1 Oct
2007
1 Oct
'07
7:57 a.m.
From: "Dan Snyder" <ddsnyder at zoominternet.net>
Heat issues are what the Alphaserver 1200 is about,
for sure keep the case
closed. It has
dual 475W supplies and both are required for operation. It does serve very
well as a space
heater. I justify it for this purpose by looking at the watt rating of an
average oil filled electric
space heater, they are 1500W.
I'll second that. I've got a 5300 (the "white box" version
of the 1200). I ended up building a little cardboard duct
to keep it from blowing on my legs. And I sometimes even
keep the window cracked open during the winter.
Speaking of cooling these things, does anyone know of a
good source of CPU fans? My second CPU is currently out
of the machine because the fan doesn't spin up right
and the system shuts down because of it. As near as I
can tell, they're not the same a the fans on commodity
Intel boxes.
BLS