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Ok... but where to buy reliable (but reasonably priced) rack mount machines?
I've been watching places like Penguin Computing and Dell and the prices
seem
a little hefty for what you get.
-- John
caw wrote:
>Here's a configuration to think about.
>
>Use a rack.
>You can add upto 40 U1s
>You can put switches, hubs, routers or whatever in the same rack
>One UPS for the whole rack.
>Video & keyboard switcher (VKS) if you'd prefer that to "software switching"
>
>Now run a network cable &/or a VKS cable to another room.
>Voilą! No noise.
>
>Colin West
>
> -----Original Message-----
>From: ztrader [mailto:ztrader@xxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 10:40 AM
>To: Gary Fritz
>Cc: omega list
>Subject: Re[2]: the ultimate .............
>
>On Sunday, January 06, 2002, 8:55:57 AM, Gary Fritz wrote:
>
>GF> I'm going to put some effort into researching the quietest fans.
>
>I dislike noise too. I've been using power supplies and fans from PC
>Power & Cooling http://www.pcpowercooling.com/. They have the quietest
>ones I've found so far. However, they seem to have less reliability
>than others - buy a spare PS to swap as needed. I've lost two so far
>(in ~5 years on 8 computers). Ya gotta *love* quiet to get these,
>though, they're a bit pricey.
>
>GF> Or is there a solution for that?
>
>I've been considering a large file server or two (big fans, lots of
>heat, etc) in another room. Might help for some things. Anyone have
>experience with this approach?
>
>TSxx work OK with this configuration?
>
>TIA,
>
>ztrader
>
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