hello

[Steven M. Klass]

Ok, I can't resist..

My firewall has been sitting in my GARAGE for the past two summers and it 
gets well above 100 in that place.  I've never replaced a component, and it's 
never went down due to heat, only my own stupid actions..

Ciao

On Monday 02 July 2001 10:43, the famous Kurt Granroth wrote:
> On Monday 02 July 2001 10:47 am, Jason wrote:
> > My box locked up recently due to what I believe to be three things:
> >
> > 1. xlock keeping CPU usage high
> > 2. dust on the fansink. a LOT of dust.
> > 3. the homeowner being somewhat cheap, always sets the AC up to 76 (I
> > like 74). I think he overtwisted it cause it was on 80 that day.
>
> FWIW, I doubt that #3 has anything to do with it.  In my experience, CPUs
> don't lock until they get near or above 60C (about 140F).  In any event,
> the difference between 76 and 80 is nothing to a CPU.
>
> Also FWIW, being cheap myself, I keep the temperature of my house at 78-80
> depending on the time of day.  One of my linux servers has now been up
> solidly for nearly 3 months with no flucuations in temperature that I can't
> explain.

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Steven M. Klass
Physical Design Engineering Manager

Andigilog Inc.
7404 W. Detroit Street, Suite 100
Chandler, AZ 85226
Ph: 480-940-6200 ext. 18
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