On Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:08:50 +0200
Alvar Kusma <[email protected]> wrote:
> Some problems are with bad case design. something inside (CPU?)
> overheats constantly and makes board unstable. I'm not the first person
> who says this.
>
> You can put 1GB SODIMM to Thincan (thin clients with Geode LX), case is
> without _any_ cooling holes, with VIA Velocity network chip (usually
> gigabit chips are warmer) at this setup works under load without
> problems. Year ago i tried here for entire week to play video (raw X
> data over network) with zero hiccups.
The biggest differnence with the Alix boards and the net5501 in terms
of thermal design is, that the Alix boards have one.
Yes, the Alix boards do not have wenting holes, but the placement
of the CPU and the highly thermal conductivity of the aluminum case
make it a lot easier to disipate the power. The net5501 on the other
hand, has a sheet iron case that is quite isolating with just a few
holes that are at the wrong place. Hence you have to use the net5501
either in upright postion (to get a chimney effect) or to use a fan.
And yes, that's one of the issues that should have been aparent when
first testing the net5501... if not already obvious when doing the design.
Attila Kinali
--
Why does it take years to find the answers to
the questions one should have asked long ago?
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