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Fanless!

I have a fanless Intel NUC (1 core Atom processor, Haswell technology). I am presently using it for a server (not an audio application). It is a small package and has a 2.5" SSD. It runs Linux. I won't be purchasing any more computers that have moving parts (fans or spinners) unless they are machines that can go into a closet. There is no need anymore, since powerful processors with the latest chip technology don't use very much power.

Unfortunately, I have a new UPS that has a fan that runs all the time. I thought it wouldn't, because it was the same make and model of my older one that died. Unfortunately, the new unit has different firmware (not field upgradable) and it runs the fan on slow mode 24/7. I can't move the UPS into a closet because if the power goes off it will generate too much heat. I am trying to figure out how to move the UPS into another room and still get the power to my computers. (We have too many drunk drivers crashing into light poles, ice storms and lightening strikes to have safe computer operation without a strong UPS.)

Apparently, one has to dig deep before buying equipment that one thinks is fanless, otherwise one will be disappointed. :-(


Tony Lauck

"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar

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