Turn those bad boys off at the risk of not getting them to turn back on... :-)
On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Steven M. Caesare <[email protected]>wrote: > I almost am too… or just shot down from overheating. > > > > Now that I think about it, I really am wondering what that drive array > looks like. > > > > It’s an old Compaq enclosure with twelve 18.2GB SCSI drives. I bet its > really bad. Those drives are close to 15 yrs old and I think I’ve only had > to replace 1 or 2. They have survived some pretty un-controlled > environmental conditions, including being aboard a truck for a cross country > move where they were loaded in to long term storage. Tanks. > > > > -sc > > > > *From:* tony patton [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2009 9:16 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* RE: OT: Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide > > > > I'm amazed the sawdust didn't go on fire. > > Regards > > Tony Patton > Desktop Operations Cavan > Ext 8078 > Direct Dial 049 435 2878 > email: [email protected] > > From: > > "Steven M. Caesare" <[email protected]> > > To: > > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > Date: > > 20/11/2009 14:11 > > Subject: > > RE: OT: Dirty, dirty PCs: The X-rated picture guide > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > Interesting timing… > > I finished my basement a couple of years back, and my computer rack is down > there. It ran the entire time there time we cut framing, insulated > sheetrocked, drywall sanded, spray-primered & painted, cut finish carpentry, > sanded the finish carpentry, etc… > > I had some plastic taped across the area to cut the particle count to that > area somewhat, but over nine months, “dirt happens”. > > I decommissioned the servers a few months back and set them aside (noting > they were “a little dusty”. One of them, a Dell 2U 2950(?) that had > previously been my exchange server I opted to resurrect to do some OpenFiler > iSCSI SAN testing. > > I opened it up and was _*AMAZED*_ that thing was still working. I tried to > use my rechargeable hand-vac on it… no deal… too many nooks and crannies. I > finally took it outside and simply dumped what turned out to be a good sized > PILE of dirt and sawdust out of that thing. I then took my air compressor > and removed all the drives, memory, CPU’s, power supplies, fan assemblies, > etc.. and blew them all out individually. > > I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say a couple of POUNDS of crap came > out of that box. Especially the power supplies with their separate fans that > sucked all that junk in to them. How they didn’t overheat or short out is > beyond me. > > A real testament to the build quality of that vintage Dell gear. Older > Compaq stuff was like that too… actually I have a 12-drive Compaq array that > was in that same rack.. if I ever decide to power that back up, I’ll have to > take pics when I clean it out first. > > -sc > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:12 AM, Angus Scott-Fleming <[email protected]> > wrote: > Blecch!! 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