[mythtv-users] USB Hard Drive Lifespans and power usage question

David Schmidt david.schmidt.in.dallas at gmail.com
Tue Aug 5 16:13:03 UTC 2008


On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 10:14 PM, Brian Wood <beww at beww.org> wrote:
> David Brodbeck wrote:
>> Brian Wood wrote:
>>> I try and stick with server type cases when I can. Even the cheapest 1U
>>> rack mount case has better cooling than most consumer units IMHO.
>>>
>> But you pay for that in noise.  Oh, boy do you pay.  Every 1U server
>> I've dealt with has sounded like a jet engine.  I have a rack at work
>> with two dozen of them and I wear hearing protection when I have to work
>> around it.
>
> Agreed. Mine are in the garage for that reason (as well as the space
> issue). Doesn't everyone have a 19" rack in their garage?
>
> Silence and small size seem to cost a lot, not worth it to me.
>
> You can't have everything I guess.
>
> beww

Are people actually air-conditioning their garages to do this (and
even heard of people trying to do this in their attics (!))??

Otherwise, wouldn't work here were it got up to 107 yesterday!!


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