Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/10/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you Brian for your efforts helping us to enjoy so many pictures! Personally is noted that the LUG computer generates a lot of heat, I will try to cooperate posting less se?oritas up to now. Again, thanks a lot! Cheers Lluis El 22/10/2013, a las 22:40, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> escribi?: > The LUG Gallery is back online. I'm glad that it came back up so quickly. > The Large Format Photography server (which I also host) was down for > nearly 3 weeks while I struggled with repairs. > > Details for the tech-minded: > The air conditioner for that room of the data center had failed. The LUG > Gallery runs on a particularly high-powered computer that generates a lot > of heat, and it didn't take it long to reach critical overtemp. > > Its dual 550W X8051A-Z power supplies respond to overtemp by disconnecting > themselves from the power mains and staying disconnected until they are > manually reset. > > So I manually reset them. I forgot that it's wise to wear hearing > protectors when powering up that machine while standing next to it. Yow. > > That server (a maxed-out SunFire X4200) has been so reliable that I've not > paid attention to it for years. It is such a beast. I'd better start > making plans for replacing it. No computer lasts forever. And the LUG > Gallery server is the only machine I have that cost more than an M > Monochrom. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information