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by sonicj
Sat Aug 14, 2010 3:13 pm
Forum: Quiet Prebuilt, SFF and Barebones Systems
Topic: 8W idle! (2010 Mac Mini)
Replies: 5
Views: 6404

I wonder if you can boot from the Firewire 800 port? firewire is bootable on the mac. hold the option key on startup to select boot partition. as a performer, this is a very important feature for me as it allows for booting from a cloned HDD or another mac in target disk mode. should something bad ...
by sonicj
Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:09 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 60mm Oscilloscope Fan
Replies: 4
Views: 2228

thanx for the advice guys! that vantec sounds like the way to go! now that i think about it, i put a VANTEC SF6025L 60mm in my dad's tivo a few years back and it has been flawless! the temp control is a interesting feature... i guess it has a thermistor on the board maybe??? nevermind... i found a p...
by sonicj
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Fans and Control
Topic: 60mm Oscilloscope Fan
Replies: 4
Views: 2228

60mm Oscilloscope Fan

hi! i recently purchased a new oscilloscope and while i really like the thing, the fan noise a deal breaker! so far, i've added a 20Ω 2w resistor in series and soft mounted the fan with rubber bands. this dropped current consumption from .18a to .14a and reduced noise by about 5db! while this is wa...
by sonicj
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Test Forum
Topic: i need posts for url posting authorisation
Replies: 8
Views: 6775

before i can post links!
by sonicj
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Test Forum
Topic: i need posts for url posting authorisation
Replies: 8
Views: 6775

need posts!
by sonicj
Thu Aug 12, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: Test Forum
Topic: i need posts for url posting authorisation
Replies: 8
Views: 6775

ugh!