*- 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 >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > Jens B. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- Brian --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mechanical Engineering [EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis ---------------------------------------------------------------------
