How about getting rid of the drives (hard, floppy, cd, dvd) and using RamDisk technology instead. You can boot from flash memory. This will reduce heat and increase reliability.
Jonathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vledder, Hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: February 24, 2005 6:55 AM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Brainstorm: Running Asterisk as cool as possible - AKA solid state. > Hi Kristian, > > Anywhere I can read about this Soekris/AstLinux project? ... > > Regards, > Hans > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kristian > Kielhofner > Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 6:02 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial > Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Brainstorm: Running Asterisk as cool as > possible - AKA solid state. > > > Jim Van Meggelen wrote: > > I would like to ask what people think the best way would be to build a > > low-power consumption, passively-cooled system. > > > > For example,one could use a fanless-Eden (mini-ITX/EPIA) system, but the > > loss of FPU power would limit performance. The obvious choice for FPU > > work are the Intels and AMDs, nut they're all power-hungry radiators. > > > > Is there something that can offer the quiet, power-savings of the EPIA, > > but some sort of respectable math capabilities? Transmeta was into that > > game, but I'm not sure if that's any help. > > > > This might work: > > http://mini-itx.com/projects/cluster/ > > But it'd take up a lot of space and look rather ugly. Hmm. It wouldn't > > be the first ugly PBX . . . > > > > How about AMD's Geode. Anyone have any experiences? > > > > Where my mind is at is building a system that could live in a harsh > > environment (like a typical key system closet). Passively-cooled systems > > can be sealed up much easier, and having no moving parts makes them > > easier to ruggetize. > > > > This is just a brainstorm, so all thoughts are welcome. > > > > TIA, > > > > Jim. > > > > > > -- > > Jim Van Meggelen > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Jim, > > How about a Soekris Net4801 running AstLinux (or anything, for that > matter)? The next version that I am working on can store all of the > configuration and voicemail on a removable USB "key disk" and should be > much smaller and cleaner. Should really be quite neat! > > -- > Kristian Kielhofner > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > -- > The contents of this e-mail are intended for the named addressee only. It > contains information that may be confidential. Unless you are the named > addressee or an authorized designee, you may not copy or use it, or disclose > it to anyone else. If you received it in error please notify us immediately > and then destroy it. > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
