-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob Beard wrote: > 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 >
I've got an old laptop doing the job at the minute, but I'm always concerned about laptops, heat and dust. I might just buy a cheap case and some fans and try and fit the laptop guts into that when the time comes.... Thanks for the info though, - -Matt Daubney -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHsbEZFCCtWdXdKqERAvX1AJ0RI6pIuj7z0JKQyEJjUVVnZ5kOCwCgr7WD PWAaMrqTjUulD0Be3wAVOtg= =5xOU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
