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Hay David,
Just my 2p here - and I'm sure this applies to lots of
people that read this thread.
Having been a hardware (mainly HP/Compaq wintel
servers) for quite a few years now, I've come accross this quite a
bit. Whilst keeping the inside of your systems is important with the use of
appropriate filters etc, you must be very careful when using compressed air
and little hoover-type devices. Moving lots of debris and accumulated dust
around the inside of a system can generate static which may well discharge when
your compressed air/hoover moves the debris over things like DIMMS and voltage
regulators - which will obviously damage your system. It's best to install the
filters or generate a high air-pressure environment inside your system case from
the word 'go'. Cleaning out a system 'just because' using hoovers and air could
land you in more trouble than its worth.
Stu From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Ellis Sent: 31 December 2005 23:05 To: 'Discussion about mythtv' Subject: [mythtv-users] Slight OT: Keeping your systems clean I’ve been running MythTV for a
little over 2 years, during that time, I’ve performed extensive
upgrades/maintenance tweaking everything to work exactly the way I want. I’m
going to avoid geeking out and listing specs, but suffice it to say it’s a VERY
powerful setup, spread across two front-end’s and two
back-end’s. This being the holiday season I
opened everything up (first time in a few months) and cleaned it out. Q-Tips
rubbing alcohol, compressed air……..the whole deal. After the operation I
returned everything back to its homes, rewired, and applied powered. The noise
level dropped significantly (better air pass thru, less vibration, better air
circulation). I also picked up some air purifiers
from home depot, as I live in a home with two cats, and a
smoker. So I thought I’d leave some tips
(others feel free to add for those that archive
search): 1)
Be sure to clean the intake and
outtake fans once every 6 months. 2)
Clean the CPU fan once a
year. 3)
Consider a HEPA capable air purifier
(place one near your setup – running on low). It’s a little box – typically less
than 100$ 4)
If you have a pet or smoke, step 3
is VERY important. David |
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