From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 15:14:26 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3867106567C for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from christopher.maness@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.224]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CDAE58FC1E for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from christopher.maness@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id b25so422971rvf.43 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:14:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:sender :to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references :x-google-sender-auth; bh=8WK8gJsntMXGOaCOjeYlB3dTC5zazfX728u8GRY+58s=; b=gpG5vMseFq1rAJhGi3Hjjsc14Deqj1OuhY9UXR+g3IDeX5nbgh+ya71vGk7J9l6hrT UNrDepN48ersaHFYB+LQkjxJluwqlQEG2W4goygpEieQ02y+/VgwdyuFi1vRbDY5OU/4 5XBbRRtc0YIBLtIetOnr1lV/gU34sX25RTXlw= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:sender:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references:x-google-sender-auth; b=V6azKnQ2G+Ph1bSHa7yznk/EkfKTfy0PmR9evrkTHHteWguhm39ntpuIMI4SA25nmw JMvnXnD4SGWls49tktJDtCMVNSjZPBw97yixWF3x4A3cTlJEQmPHxTebGSoFG6pPKphx 0tFZhfwNrxh1xzq0Vtp8op+c3L9dqYUfZseqY= Received: by 10.141.51.10 with SMTP id d10mr1983056rvk.195.1226502865558; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:14:25 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.141.154.14 with HTTP; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:14:25 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:14:25 -0800 From: "Chris Maness" Sender: christopher.maness@gmail.com To: "Steve Bertrand" In-Reply-To: <491AE301.9010304@ibctech.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <491AE301.9010304@ibctech.ca> X-Google-Sender-Auth: 1b949447b3f250fa Cc: Jeremy Chadwick , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Ted Mittelstaedt Subject: Re: Server Freezing Solid X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:26 -0000 On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 6:06 AM, Steve Bertrand wrote: > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > >> I atually bought a small portable compressor (designed for running >> a nailgun, basically) for this purpose. $80 at Harbor Freight for >> a new one, you can get them cheaper used. The canned air is really >> expensive, you end up using a half a can on a PC. >> >> If you do the compressor, make sure you put a regulator on your >> blow gun: 80-120 psi of air coming out of a blowgun is capabable of >> blowing components off the circuit boards along with the dust. >> >> The compressor is also very useful for blowing out the air >> conditioner coils every year, as well as the refrigerator coils >> on the refrigerator. Doing just this will pay for the compressor >> in a few years in energy savings. > > The compressor suggestion is a great idea Ted. > > I would like to point out that there is usually a considerable amount of > moisture that condenses as the air is being compressed into the tank. > > For this reason, I'd advise that either you leave the PC unplugged for > 10 minutes or so after you've cleaned it to let any residual moisture > dry, or purchase an inline water filter. > > The compressor also makes it quite a bit more convenient for topping up > your vehicles tire air pressure (you know you don't do this regularly > enough ;) > > Steve > It was just cleaned a couple of months ago, and I think I will evoke the old proverb do me wrong once shame on you -- do me wrong twice shame on me. When I put the server on a couple of months ago, I ran into a couple of post stating that the Abit VP6 had issues with components that fail. This seems to have happened. The old 1U box I switched the hardrive to yesterday is working flawlessly. However, this machine is a little on the underpowered side. Chris Maness