[mythtv-users] Bad News for me...a warning to all
mark
fairlane at springcom.com
Fri Apr 23 21:24:06 EDT 2004
On Friday 23 April 2004 09:33 am, Jason Donahue wrote:
> 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.
Make sure you set your alarm shutdowns. I recently had an alarm on my
myth box, and opened it up to find a dust ball that stopped airflow. It had
been in continuous 24/7 usage for about 9 months before it hit 70C on the
temp sensor and the alarm went off. Vacuum your systems!
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