Matthew Daubney wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Rob Beard wrote: >> Eddie Armstrong wrote: >>> Rob Beard wrote: >>>> Not sure if you'd need the 32MB card, does it have on-board video? >>>> >>> Not AFAIK it spare anyway it seems it might be useful >> Maybe. If it's anything like the old Dell machines we have at work >> (OptiPlex GX100/GX110 machines) the on-board video will cover most if >> not all tasks. An extra video card could maybe give you dual head. My >> server is running a 2 meg S3 PCI video card and it sits in the loft. I >> have an old 14" CRT monitor attached which rarely gets used. Most of >> the time the server just runs. > <snip> > Is your loft converted? If not do you have problems with dust? or heat > in the summers? (thinking ahead to the point where me and the missus get > a place in a couple of years and have no space for my server/office/work > room)
It does get fairly warm in the summer but the server has been working okay. I installed a couple of fast noisy large fans blowing on the hard drives to keep it cool which I can barely hear. If you could afford it, maybe a MiniITX system might be an idea if you have a lack of space? Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
