Re: [cobalt-users] Raq2 Fan Problem

["William Moore" <bmoore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin J. Raven" <cjraven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:21 PM
Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] Raq2 Fan Problem


>
> >
> > > Hi,  this may not seem like a big problem, but does anyone
> > know where to
> > > purchase the fans for a raq2 ?
> > >
> > > I have 2 machines that the fans are making noises and I
> > would like to
> > repair
> > > them before they go out and cause heating problems.
> > >
>
>
> > I just talked to cobalt yesterday about the fans and he said
> > you can get
> > them from cobalt but that the raq2s don't really need them because the
> > processors don't overheat.
> >
> > Allan
>
> My God guys....if you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I'd
> *really* like to sell you.
> Prime rule of computing #1: Heat is your enemy. Where there are
> electronic components running, there is heat. It's an immuutable law of
> nature....it is i.n.v.i.o.l.a.t.e.
> It's not just the CPU, but the hard drive, power supply, memory sticks
> (yes, they too generate heat)...this is all cumulative withing the RAQ
> case, and the higher temperature you have inside the RAQ the shorter the
> life of all components.
> Please...for your own sake guys....get fans for your units. Replace any
> that are noisy or itermittent in operation. Why are they there to begin
> with???? ask yourself that important question. If Cobalt (now
> Sun/Cobalt) theought that they were absolutely uneccessary, there
> wouldn't be a fan grill (grille?) in the case.
> Airflow within a server (or PC, in this instance there is no
> distinction) is *vital* I just cannot stress this enough.
> HTH & Regards,
> -Colin
> --
> Colin J. Raven
>

Colin,

I am not really too worried about heat as the server room is kept at 62
degrees at all times.  I know I get the electric bill but I figure it is
worth it.  But I am still going to replace the fans, if for no other reason
than it will make me "Feel Better" :)   I noticed there is also a cutout for
a second fan in the raq2,  I will probubly by extras so I can populate them
with.  After all 2 fans are better than 1 as far as I am concerned.

Bill