Can a 486 run without a power supply fan?

[Demon-Xanth]

I'm considering making my router near-solid state. It'd be a 486DX33 w/ 16MB RAM, no HD (floppy only), floppy drive, a video card a NIC, a modem, and an external modem.

This would be silent with the exception of the power supply, can a system like this be run w/ the fan disabled?

 

[afzan]

I doubt it.. You might be able to get away with a single panaflo low speed undervolted to 5 or 7 volts though.

 

[JC]

Hmmm....if you could get some convection cooling thru the PS, maybe. But it might work, what the hell- not like that's high-dollar equipment if a too-hot PSU takes it out


JC

 

[DOOPYLOOPY]

the PSU will get really really really hot over time u need some sort of cooling for it.

 

[DannyBoy]

Just buy yourself a fanless PSU.

They are pretty quality

And not to mention dont cost much.

Have a browse around the net for some, believe me they are brilliant.

 

[TonyB]

why dont you just buy a router instead of going through all that hassle

 

[microAmp]

Power supplies....

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: motoamd
Power supplies....

$235.00 for a fanless psu !!:Q


much easier & cheaper to just put a quiet fan in your curret psu.

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: motoamd
Power supplies....

$235.00 for a fanless psu !!:Q


much easier & cheaper to just put a quiet fan in your curret psu.

No that is a 350watt ATX psu, no wonder its expensive.

You wont need more than 50watts on that machine.

You can get PSU's tha are like 100watt max output for about 50 dollars.

Although after all this hassle you would be better off and cheaper off just buying yourself a damned router!

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: motoamd
Power supplies....

$235.00 for a fanless psu !!:Q


much easier & cheaper to just put a quiet fan in your curret psu.

much easier & cheaper to buy a router.

 

[afzan]

Originally posted by: Spac3d

Originally posted by: Budman

Originally posted by: motoamd
Power supplies....

$235.00 for a fanless psu !!:Q


much easier & cheaper to just put a quiet fan in your curret psu.

much easier & cheaper to buy a router.

a router is also less flexible and configurable

 

[PCMarine]

Here are some "Ultra Quiet" ones.

 

[DannyBoy]

Ive just noticed 1 thing, its a 486 right?

So your gunna need an AT psu..

DOH :|

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Note that this is a DIALUP router. Not just ethernet.

I'd like to replace it with a DSL router, but that would require being able to get DSL.

 

[PCMarine]

Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
Ive just noticed 1 thing, its a 486 right?

So your gunna need an AT psu..

DOH :|

They sell ATX --> AT converters, For Example...

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: PCMarine

Originally posted by: MrFiTTy
Ive just noticed 1 thing, its a 486 right?

So your gunna need an AT psu..

DOH :|

They sell ATX --> AT converters, For Example...

Kool

I gotta check summa them out

 

[sharkeeper]

Yes it is very possible!

I had a Dell Optiplex 433. (486/33 4MB Tseng ET4000, etc.) and the PS fan was noisy so I shoved a McDonald's straw in the fan. I figured it would blow up and then MIS would HAVE to replace it. (They ignored my previous squawks for service for NOISE!) Guess what? The damn thing ran that way for the next two years although the top of the case was hotter than the monitor! :Q

This was back in the early 90's when I was a government employee and they were buying those crappy Dells. To add insult to injury they actually upgraded them with P83 overdrive chips in 1996! :Q

-DAK-