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Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2019 15.39, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | | Some do have filters or grids. You just have to pay more. | Antec, for instance. | Yes, so says Paul. I wasn't aware of that. I usually pay $20 for a simple tin (or sheet steel?) case. I don't need anything that looks like a Klingon dashboard so I've never looked at the expensive boxes. They have other advantages. Holes for more fans, several hard disk trays, cushioned for reduced vibration (the vibration from one hard disk head has been known to transmit to a nearby hard disk causing it more read errors via positioning head errors because of the vibration at the proper frequency). Double sheet sides, also to reduce sound transmission. Filtered air intakes I have seen in ruggerized computer cases intended for industrial environments. Imagine a machine shop, where the dust can be metallic particles! Some of those boxes you can put on the floor and jump over them, safely. You pay the money, for the side-mount disk trays. That's the bit that makes it worthwhile. So easy to change drives. I'm not looking for fancy metal bits particularly. https://img.hexus.net/v2/cases/antec/sonata3/4.1.s.jpg I keep one optical drive in the front-load bays. And the rest is done with trays that face you. Paul |
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On 25/08/2019 21.05, Paul wrote:
Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 15.39, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | | Some do have filters or grids. You just have to pay more. | Antec, for instance. | Â* Yes, so says Paul. I wasn't aware of that. I usually pay $20 for a simple tin (or sheet steel?) case. I don't need anything that looks like a Klingon dashboard so I've never looked at the expensive boxes. They have other advantages. Holes for more fans, several hard disk trays, cushioned for reduced vibration (the vibration from one hard disk head has been known to transmit to a nearby hard disk causing it more read errors via positioning head errors because of the vibration at the proper frequency). Double sheet sides, also to reduce sound transmission. Filtered air intakes I have seen in ruggerized computer cases intended for industrial environments. Imagine a machine shop, where the dust can be metallic particles! Some of those boxes you can put on the floor and jump over them, safely. You pay the money, for the side-mount disk trays. That's the bit that makes it worthwhile. So easy to change drives. I'm not looking for fancy metal bits particularly. https://img.hexus.net/v2/cases/antec/sonata3/4.1.s.jpg Side mounted! Interesting. But the cables are right in the back, very difficult to insert unless you remove as well the back cover. I keep one optical drive in the front-load bays. And the rest is done with trays that face you. Cables at the back... :-P -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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On 2019-08-25 3:15 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2019 21.05, Paul wrote: Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 15.39, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | | Some do have filters or grids. You just have to pay more. | Antec, for instance. | Â* Yes, so says Paul. I wasn't aware of that. I usually pay $20 for a simple tin (or sheet steel?) case. I don't need anything that looks like a Klingon dashboard so I've never looked at the expensive boxes. They have other advantages. Holes for more fans, several hard disk trays, cushioned for reduced vibration (the vibration from one hard disk head has been known to transmit to a nearby hard disk causing it more read errors via positioning head errors because of the vibration at the proper frequency). Double sheet sides, also to reduce sound transmission. Filtered air intakes I have seen in ruggerized computer cases intended for industrial environments. Imagine a machine shop, where the dust can be metallic particles! Some of those boxes you can put on the floor and jump over them, safely. You pay the money, for the side-mount disk trays. That's the bit that makes it worthwhile. So easy to change drives. I'm not looking for fancy metal bits particularly. https://img.hexus.net/v2/cases/antec/sonata3/4.1.s.jpg Side mounted! Interesting. But the cables are right in the back, very difficult to insert unless you remove as well the back cover. I keep one optical drive in the front-load bays. And the rest is done with trays that face you. Cables at the back... :-P Off course, 2 knurled thumbscrews and your their, My case is arranged exactly the same. Rene |
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Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2019-08-25 3:15 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 21.05, Paul wrote: Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 15.39, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | | Some do have filters or grids. You just have to pay more. | Antec, for instance. | Yes, so says Paul. I wasn't aware of that. I usually pay $20 for a simple tin (or sheet steel?) case. I don't need anything that looks like a Klingon dashboard so I've never looked at the expensive boxes. They have other advantages. Holes for more fans, several hard disk trays, cushioned for reduced vibration (the vibration from one hard disk head has been known to transmit to a nearby hard disk causing it more read errors via positioning head errors because of the vibration at the proper frequency). Double sheet sides, also to reduce sound transmission. Filtered air intakes I have seen in ruggerized computer cases intended for industrial environments. Imagine a machine shop, where the dust can be metallic particles! Some of those boxes you can put on the floor and jump over them, safely. You pay the money, for the side-mount disk trays. That's the bit that makes it worthwhile. So easy to change drives. I'm not looking for fancy metal bits particularly. https://img.hexus.net/v2/cases/antec/sonata3/4.1.s.jpg Side mounted! Interesting. But the cables are right in the back, very difficult to insert unless you remove as well the back cover. I keep one optical drive in the front-load bays. And the rest is done with trays that face you. Cables at the back... :-P Off course, 2 knurled thumbscrews and your their, My case is arranged exactly the same. Rene Some right-angle connectors and bobs yer uncle. The cable routing is a bit tortured, and the bottom-most tray tends to not get used. So using three drives is a comfortable max with the trays. If I left the door off the box, I could use all of them, but that's not good for cooling. I can leave the door off, if using just SSDs on it. Paul |
