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by dbri
Thu May 08, 2003 4:30 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: how do you do DC-DC conversion?
Replies: 4
Views: 2888

hmmm

why convert that energy to heat?
why not into motion or something?
someone mentioned that switched power supplies differ voltages by pulsing. can you do that to make 24->12? does it help that its already dc to begin with? thanks.
by dbri
Thu May 08, 2003 2:03 pm
Forum: Power Supplies
Topic: how do you do DC-DC conversion?
Replies: 4
Views: 2888

how do you do DC-DC conversion?

how do you convert 24VDC down to 12VDC?
by dbri
Thu May 08, 2003 1:43 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Who is Digitalix?
Replies: 121
Views: 124803

woohoo spcr hits the big time

you havent made it until someones tried to use you to perpetrate
a scam.
by dbri
Tue May 06, 2003 7:02 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: epia-m problems?
Replies: 4
Views: 6361

denoument

so the store tells me i installed the ram backwards. i dont see how since its keyed and it fit like a glove but hey, anythings possible i guess. they said they traced down the burn marks on my RAM and the motherboard and that is the evidence. anyways i read on usenet another 'my 3rd pin is burnt' pe...
by dbri
Sat Mar 22, 2003 12:04 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: which are quieter, barracuda IV's or V's?
Replies: 8
Views: 4745

hmmm

i have two V's in a mirror array inside an iStyle case on the carpet floor. i cannot hear them. i hear the chipset fan more than i hear the hard drives.
by dbri
Wed Mar 19, 2003 7:58 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: iStyle PC Case and Silent PC retailers in the UK/Europe
Replies: 4
Views: 3114

quietude

i got one. it is pretty quiet.. but having quiet fans and quiet hard drives and a quiet PSU helps --a lot--. imho the main noise-blocking things about this case are the 'double hulled' nature (a metal box surrounded by a layer of curvy plastic)... and the flip-down spring door over the CDROM bays. t...
by dbri
Sat Mar 15, 2003 3:40 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: SATA barracuda v -- too hot to touch
Replies: 8
Views: 4618

mmm

thanks ez, but i dont have any hardware for monitoring hd temps.
by dbri
Sat Mar 15, 2003 3:26 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: SATA barracuda v -- too hot to touch
Replies: 8
Views: 4618

uhm i dont think so

there are two of the drives. they work perfectly. they are fast and quiet and nice. they just run REALLY HOT. improved airflow has helped a lot, now i can touch them. i also rubber-banded an old piece of copper to the back of one and it seems to help a little bit too. but wtf? does anyone else have ...
by dbri
Sat Mar 15, 2003 8:03 am
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: SATA barracuda v -- too hot to touch
Replies: 8
Views: 4618

SATA barracuda v -- too hot to touch

got two barracuda V SATA in a mirror array on a MSI k7n2g-ilsr motherboard. after installing windows these drives were very very hot. the back of them, where the cords plug in, was too hot to touch. im trying more case fans. . . but now my 'system temp' is at like 97 degrees F. thats funny because m...
by dbri
Thu Mar 13, 2003 1:36 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Serial ATA drives -do not- come with power cable converters
Replies: 7
Views: 4836

thanks

but its already coming from directron.com.

robux: yes thats the one i got

thanks
by dbri
Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:34 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Serial ATA drives -do not- come with power cable converters
Replies: 7
Views: 4836

hmmm

uhmm i dont know. i got them from seagate.com, buytape.seagate.com or whatever. is that OEM? i thought it was their 'retail site' or something. well whatever. things are so small nowdays you cant even just solder a bunch of crap together and have it work.
by dbri
Tue Mar 11, 2003 8:23 pm
Forum: Silent Storage
Topic: Serial ATA drives -do not- come with power cable converters
Replies: 7
Views: 4836

Serial ATA drives -do not- come with power cable converters

I just got two barracuda V's and guess what, no power cables. Serial ATA takes a different power plug and I read some where on the internet (yeah i know, im an idiot) that all the first generation disks would come with converters. :roll: :oops: anyways i hope some poor soul reads this before they to...
by dbri
Tue Mar 11, 2003 9:04 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: epia-m problems?
Replies: 4
Views: 6361

gaminggod: no worries im getting a big kick out of the look on peoples faces. mikec: the thing never booted, so i dont know if its dead or not. it just went 'boop boop boop', switched ram, smoke, switched back ram, 'boop boop boop' again.. people on viaarena.com are reporting overheating, boot probl...
by dbri
Tue Mar 11, 2003 6:29 am
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: epia-m problems?
Replies: 4
Views: 6361

epia-m problems?

is it just me or are alot of people having problems with the epia-m boards? ive been reading viaarena.com trying to figure out why mine started pouring smoke out when i used DDR333 RAM in the slot. it says use DDR266 but my ddr266 didnt let it boot.
by dbri
Mon Mar 10, 2003 7:27 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Need advice on small file server
Replies: 14
Views: 6195

