[mythtvnz] Bit rot?
Graeme Woollett
g.woollett at irl.cri.nz
Thu Jun 26 22:21:15 BST 2008
> I'd second that theory... Is your mythbox running a bit warm? If it is,
> I'd suggest a few more fans, maybe try improving the airflow a bit, and
> if all else fails, a better designed case would help. I'd suggest if
> your case has a position for an inlet fan in front of the hard drives,
> you install one (or a bigger one, if there already is one there)
>
>
> Also, if your drive has been cooking, I'd replace it as well.
>
>
I third it, fans are good, but make sure that the heatsinks on the CPU
and power supply are free of dust. Every 3 to 4 months I blow my system
out with compressed air (and almost choke in the process). Dust is a
great insulator, get rid of it first :-)
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