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"Carlos E.R." wrote
| And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. |
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On 25/08/2019 23.07, Paul wrote:
Rene Lamontagne wrote: On 2019-08-25 3:15 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 21.05, Paul wrote: Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 15.39, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | | Some do have filters or grids. You just have to pay more. | Antec, for instance. | Â*Â* Yes, so says Paul. I wasn't aware of that. I usually pay $20 for a simple tin (or sheet steel?) case. I don't need anything that looks like a Klingon dashboard so I've never looked at the expensive boxes. They have other advantages. Holes for more fans, several hard disk trays, cushioned for reduced vibration (the vibration from one hard disk head has been known to transmit to a nearby hard disk causing it more read errors via positioning head errors because of the vibration at the proper frequency). Double sheet sides, also to reduce sound transmission. Filtered air intakes I have seen in ruggerized computer cases intended for industrial environments. Imagine a machine shop, where the dust can be metallic particles! Some of those boxes you can put on the floor and jump over them, safely. You pay the money, for the side-mount disk trays. That's the bit that makes it worthwhile. So easy to change drives. I'm not looking for fancy metal bits particularly. https://img.hexus.net/v2/cases/antec/sonata3/4.1.s.jpg Side mounted! Interesting. But the cables are right in the back, very difficult to insert unless you remove as well the back cover. I keep one optical drive in the front-load bays. And the rest is done with trays that face you. Cables at the back... :-P Off course, 2 knurled thumbscrews and your their, My case is arranged exactly the same.Â* Rene To open that panel, I have to partially extract the computer from its rack first. And in my Antec case, the back panel (right hand) has actual screws, while the front panel (left panel) has thumbscrews. That is, you have to remove both panels to replace a hard disk. Me, one. Well, and the front plastic thing that hides the fans and dust grid. Some right-angle connectors and bobs yer uncle. Still... The cable routing is a bit tortured, and the bottom-most tray tends to not get used. So using three drives is a comfortable max with the trays. If I left the door off the box, I could use all of them, but that's not good for cooling. I can leave the door off, if using just SSDs on it. I use the four, with two fans. Plus an SSD elsewhere, and afterthought. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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On 25/08/2019 23.30, Mayayana wrote:
"Carlos E.R." wrote | And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Yes, I remember hearing of that kind of setup, but elsewhere. Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. Most of us use VM for those things, I guess... -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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On 8/25/2019 9:14 AM, Mayayana wrote:
"Paul" wrote | | There are computer cases with a filter screen in the | front of the computer. They're similar to the consistency | of electric dryer filters for airflow. It is meant to handle | the intake vent area on this case. | | http://sophstertoaster.com/wordpress...er-300x238.jpg | | You'd only have to clean it, oh, every three months. | | That's one of the first things I removed and | put back in the computer case box when I got it :-/ | Really? You don't see the point of a filter? Furnace-type filters are very low resistance and don't plug up for a long time. But they provide enough filtering to stop things like hair and human dander. I find that only very fine dust gets through. And I can pretty much clean the filter just by running the vacuum over the intake holes. | Some people advocate using a nylon stocking material | as a filter. And that would plug up in a week. Think | of how much cleaning you'd have to do over the course | of a year. | Maybe you should think about moving out of that landfill. You really should try using negro prostitute panties as a filter. They are effective at trapping dust and add a pleasant, musky bouquet to the room. |
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On 2019-08-25 4:35 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 25/08/2019 23.30, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Yes, I remember hearing of that kind of setup, but elsewhere. Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. Most of us use VM for those things, I guess... M Coolermaster CM690 II case has what they called an X Bay built into the top It is a slanted ramp with SSD connectors at the lower end It is a hot Swap bay and you can plug or unplug SSDs at any time. I have about 5 12 GB samsung and Kingston SSDs on which I have installed Windows 10 insider Windows 7 Linux Mint MX Linux ZenialPup 7.5 So I just slide in whatever OS I want and boot into that drive. Best thing since sliced bread, They still make that case 10 years later but sadly have not retained that feature. Rene |
