[ale] Building a server for a harsh-ish environment

[Joseph A Knapka]

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. When I get
around to building this thing, I'll let you know
how it goes.

-- Joe


Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> 
> I have a client for whom I'm likely to build a Linux
> web/mysql server in the near future. Its only job will
> be to maintain a small (<10MB) DB and serve up Zope
> pages related to that DB, strictly for internal use.
> So far, no problem, I can build the required machine
> from new parts for a couple of hundred $$.
> 
> The problem is, the machine will live in a building
> where the A/C is not very reliable. It's possible
> that the temperature in the room where this machine
> lives may occasionally reach 90F. I need it to
> be reliable, not fast, so I'd really like to build
> something like a 200Mhz P2 or similar, rather than
> one of the 1.5Ghz monsters that seem to be growing
> on trees these days. However, I want to build it
> from new parts. So does anyone know of a source
> for such things? Or would it be reasonable to
> under-clock a faster chip to reduce its heat
> output? Are there mobos out there that will
> support lower clock speeds than 500Mhz?
> 

-- 
 "I'd rather chew my leg off than maintain Java code, which
 sucks, 'cause I have a lot of Java code to maintain and the
 leg surgery is starting to get expensive." - J. Knapka

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