Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-02 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:30:54 +0100, Christian Schnobrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Son, 2004-02-01 at 04:48, Arnt Karlsen wrote: carpeted floor. It's a simple matter to make filters for case fans and to install in such a way that there's always positive

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-02 Thread Christian Schnobrich
On Mon, 2004-02-02 at 02:45, Arnt Karlsen wrote: ..before re-assembly, rip open vacuum cleaner bags and use the filter sheets to cover all case openings? NO! ..I said all. I guess I could have said _all_ etc. ;-) This wouldn't change the results. As I tried to point

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Day Brown
They usta use slabs of foam rubber to filter the air for copier machines. Furnace filter material would work too. You can also remove a motherboard and wash it in the sink. should be dry after 8 hours. In most cases, removing the power supply and remounting it outside on the back of the case

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Christian Schnobrich
On Son, 2004-02-01 at 04:48, Arnt Karlsen wrote: carpeted floor. It's a simple matter to make filters for case fans and to install in such a way that there's always positive air pressure in the case. ..before re-assembly, rip open vacuum cleaner bags and use the filter sheets to

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 02:30:54PM +0100, Christian Schnobrich wrote: Paul (was it Paul?) made an important statement: maintain a positive air pressure in the case. That's my (current, and working) approach: have a set of fans gather their air through a filter and blow it into the housing.

RE: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Jim Ray
: Sunday, February 01, 2004 11:26 AM To: Debian-User Mailing List Subject: Re: Mobo with fan controls On Sun, Feb 01, 2004 at 02:30:54PM +0100, Christian Schnobrich wrote: Paul (was it Paul?) made an important statement: maintain a positive air pressure in the case. That's my (current, and working

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Christian Schnobrich wrote: On Son, 2004-02-01 at 04:48, Arnt Karlsen wrote: carpeted floor. It's a simple matter to make filters for case fans and to install in such a way that there's always positive air pressure in the case. ..before re-assembly, rip open vacuum cleaner bags and use the

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Christian Schnobrich wrote: snip Paul (was it Paul?) made an important statement: maintain a positive air pressure in the case. That's my (current, and working) approach: have a set of fans gather their air through a filter and blow it into the housing. There's a few hints and tips I'd gladly

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-02-01 Thread Christian Schnobrich
On Son, 2004-02-01 at 17:25, Antonio Rodriguez wrote: Your hints will be welcome Ok :) Well, the general layout would be clear at a glance if I had a digicam. I made three big holes into the side of my case, close to the bottom. Here's where the fans blow air into the case. The fans

Re: Mobo with fan controls - fun

2004-02-01 Thread Alvin Oga
On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Christian Schnobrich wrote: I made three big holes into the side of my case, close to the bottom. for each incoming air ... you should have equally large exit holes Yes, the PS actually spills it's hot air back into the case. bad idea :-) Before I did so, I had a

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Paul Morgan
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 15:55:21 -0800, Wendell Cochran wrote: Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:27:57 -0600 From: Hugo Vanwoerkom [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed . . . PC Power Cooling ( maybe

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Day Brown
One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate environment. People at home open the windows. And after being a home a few years, the fans have clogged the heat sinks with dust, and the system fries. I run with the hood off. Also take off the cover on the power supply, and threw away

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Paul Morgan
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:42:22 -0800, Day Brown wrote: One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate environment. People at home open the windows. And after being a home a few years, the fans have clogged the heat sinks with dust, and the system fries. I run with the hood off.

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:00:44 +, Pigeon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: The only one I don't do this to is the CPU fan - I leave that with the full unhindered 12V. ..reminds me of that eerie sound I heard on a big fs shuffle half a year ago; gkrell read cpu @ 0 rpm

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Paul Morgan wrote: On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:42:22 -0800, Day Brown wrote: One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate environment. People at home open the windows. And after being a home a few years, the fans have clogged the heat sinks with dust, and the system fries. I run with

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Andrew Malcolmson
On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 04:46:19PM +, M.Kirchhoff wrote: [snip] 2. Get quiet hard drives, like the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 line. I'm hearing people say that the Barracuda 7200's aren't the legends of quietness that previous models were. Instead, the Samsung Spinpoint line is said to the

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-31 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 16:18:23 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Paul Morgan wrote: On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:42:22 -0800, Day Brown wrote: One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate environment.People at home open the windows.

Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi Debian List! I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. Googling and searching the hardware vendors/reviewers I am having trouble searching for that specific feature and did not find it. Anybody

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread M . Kirchhoff
Hugo Vanwoerkom hvw59601 at care2.com writes: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. You'd be better off with a separate fan-control system. Something like the following:

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Hugo Vanwoerkom: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. I have never understood you guys who want to do this with finesse. Just brute force it! Get a desk that has a big enough

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On 2004-01-30, s. keeling penned: Incoming from Hugo Vanwoerkom: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. I have never understood you guys who want to do this with finesse. Just brute force it!

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Monique Y. Herman: On 2004-01-30, s. keeling penned: Incoming from Hugo Vanwoerkom: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. I have never understood you guys who want to do this

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
s. keeling wrote: Incoming from Hugo Vanwoerkom: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. I have never understood you guys who want to do this with finesse. It's in the, what?, brain, soul, character?

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
M.Kirchhoff wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom hvw59601 at care2.com writes: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. You'd be better off with a separate fan-control system. Something like the following:

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread Pigeon
On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 09:27:57AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi Debian List! I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. Googling and searching the hardware vendors/reviewers I am having

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread rthoreau
On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 01:50:53PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: s. keeling wrote: Incoming from Hugo Vanwoerkom: I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed, like the laptops do. I have never understood you guys who

Re: Mobo with fan controls

2004-01-30 Thread Wendell Cochran
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:27:57 -0600 From: Hugo Vanwoerkom [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking for a mobo that has controls on for all its fans so they can be turned off or down when not needed . . . PC Power Cooling ( maybe others) sells power-supply units with fans that vary speed according to