Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 18:30:17 +0100 From: "Colin J. Raven" <colin@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> To: Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm@toybox.placo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Leaving a Computer Running ? Message-ID: <20050206175430.J15334@kenmore.kozy-kabin.nl> In-Reply-To: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEEIFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> References: <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNAEEIFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com>
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On Feb 6 at 06:01, Ted Mittelstaedt launched this into the bitstream: > You just put in a bigger filter and more fans for that problem. Muwahahaha, my thinking exactly - "Use a bigger hammer!" >> Interesting! Have you actually had this happen? > > Yes, about 6 times over the last 10 years. All of it was crap small > minitowers or otherwise airflow-restricted cases that let the drive > heat up too hot to touch. > > Sometimes hitting it with a hammer - hard - right when you apply power > will get them going again. TED! [gets on knees] "We are not worthy!" > Yup, happens all the time. You needed a Go Big Red Fan for that > situation. The classic infantry solution. Won't work "as advertised"? Bring in 1st Infantry - and their fans in this instance!
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