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If you do that you need the type of server box with a redundant power
supply, hot swappable if you must stay running all the time.
JMO
Jerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Fritz [mailto:fritz@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 11:56 AM
> To: omega list
> Subject: Re: the ultimate .............
>
>
> I think the multiple mobos in one box is an interesting idea. Might
> be able to get some efficiency of airflow/cooling etc, maybe make the
> beastie a little quieter than N separate boxes.
>
> Noise is a concern for me. All those fans are quite a distraction.
> I've already got 4 computers within 4 feet of me. Thank God one of
> them is a laptop & virtually silent. Now I'm looking at buying or
> building a dual-CPU monster, and it will probably be as noisy as the
> other 4 combined. :-( If I end up building it, I'm going to put
> some effort into researching the quietest fans.
>
> Too bad the boxes have to be nearby. If I could stick them 20' away
> I could put them into the next room and noise would be no problem.
> The CD drive, printer, etc would be inconveniently far away, but I
> think I could live with that. But I don't think the video cable for
> the monitor can be that long. Or is there a solution for that?
>
> > Not sure about having multiple motherboards etc. but I do know
> > many people who have multiple computers and have just one mouse and
> > keyboard controlling all of them.
>
> This would be useful too. I've got too many keyboards now. I've
> been meaning to look into a kbd/mouse multiplexer. What are some
> good ones?
>
> Gary
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