Just to be more clear than I was in my previous post, if that Advantech works out of the box, which is not guaranteed, I wouldn't expect it to work problem-free for 5 years. Out of over 20 computers I have bought from them, I don't think any of them have worked that long without becoming flaky. I have been able to nurse most of them to 10 years, but it has taken a lot of extra effort. Eric
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Igor Chudov <[email protected]> wrote: > Supermicros are great. I have a 5 1/2 year old Supermicro based server > from Thinkmate that I keep colocated at my ISP. > > The hard drive is showing errors (as they are all wont to do), but the > box itself is great. I will soon take it home for a refit with a new > HD and SSD and Ubuntu 10.04 (It runs Fedora at this time). > > Guys, what do you think about advantech boxes like this one: > > http://buy.advantech.com/product/industrialComputer/system-3293.htm > > Those are fanless, have low power consumption everything, Atom CPU, > and take 24 VDC in. > > Again, I will use it for high importance, low power needs, like to > host my CVS, be a nameserver, maybe a file server from a USB attached > device. I want this box to last for, say, 10 years or more. > > i > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 9:48 AM, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: >> What seems to kill PCs these days are bad capacitors and bad power >> supplies. >> >> Hard drives simply wear out after a while. A SSD with wear leveling >> gets rid of that problem. >> >> Server grade hardware seems to last a long time - SuperMicro boards in >> particular seem very well built. I sold a customer over 20 systems >> and not one motherboard has failed in 3 years. However they have lost >> some power supplies. >> >> That said, you can buy several D510MO boards for the price of a >> SuperMicro motherboard and CPU. >> >> I would install a fan in the chassis. A really good one, preferably a >> large fan that runs at a low speed. If the fan costs $3.00 keep >> looking. ;-) That will help minimize board hotspots and keep the >> temps down. >> >> Put a filter on the fan intake or plan on blowing out the computer to >> get the dust out every year or so. >> >> With good parts - 3-5 years should be easy and 7 years or more likely IMO. >> >> The trick these days will be finding a power supply that is made to >> last. If you can find a mini-itx board with premium capacitors - you >> be in even better shape. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> On 10/22/2010 12:27 AM, Igor Chudov wrote: >>> I apologize in advance that this is somewhat off topic. >>> >>> I am beginning to feel a need to have a PC/server, to run Linux, that >>> would be extremely reliable and long lasting. >>> >>> I would use it for >>> >>> 1) Holding a personal CVS repository >>> 2) Running a nameserver >>> 3) SSH port tunneling >>> 4) Possibly serving files from an attached external storage device. >>> >>> None of the above tasks requires a great deal of CPU and file writing. >>> >>> I will not need a GUI on this machine. >>> >>> My own thinking about this includes: >>> >>> 1) A SSD to hold the data (as I said, I do not anticipate a lot of >>> repetitive writes). >>> 2) A fanless power supply >>> 3) A very low power consumption CPU, like Intel ATOM. >>> >>> The objective here is low power, cool temperature, and absence of any >>> rotating parts. >>> >>> Any thoughts on this? >>> >>> Thanks guys, and again, sorry for the OT post. >>> >>> i >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest >>> Create new apps& games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada >>> $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing >>> Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest >> Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada >> $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing >> Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest > Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada > $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing > Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store > http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
