On Fri, 30 Jan 2004 20:42:22 -0800, Day Brown wrote: > One other reminder that PCs were designed for the corporate environment. > People at home open the windows. And after being a home a few years, the > fans have clogged the heat sinks with dust, and the system fries. I run > with the hood off. Also take off the cover on the power supply, and > threw away the fan. The passive heat dispersal keeps the power supply > cooler, and it dont suck dust. If you dont like the way it looks, drape > a doily or damask table cloth over it. >
I've been running this particular mobo and CPU now for over 2 years, and... no noticeable dust to speak of. And it's sitting on a carpeted floor. It's a simple matter to make filters for case fans and to install in such a way that there's always positive air pressure in the case. -- ....................paul It is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big enough hammer. -- Sun System & Network Admin manual -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]