This was built by a friend of mine <br><br><a href="http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_silent.php">http://parker1.co.uk/mythtv_silent.php</a><br><br>How silent? <br>"I powered on the system and my heart sunk... nothing happened. Then it
POST beeped and I realised that it was actually on! Complete silence.
Job done."<br><br>:)<br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/5/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Peter A. Daly</b> <<a href="mailto:petedaly@gmail.com">petedaly@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 10/4/07, lanas <<a href="mailto:lanas@securenet.net">lanas@securenet.net</a>> wrote:<br>> Folks,<br>><br>> Are there any recommendations for a fanless system ? Quiet PCs are<br>> one thing, but a fanless PC is somethign altogether different. I
<br>> recently worked with embedded fanless PC and what it means is that it<br>> emits really no noise. And you don't have to buy Zalman fans amd<br>> such and try to get a so-called 'quiet' PC.<br>>
<br>> Anyone using fanless motherboards and if so, which ones ?<br>It sounds like you are looking for something very similar to the<br>silent frontends that I have built.<br>(<a href="http://www.mythpvr.com/mythtv/frontend/set-top/silent/howto.html">
http://www.mythpvr.com/mythtv/frontend/set-top/silent/howto.html</a>)<br>They are based on a Via ME6000 motherboard.<br><br>If you want a silent system that's a backend as well, the noise from<br>the hard drive is an issue, and cooling is more of a concern one you
<br>start packing a tuner and hard drive into a small case.<br><br>If you're after true silence, other than running long audio and<br>monitor wires to somewhere else in the house, I think the only option<br>is a network attached backend out of ear shot.
<br><br>I system like the ME6000 certainly has some trade-offs in terms of<br>performance, but can truly be silent, and is very energy friendly. (I<br>hope you don't want HD.)<br><br>-Pete<br><br>><br>> Thanks.
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