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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: peter michaelson who wrote (3328)	10/31/1998 10:31:00 PM
From: pae	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

Peter, Something I admire about the IBM Aptiva(?) setup is putting the stuff you need access to (CD & Floppy drives) in a small box that you don't mind sharing your desktop with allowing the noisy stuff to go as far away as cables allow. That would make your noise coffin even more effective - you wouldn't have to open it at all. I think JW mentioned remote enclosures or something like that along with one of the links he posted. I've made a mental note to chase that thought sometime in the future. <g> But it occurs to me now that I've got an old case that I could mount the stuff in, extending the power leads should be no biggie, but what about the IDE ribbon? Are there any physical limitations on that length? There is that link between the CD and the sound card also. Perhaps this is where USB really kicks in! I've been noticing some monitors advertise USB ports - maybe we'll start to see external CDROM/USB? And external floppy/USB? Did you line the cabinet with egg crate foam? Just sitting here now listening to my machines drone, I'd love to wrap them in foam without a box! Of course it would kill air flow - but it would be quiet! <g> Perhaps with the new setup, I'll try mounting a 4'x4' square of EC foam on the wall which ends up behind each tower. The idea being to damp out that DRONE! But I expect it would be hard to beat an enclosure. Perhaps a thinner piece of foam rubber inside that front plastic trim piece - right in front of the front fan! Careful not to restrict air flow of course. Paul