood off. Also take off the cover on the power supply, and
> threw away the fan. The passive heat dispersal keeps the power supply
> cooler, and it dont suck dust. If you dont like the way it looks, drape
> a doily or damask table cloth over it.
>
I've been running this particular mobo and CPU now for over 2 years,
and... no noticeable dust to speak of. And it's sitting on a carpeted
floor. It's a simple matter to make filters for case fans and to install
in such a way that there's always positive air pressure in the case.
--
....................paul
It is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big
enough hammer.
-- Sun System & Network Admin manual
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