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On 2019-08-25 6:21 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2019-08-25 4:35 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 23.30, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | Â*Â* There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Yes, I remember hearing of that kind of setup, but elsewhere. Â*Â* Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. Most of us use VM for those things, I guess... M Coolermaster CM690 II case has what they called an X Bay built into the top It is a slanted ramp with SSD connectors at the lower end It is a hot Swap bay and you can plug or unplug SSDs at any time. I have about 5 12 GB samsung and Kingston SSDs on which I have installed Windows 10 insider Windows 7 Linux Mint MX Linux ZenialPup 7.5 So I just slide in whatever OS I want and boot into that drive. Best thing since sliced bread, They still make that case 10 years later but sadly have not retained that feature. Rene Sorry, 120 GB SSDs, Pretty hard to find 12 GB ones. :-) Rene |
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On 25/08/2019 22:30:19, Mayayana wrote:
"Carlos E.R." wrote And the rest is done with trays that face you. Cables at the back... :-P There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. Great devices for desktop pc's. The outer casing fitted into a five and half inch drive bay then the inner casing containing the hard drive slotted into it. You just needed one outer casing for using multiple inner casings, although you had to buy the whole inner and outer casings every time as a kit. Video here of some one using them even with an SSD drive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRtAlYAUhKM -- mick |
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On 26/08/2019 01.25, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
On 2019-08-25 6:21 p.m., Rene Lamontagne wrote: On 2019-08-25 4:35 p.m., Carlos E.R. wrote: On 25/08/2019 23.30, Mayayana wrote: "Carlos E.R." wrote | And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | Â*Â* There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Yes, I remember hearing of that kind of setup, but elsewhere. Â*Â* Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. Most of us use VM for those things, I guess... M Coolermaster CM690 II case has what they called an X Bay built into the top It is a slanted ramp with SSD connectors at the lower end It is a hot Swap bay and you can plug or unplug SSDs at any time. I have about 5 12 GB samsung and Kingston SSDs on which I have installed Windows 10 insider Windows 7 Linux Mint MX Linux ZenialPup 7.5 So I just slide in whatever OS I want and boot into that drive. Best thing since sliced bread, They still make that case 10 years later but sadly have not retained that feature. Rene Sorry, 120 GB SSDs, Pretty hard to find 12 GB ones.Â* :-) Ah! I was a bit surprised. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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Mayayana wrote:
"Carlos E.R." wrote | And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. You can't test everything in a VM. The BIOS level emulation quality can be an issue (especially for UEFI). Paul |
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On 2019-08-25, Mayayana wrote:
"Cleaner Advise" wrote | Looking for a vacuum cleaner to clean my machine from inside. Less | aggressive solution please as I don't want the cables to be sucked away | and ruin my machine!!. I just use a regular vacuum with the "get-in-the-corners" attachment. It's plastic, but I still avoid actual contact to minimize static electricity risk. The high suction from that small tip is an advantage. You can't easily vacuum up circuit boards and cables, and having the high suction means that I can clean parts without touching them. Don't waste money on "high tech" vacuum cleaners. Those are just made to exploit compulsive types -- the kind of people who cover their computer with a plastic bag when the housecleaner comes; not because the computer benefits but rather because they anthropomorphize their computer and imagine it to be as OCD as they are. (There are a lot of people writing code who shouldn't be trusted to make their own coffee. The worst part is that they assume, because they're geniuses at code, they're also geniuses at everything else. So why can't they find their own buttonholes? Must be that a state college engineer designed the shirt. I also use filters. Home Depot sells a furnace filter pad, maybe 20x24. It comes with a black carbon filter pad and a black plastic grid for support. Three layers. It's thin, with low air resistance. I cut the pads to fit over the box's intake holes, cut a plastic grid to match, then attach that with small plastic ties. Occasionally I'll vacuum the outside of the filters. The overall effect is that I get very little dust inside in the first place. It seems idiotic to me that computer cases don't come with similar, replaceable filters. Some cases do. We have two Advantech 4U industrial PC cases at work that have washable filters in the front -- When I tried casting out nines I made a hash of it. |
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"Mayayana" wrote in message
... "Carlos E.R." wrote | And the rest is done with trays that face you. | | Cables at the back... :-P | There used to be an Englishman in the programming groups who liked to use caddies. I don't know quite how they worked, but somehow he installed a chassis in a drive bay and then had 3 1/2" enclosures for the hard disks, that fit into the chassis. So when he wanted to test software, rather than use a VM, he just pulled out one hard disk and slid in another, with a different OS on each disk. I picture it as something like an 8-track player but I've never actually seen such hardware. Personally I change hardware very rarely, so I don't need any special convenience. Yes, I also used caddies for a time. I still have an unused one in its box which says MobileRack since 1994 so that might be the brand name. They weren't hot swappable under XP. Used with 3.5" IDE drives at the time but later 2.5" drives plus a SATA to IDE adapter made them even more convenient & lighter. The case also had a lock where the key was a tube with a protruding pin. Enough to stop casual removal. -- Regards wasbit |
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