On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:57:22 -0800 "Christopher Ahrens" <n...@leviacomm.net> wrote:
> >> Henning Brauer wrote: > >> >* Jeff Ross <jr...@openvistas.net> [2010-03-02 16:59]: > >> >>I bought a replacement supermicro motherboard off fleabay that > >> >>has dual Opteron 250 @2.4GHz. The cpus have passive heatsinks, > >> >>it is in a supermicro 2U chassis with 4 front fans. > >> > > >> >do you have the air shroud? this plastic thing that forms a > >> >"tunnel" over the heatsinks? it is required. > >> > > >> > >> No, the motherboard didn't come with that. If I can find one will > >> that mean I don't need the active heatsinks? > > > >that's how supermicro delivers the 2U systems, so i'd say yes, you > >won't > need them. > > I had this problem before, an old Cereal box + Scissors + tape fixed > it right up. But your mileage may vary I'm Jealous! --I've always wanted a cereal console.
