[conspire] Another motherboard was _not_ burned out today

[Scott DuBois]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:40:08PM -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> That's a whole lot of high-capacity can fans.  If the motherboard and
> other heat-producing devices don't need that much cooling, you could try
> disconnecting one or both of the front case fans.

Good thought. They are switched so I'll see if one of the settings is "off". I
want to say I've checked this before though and I think they are only low, med,
and high; but I'll check again. A guy at HE suggested just replacing the fans
which is an option too I suppose.

The other issue is the LED built into the fans. Last time I had it open I looked
for a way to disconnect them and they seem to be integrated into the powerline
(no separate wire). If I can get around these two items, I could leave it
running and automate more processes. Since the desk is in the bedroom, the wife
complains about both the noise and the lights. As such, it shuts down at night
and back on in the morning (daily).

> Also, one trick for reducing the amount of dirt suckage considerably is
> to get the case off the floor onto a pedestal of some kind.

It's on my desk and blocks the light from the monitor so it doesn't disturb the
wife so much while she's in bed if I'm up late working on things.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/gzmeqew44blo2ht/IMG_20150224_075130_082.jpg?dl=0

Great thought though. =)

> The nice thing about 200 mm (8 inch) fans is that they _can_ be pretty
> quiet, especially if you favour the fan models designed for low noise.
> With that width, they needn't rotate as fast as tiny fans do.  This is
> also why it's difficult to make a 2U or 1U case not screech like a
> banshee.

I bet. I noticed those little guys on your VA server. It reminded me of what
"overkill" I have in my desktop. Yeah, the 200 is an exhaust. Considering my
usage, I could probably disconnect both front fans and still be alright.

-- 
Scott DuBois           "If you can't explain it simply, you
BSIT/SE	                don't understand it well enough."
EFF ID: 1731778                                 -- Einstein



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