3 hard drives + an epia board will not run off 55 watts. look up the power needs of these products, including your Hard Disks, they are on the web. add them up. http://www.westerndigital.com/products/current/drives.asp?Model=WD800AB example take this WD 80gig drive. spinup = 17 watts!!! three of the...
by dbri
Sat Feb 22, 2003 7:56 pm
Forum: CPUs and Motherboards
Topic: Undervoltable Motherboards: ADD to the list!!
Replies: 313
Views: 404116

msi k7n2g-ilsr

msi k7n2g-ilsr, amd duron/athlon board
1.55V-1.8V
the 'by h/w' setting (default) seems to have a duron1.1 running it at 1.78V
by dbri
Sat Feb 22, 2003 10:17 am
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: water bath motherboards?
Replies: 3
Views: 5524

thanks

cool info, thanks
by dbri
Thu Feb 20, 2003 1:31 pm
Forum: Watercooling
Topic: water bath motherboards?
Replies: 3
Views: 5524

water bath motherboards?

i have been wondering about some things. i seem to remember seeing somewhere that certain people are coating printed circuit boards w some kinda waterproof coating. could you do this to a motherboard and then bury the whole thing in a waterbath? but another idea was that since deionized water doesnt...
by dbri
Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:59 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Tualreon-based server
Replies: 35
Views: 62553

bottom hard drive power cable?

must agree w gxcad. first thing i tohught when i looked at this is 'where the heck did all the cables go? are they even plugged in? sho nuff they are. but where on earth is your bottom HD power cable routed? i see a little black snake loking thing disappear behind the motherboard... i havent been up...
by dbri
Thu Feb 20, 2003 12:44 pm
Forum: General Gallery
Topic: Heinz cooler: Crisspy and Jim get crafty.
Replies: 8
Views: 12286

wow

so uhm, how much temperature does it reduce? what were the results? and i am with rusty, this is the finest in ghetto engineering that i have ever seen on a pc.
by dbri
Sun Feb 16, 2003 9:57 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Nexus iStyle case now at Silicon Acoustics
Replies: 10
Views: 9239

nengtyi

The Nexus site, nexustek.nl, says its some kinda partner with 'neng tyi', which has its own website, www.nengtyi.com.tw, and says it has 'manufacturing sites in china in taiwan'. They also have a link to their 'istyle' case http://www.nengtyi.com.tw/Webezc/code/main1.asp?catNo=5&cat=iStyle%20Case A ...
by dbri
Tue Dec 24, 2002 2:32 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: freebsd tv video on via epia eden 1000
Replies: 4
Views: 3634

well

i would submit a patch to the freebsd project but i dont feel like dealing with the red tape.
by dbri
Tue Dec 24, 2002 9:40 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: freebsd tv video on via epia eden 1000
Replies: 4
Views: 3634

they werent changed for bsd

the VIA .c and .h files for linux compile without changes under bsd.
the only change needed was to use a different makefile.
by dbri
Tue Dec 17, 2002 5:59 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Off topic...uh...does anyone listen to John Cage?
Replies: 8
Views: 5443

of course! "Enjoy the Silence" by Depcehe Mode,
or the remake by Tori Amos.
by dbri
Mon Dec 16, 2002 6:31 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Off topic...uh...does anyone listen to John Cage?
Replies: 8
Views: 5443

yeah

i listen to 4 minutes 33 seconds at work. over and over and over and over. people keep interrupting it halfway through.
by dbri
Sun Dec 15, 2002 10:29 pm
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: freebsd tv video on via epia eden 1000
Replies: 4
Views: 3634

freebsd tv video on via epia eden 1000

SUMMARY: Just wanted to report that Via's linux TV chip driver for the Eden1000 EPIA mini-itx board seems to somewhat work under FreeBSD Xfree864, with virtually no changes. Below I list roughly how I got it up. System: FreeBSD4.7-RELEASE XFree86-4 Via Epia Eden 1000 mini-itx motherboard. RCA-videoj...
by dbri
Sat Sep 07, 2002 7:24 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Why the case?
Replies: 10
Views: 10158

"Yes, mesh will do quite fine in lieu of the steel cover. Provided the holes are quite small @ around 1/8-inches square. Small holes will provide a "Faraday" sheild, very similar to those used in radio / TV transmitters, receivers and the like. The high frequency (over 200 MHz) will not "pass" throu...
by dbri
Sat Aug 31, 2002 6:25 pm
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Anyone built a wooden box to surround their noisy pc?
Replies: 12
Views: 10558

jaeger: that first one is cool. the others are interesting. how quiet are they?
by dbri
Wed Aug 28, 2002 10:38 am
Forum: Cases and Damping
Topic: Why the case?
Replies: 10
Views: 10158

Re: Why the case?

ok, maybe I'm being foolishly optimistic, but why have a closed case at all? -Chris So that you won't drop a metal coathanger onto your motherboard where it accidentally shorts two contacts together that carry moderately high power and makes a little 'pop' noise and creates a little blackened burn ...
by dbri
Wed Aug 28, 2002 9:36 am
Forum: The Silent Front
Topic: Completely silent Computing based on Mini-ITX + Via Epia 50
Replies: 9
Views: 7574

Re: Completely silent Computing based on Mini-ITX + Via Epia

i just got a mini-itx Morex case and a via epia board. Been meaning to write a review but my step-grandfather died and im replacing my floor and 'beastmaster' was on last night etc etc etc. Here is a little information that maybe you will find useful? Any more questions just ask me if you wish. The ...