[mythtv-users] Bad News for me...a warning to all

[Jason Donahue]

Watch out for over heating everybody!!! I have (had) a micro-atx case
running my Myth setup...200GB Drive, and 2 tuner cards. All this in a
micro atx case generated a LOT of heat...I mean a LOT.

Add to this, the enclosed cabinet wher my HT equipment is held...no
circulation.

Well, easy to uess, my system got to hot...killed the power supply,
which in turn somehow fried my Hard Drive. EVERYTHING lost. ouch.

I finally had every setting PERFECT. DAMN.

Now I get to start all over. This time I will be using network storage
(nfs mounted from a data server, in a nice BIG and COOL case).

Additionally, I plan on using software RAID 5, so I have the data
redundancy. I also plan on moving 1 tuner into the frontend box in my
bedroom...try to distribute the heat from those things.

Anyway, thought I'd warn anyone out there...If your case seems really
hot - prepare for disaster.