[dba-Tech] OT: A big day

Yes I could find new fans and put them in, but my recollection of that
machine is that even when new it wasn't as quiet as I would like.  At
this point I could go that way OR buy a new case and motherboard,
maybe a ssd hard drive for a boot drive and some new ram and have a
new Windows 8 media center. But for now I do nothing and just complain
about the noise <grin>  Really it's mostly only noticeable when
everything else is powered off so just doing nothing is a viable
option.

GK

On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> Hi Gary
>
> Time is a problem. "Ripping" LPs must wait until I retire.
> Couldn't you replace the fans in that old Dell? Or move it to another room?
>
> /gustav
>
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>
> Hi Gustav,
>
> Yes Lossless will take up a lot of space but the price of disk has come down
> over the years. I've only got about 500 CD's and maybe 400 vinyl disks in my
> collection.  But many of my favorite vinyl disks I also have in CD form. I
> have digitized a few of the LP's I couldn't find on CD and while it's better
> than not having them in digital form, it is pretty time consuming and takes
> a fair amount of effort. So I've not done a wholesale import on the vinyl.
> I've got a single terabyte drive I've dedicated to the music and that seems
> to have plenty of space for what I need for the foreseeable future.   My
> biggest concern right now is that the PC I use for storing the music is
> making too much noise. I'm not sure if it's the power supply fan or the main
> case fan but it's making more sound than i like. It's a 2004 vintage Dell
> Dimension and so isn't the fastest machine either although that really
> doesn't hinder anything excepting the boot time for the most part. So I am
> currently researching parts to build a new system that will be quieter. I've
> seen a couple cases that have the look of other stereo equipment and may go
> that route.
>
> All it takes is time and money.  Both are hard to come by though.
> Once we get through the winter here, time in particular becomes real problem
> for me.
>
> GK
>
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
>> Hi Gary
>>
>> To me the distribution is an upcoming project to which no obvious
>> solution exists. For recording I've used the WMA format in its
>> lossless setting and that works quite well but consumes an awful lot
>> of disk space. Ripping all my CDs, not to say my LPs, would be quite
>> expensive. So it is not in the near future.
>>
>> /gustav
>
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