> > 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.