Re: [slim] Write down your slim box NOT NAS
On Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:04:40 -0400, Jim Dibb [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I run a 1.6 GHz or so toshiba satellite laptop running linux. The screen is always closed. It's in my basement so noise is not an issue. I run an external 80GB drive in a maddog usb 2.0 case. They share an apc 350 ups. It doesn't have to be silent if you put it in the right place. With ethernet and remote desktop apps there's no real reason to have it in your listening room, unless you're going to use the video output too. That's my philosophy. It can be as noisy as necessary as long as it's far away. Video is no problem either. I use a pair of A/V over CAT5 baluns to transfer the video and audio signals to my cable cabinet where an injector merges the signal with the rest of my TV cable channels. I have total silence in my listening/watching places. X. ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Write down your slim box NOT NAS
Via Epia 5000 (fanless 500MHz) Seagate 250GB DC-DC power supply /w external AC-DC brick stuffed into a custom made plexi chassi hidden behind my sofa, running Trustix Secure Linux and doubles as smtp/imap/http/mysql/slimserver-box. might be a tad slow during scanning, but it's SILENT! rgds /andreas thoeng wrote: okay so be it. i thought this thread might be useful for those who is trying to build small silent server like me. Folks, write down your slimbox detail specification or even picture is better. you could practically write down anything including placement, cases, how do you overcome noises, heat and energy efficiency. Cheers, ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Write down your slim box NOT NAS
I run a 1.6 GHz or so toshibasatellite laptop running linux. The screen is always closed. It's in my basement so noise is not an issue. I run an external 80GB drive in a maddog usb 2.0 case. Theysharean apc 350 ups. Itdoesn't have to be silent if you put it in the right place. With ethernet and remote desktop apps there's no real reason to have it in your listening room, unless you're going to usethe video output too. On 8/10/06, thoeng [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: okay so be it. i thought this thread might be useful for those who istrying to build small silent server like me. Folks, write down yourslimbox detail specification or even picture is better. you could practically write down anything including placement, cases, how do youovercome noises, heat and energy efficiency.Cheers,--thoeng thoeng's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=6704View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=26276___discuss mailing listdiscuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
Re: [slim] Write down your slim box NOT NAS
My SlimServer is also my main desktop: - Athlon 64 X2 4600+ - Scythe SCNJ-1000 heatsink - Yate Loon D12SL-12 fan in top of case; speed-controlled via motherboard - GeForce 7800GT - Zalman ZM80D-HP / ZM80D-IK1 heatsink - Yate Loon D12SL-12 fan, blowing across heatsink; wired to 5 volts - Samsung Spinpoint 200gb hard drive - Soft-mounted with rubber grommets - Antec Phantom 500W fanless power supply - Vantec Stealth 80mm fan, wired to 5 volts, cooling hard drive and PSU - Abit AN8-SLI motherboard (fanless heatpipe cooling) - 2GB DDR400 RAM - NEC ND-3540A DVD burner - Debian Sid It's incredibly quiet; the fans are all under 800 RPM when the CPU is idling (with Cool'n'Quiet). I haven't measured the power consumption since I replaced the processor (used to be a single-core 3500+), though. Advantages: extremely quiet, extremely fast Disadvantages: expensive, absurdly heavy, nowhere near portable At some point I'd like to get rid of the hard drive and move it to a file server in the basement; either I'll do diskless boot (with a dedicated GigE link), or get some sort of hardware ramdisk. - Jacob ___ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
