Has anyone run a myth tv server and used the client on another box over the network? It would be nice to drop the server in my basement and use machines littered throughout the house to actually do the watching. -jay On Nov 17, 2003, at 5:36 PM, Bill Layer wrote: > On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 16:37:15 -0600 (CST) > "Matthew C. Dettinger" <matthew at redroot.org> wrote: > >> My biggest concern is sound. I would prefer to never hear the system, >> but >> understand that there will be some hard drive use, and a power supply >> fan. > > Here is what I have found out about making a PC system quiet: > > - For the HD, look at the Seagate Barracuda ATA5 series.. very, very > quiet. > > - Papst fans (the quiet ones..) wherever possible; PSU mainly, but > case fans as well, should you need them. > > - Where you can't get a quiet fan, use a series resistor to drop the > speed. Use a pot inititally to find the sound vs. heat level you can > tolerate, then measure the pot and use a similar fixed resistor to > replace it. > > - For the CPU cooling, use the Zalman 'copper flower' coolers, with > the 92mm fan in 'stealth mode' (uses a supplied series resistor). > Zalman parts are NICE! > > - Use a wide tape (I have a 2" aluminum tape) to block off the vent > holes on the bottom of the PSU, if they are exposed to the world via > vents in the case. > > - If heat becomes an issue, use more of slower fans, rather than less > of faster fans. > > -L > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list