[mythtv-users] Diskless EPIA w/PVR-350 (was: Problems with theVIAKM400 chipset)

[Simon Kenyon]

On Friday 11 June 2004 06:28, you wrote:

> My 137 runs okay, but yeah, it's a bit hot.  I tossed a zalman rc45 (the
> little 3-wire inline resistor they shipped with all their fans) into the
> line for the little 60mm fan, and it's now bearable (WAF++), but if it's
> still not acceptable later, I may look at a pabst or similar supplier of
> 60mm fans and see if one'll fit.  Maybe adding a second fan would help
> too .. I forget:  is there a header on the board?
>
> Either way, I figure I need to start watching the heat when I slide the
> 250 into the box under the 350, make sure they don't cook on concurrent
> recordings.

i added a zalman fanmate
i also changed the fan around to suck air into the case
no change in noise doing that - but with so many holes on the top of the case 
i felt that pulling cold air into the case was going to be more successful 
that trying to suck hot air out of the case
i believe this has reduced the temp considerably - i don't have lm-sensors 
working again on this box so cannot be certain
the hard disk is now only warm to touch rather that too hot to touch

with this arrangement i can slow the fan down to its minimum speed - so 
overall a lot less noisy

now if i could find a pabst fan supplier here in ireland i would be set

> My 137 runs okay, but yeah, it's a bit hot.  I tossed a zalman rc45 (the 
> little 3-wire inline resistor they shipped with all their fans) into the 
> line for the little 60mm fan, and it's now bearable (WAF++), but if it's 
> still not acceptable later, I may look at a pabst or similar supplier of 
> 60mm fans and see if one'll fit.  Maybe adding a second fan would help 
> too .. I forget:  is there a header on the board?

thre headers on the EPIA-M9000 that i have
2 three wire (sensor, +12V, GND) CPUFAN and SYSFAN and
1 two wire (+12V, GND) FAN3

so there might be a header - but not a lot of space

regards
--
simon