[Aurora-sparc-user] fanless ultra 5

[Bompart Cedric]

Hello,

I've got a free Ultra 5 workstation... and I'm just wondering if I can convert it with a fanless approach?
 - replace the PSU with a fanless ATX PSU (~300W)
 - remove the case/cpu fan
 - dont't care about cdrom/floppy drive

The goal is to create a quiet storage box (like a NAS). Is it possible? do I need to move the motherboard to a better PC case?

Normally the CPU shouldn't max out for only managing files (IO + network), so do I need a fan for the CPU?

I've got an old symbios SCSI card (50 pins internal/external connection), don't know the transfer speed and what type of scsi (1, 2 or 3)... what type of drive do you recommend? in point of using scsi 3 disks, am I going to be limited with the PCI bus speed?


Regards,
Cedric.