uart
February 28th, 2003, 08:18 AM
LOL, how's this for a cooling solution. I built this computer for a guy about six months ago and at the time I installed it I explained to the guy about the importance of airflow in a modern computer. I specifically told him how he should be careful not to block the air inlets at the front/front-bottom of the case, for example by placing it on deep shag-pile carpet etc.
Well a few weeks ago in a spell of hot weather I get a call from this guy about his computer crashing and BSOD'ing a bit so I go over to take a look.
Holy Crap !!!! As soon as I looked at his new custom built solid timber "computer desk" and saw no computer in sight I new somthing was seriously wrong.
So where's the computer I said ? The guy points to this fully enclosed cupboard, only a wee bit bigger than the computer tower itself, with a pop-open door on the front.
****, I said, what about the airflow I told you about? No probems he says, I cut a big hole in the back.
So I took a look inside and this thing was dam 1" thick solid timber, the front and back were fully closed in (the front having a door though). And this "big" hole he had cut in the otherwise fully enclosed back was only a pissy little 2 1/2" thing, only just large enough for him to get his cables in an out.
So this poor computer had basically been running like this for some time. Just to show the guy how wrong it was I just turned it on and ran it for about 5 minutes and then felt the case temperatue. All the hot air from the back was just recirculating all around the outside of the case and it was as hot as hell already.
I dont know, you just cant tell some people. Anyway I thought some here might get a laugh out of this true story. :)
Well a few weeks ago in a spell of hot weather I get a call from this guy about his computer crashing and BSOD'ing a bit so I go over to take a look.
Holy Crap !!!! As soon as I looked at his new custom built solid timber "computer desk" and saw no computer in sight I new somthing was seriously wrong.
So where's the computer I said ? The guy points to this fully enclosed cupboard, only a wee bit bigger than the computer tower itself, with a pop-open door on the front.
****, I said, what about the airflow I told you about? No probems he says, I cut a big hole in the back.
So I took a look inside and this thing was dam 1" thick solid timber, the front and back were fully closed in (the front having a door though). And this "big" hole he had cut in the otherwise fully enclosed back was only a pissy little 2 1/2" thing, only just large enough for him to get his cables in an out.
So this poor computer had basically been running like this for some time. Just to show the guy how wrong it was I just turned it on and ran it for about 5 minutes and then felt the case temperatue. All the hot air from the back was just recirculating all around the outside of the case and it was as hot as hell already.
I dont know, you just cant tell some people. Anyway I thought some here might get a laugh out of this true story. :)