[vdr] Re: Pundit case and Hauppauge Nexus-s

[Feghoul François <francois@feghoul.net>]

> Feghoul François wrote:
>
> >>Otto J. Makela wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 10:03:44 +0200, Miguel Sanchez wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I previously reported my vote for this barebone system [Pundit] from
> >>>>Asus to the list. Now, my word of warning: A Nexus-s board will
> >>>>collide with the CPU heatsink/fan of such a system. (Ok you mighet
> >>>>rip off part of the heatsink to make it if fit, it's only 2 cm, but
> >>>>I refused to do this).
> >>>>
> >>>>While I still think it is a nice case and computer, I had to let it
> >>>>go back to the shop as I could not fit my DVB card in it.
> >>>>
> >>>>So you can save yourself some time all this messing around if you
> >>>>own a Nexus-s and are looking for a nice box to build your VDR box
> >>>>with.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>I've found that neither will a Hauppauge DVB-C card fit there.
> >>>
> >>>However, as you said, the overlap is also only about 2cm and on one
> >>>PCI slot it is only the heatsink air director (plastic funnel leading
> >>>into the heatsink fan) that gets in the way -- it would be rather easy
> >>>to make a small incision into the director for the card. I doubt this
> >>>would have serious repercussions for air flow in the case.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Hi Otto,
> >>
> >>The  box has two PCI slots, the topmost is the one that, if you use it
> >>will make the card to collide with the plastic part/ fan of the
> >>heatsink, however due to the height of the card I could not manage to
> >>get the card inserted into this slot and the PCI 90 degrees adapter
> >>block back into its place. So I only managed to get the card into the
> >>bottommost slot (the other) and then the card will bump into the metal
> >>fins of the heatsink. If you remove part of them you are reducing its
> >>heatsinking capability.
> >>
> >>I'll be interested on hearing from people who actually fixed problem
> >>(maybe getting a different configuration heatsink/fan?).
> >>
> >>Cheers,
> >>
> >>Miguel
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >as subject.
> >
> >
> >
> >Hi
> >I have a Asus Pundit and a Hauppauge DVB-C since April 03 and all work
fine.
> >(A friend have the same since Jully 03)
> >The computer is online 24h/24h and the temperature of the CPU and the
> >Motherboard are ok.
> >I have remove the CPU headsink to place the DVB-c.
> >So the Asus Pundit works very nice for VDR and DVB-c
> >
> >Francois
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> Hi Francois,
>
> What did you do with the heatsink? Did you cut it? Or are you running
> without a heatsink?
>
> Maybe DVB-C and Nexus-s are different sizes (sorry I don't have the card
> or the measures at my office).
>
> Regards,
>
> Miguel
>
>
>
>
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Hi Miguel

Sorry I have a DVB-S for satellite.(Nexus Haupauge)
Nexus DVB-s and DVB-c have the same size.
I'm running without the headsink !


Francois



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