Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 12:28:44 -0500 From: "Doug Reynolds" <mav@wastegate.net> To: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org>, "rshea@thecubagroup.com" <rshea@thecubagroup.com> Subject: Re: [far OT] : temp/humidity limits for 'standard' intel based PC's Message-ID: <20020131172635.886D34844F@wastegate.net> In-Reply-To: <3C567B29.27846.80BB3BD@localhost>
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 10:36:25 +1300, Richard Shea wrote: >Hi - I want to install a home network. I'm thinking of putting a freebsd >machine in the basement to do firewall/natd. > >My question is : is there some sort of industry standard for atmospheric >conditions to which all motherboards,powersupplies,nics,diskdrives etc,etc will >comply ? I'm not so worried about temperature (where I live it would never drop >below -5 centigrade (~28 farenheit)) but we do get a fair bit of condensation >on warm surfaces in winter. well, if your computer would be outside all the time that could be a problem... :) computer parts, well, most electronic devices like cool dry conditions.. the only thing you'd have to worry about at 28 degrees would be your harddrive, and to find the specs on it, you'd have to goto the manufacture.. if it is pretty wet in the basement, i'd probably run a dehumidifier if it got real bad.. --- doug reynolds | the maverick | mav@wastegate.net PGP Public Key Fingerprint: 6E7B 9993 B503 6D45 E33A 2019 26E5 C1DB To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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