[Arm-netbook] Slowly but surely...

[Gordan Bobic]

On 07/09/2012 05:31 PM, Roman Mamedov wrote:
> On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:22:34 +0100
> Gordan Bobic<gordan at bobich.net>  wrote:
>
>> Thirdly, SheevaPlugs don't overheat. I have several in the RedSleeve build farm. They have uptimes of many months, and none have ever overheated. This is largely a myth due to a handful at some point having left the factory with a duff PSU. The main source of heat is the CPU, and my plugs never exceed 45C (~25C above ambient) even after days of constant compiling. It's a non-issue unless you plan to run them inside an oven.
>
> The overheating debacle was primarily with GuruPlug, not SheevaPlug:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=guruplug+heat

I haven't taken a GuruPlug apart, but I cannot reall see where the extra 
heat would be coming from compared to a SheevaPlug.

> "Newer versions of the GuruPlug Plus solve the overheating problem by adding a
> 2cm fan to the design, although this eliminates the benefit of the silent
> design." -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GuruPlug

Indeed, I have a GuruPlug and it is _noisy_. As in rackmount server 
grade noisy. Only got one for the sake of being able to test my distro 
kernels on it, but I'll stick with other things for the build farm or 
else my computer room would sound like a hornets' nest.

Gordan