[colug-432] wanted: silent PC for ownCloud hosting

[Rick Miller]

Good Afternoon Mr.Miller:

   I'm new to colug. Therefore, bear with me if it should seem I'm out of sorts. I have a number of questions/issues concerning the use of Linux distros. Although I don't consider myself a "newbie", I know I have much to learn. Would/could this forum be the proper place to pose questions concerning operation/use of Linux based distros and subsequent software packages? I am subscribed to other Linux/Ubuntu forums, however, I feel the more input/advice/information I can obtain, the better off I'll be. I've perused the language here and wonder if this site is beyond what I seek, or would my participation be accepted/welcomed? 
THANK YOU:
Rick Miller

> Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 19:28:02 -0400
> From: bnmille at gmail.com
> To: colug-432 at colug.net
> Subject: Re: [colug-432] wanted: silent PC for ownCloud hosting
> 
> On 03/30/2014 08:47 PM, Scott Merrill wrote:
> >> But I would look at a used laptop,
> >> personally.  I'm using my old (dual core) Acer NetBook as a server.  The
> >> fan almost never comes on (I get a syslog entry when it does.  It is
> >> physically located in a place where I wouldn't hear it if it did.),
> >> it's small, comes with its own UPS, and the notebook capabilities means
> >> it runs at the slowest CPU speed most of the time. I bought mine with an
> >> SSD disk.  But you can generally get SSDs for notebooks, too.
> >
> > I have a laptop I could use in this way, but I feel somewhat
> > uncomfortable using a laptop in an always-on capacity like this.
> >
> 
> The only caution I have with using a laptop for something like this is 
> to run the laptop upside down (with the vents on the top) or in an 
> inverted "V" shape, to ensure you get adequate air flow.  I have about 
> 10 keys on the netbook that don't work now because (I think) it got too 
> hot.  But since I do everything by SSH, that hasn't been an issue for me.
> 
> 
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