[mythtv-users] Slight OT: Keeping your systems clean
Carrison, Stuart
Stuart at carrison.co.uk
Sun Jan 1 07:11:42 EST 2006
Hay David,
Just my 2p here - and I'm sure this applies to lots of people that read
this thread.
Having been a hardware (mainly HP/Compaq wintel servers) for quite a few
years now, I've come accross this quite a bit. Whilst keeping the inside
of your systems is important with the use of appropriate filters etc,
you must be very careful when using compressed air and little
hoover-type devices. Moving lots of debris and accumulated dust around
the inside of a system can generate static which may well discharge when
your compressed air/hoover moves the debris over things like DIMMS and
voltage regulators - which will obviously damage your system. It's best
to install the filters or generate a high air-pressure environment
inside your system case from the word 'go'. Cleaning out a system 'just
because' using hoovers and air could land you in more trouble than its
worth.
Stu
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[mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of David Ellis
Sent: 31 December 2005 23:05
To: 'Discussion about mythtv'
Subject: [mythtv-users] Slight OT: Keeping your systems clean
I've been running MythTV for a little over 2 years, during that time,
I've performed extensive upgrades/maintenance tweaking everything to
work exactly the way I want. I'm going to avoid geeking out and listing
specs, but suffice it to say it's a VERY powerful setup, spread across
two front-end's and two back-end's.
This being the holiday season I opened everything up (first time in a
few months) and cleaned it out. Q-Tips rubbing alcohol, compressed
air........the whole deal. After the operation I returned everything
back to its homes, rewired, and applied powered. The noise level dropped
significantly (better air pass thru, less vibration, better air
circulation).
I also picked up some air purifiers from home depot, as I live in a home
with two cats, and a smoker.
So I thought I'd leave some tips (others feel free to add for those that
archive search):
1) Be sure to clean the intake and outtake fans once every 6
months.
2) Clean the CPU fan once a year.
3) Consider a HEPA capable air purifier (place one near your setup
- running on low). It's a little box - typically less than 100$
4) If you have a pet or smoke, step 3 is VERY important.
David
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