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Open case dangerous?
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Original Message
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Name: Brett
Date: September 17, 2002 at 19:07:46 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?OS: Windows XPCPU/Ram: 850/256 |
Comment: I keep reading how you are supposed to keep your PC case sealed because of the high frequencies inside. My new CUSL2-C motherboard has the COM2 port missing so there is an empty whole there. It was supposed to come with a metallic sticker to cover it but the seller lost it. Anyway, is it unhealthy to have an opening in the case? Thanks
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Response Number 1
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Name: Kevin The Tech Dude
Date: September 17, 2002 at 19:11:21 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous? |
Reply: (edit)Well a bug might crawl in but besides that I would not worry. Hell, the side of my case is of right now, has been off for a couple of months, to lazy to place it back on :) A sealed case is idea, yes. It helps with proper cooling and it does keep in RF but you are talking about a tiny little RS232 port here. If it bothers you that much, get some duct tape and patch it. KTTD Computing.Net Off Topic Forum
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Response Number 2
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Name: XxxFrancisxxxUSA
Date: September 17, 2002 at 19:14:12 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous? |
Reply: (edit)You have to have holes in your case to allow hot air flow out of the case and cold air flow in. If you seal you computer, the temperature will rise and rise until you have a nice electric stove.
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Response Number 3
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Name: leembo
Date: September 17, 2002 at 19:19:18 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?
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Reply: (edit)Ditto . . . That silly little hole is no "worse" than the holes in vented side covers which are available on many cases. The serial port hole is nothing at all to be concerned about. Heck, even a PRINTER port hole or any other port hole is nothing to be concerned about. But THE BUGS . . .
Oh my Gosh, the BUGS . . .
You have to STOP THEM - stop them at ALL COSTS - squish them, spray them, squash them, shoo them, burn them, move the computer to a safer location, and . . . Umh, ooops, sorry 'bout that.
Lost my mind there for a moment. ;D
Hey Intel, AMD rulez!
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Response Number 4
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Name: Kevin The Tech Dude
Date: September 17, 2002 at 19:39:37 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous? |
Reply: (edit)When I say sealed I mean having the cover or all the sides on the computer. Yes, they all need proper airflow and I've never seen a case that that didn't provide some type. I used to build Tempest systems for the DEA and even those had holes for airflow and they didn't want a damn think leaking out of those systems. KTTD Computing.Net Off Topic Forum
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Response Number 5
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Name:
Date: September 17, 2002 at 21:14:42 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?
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Reply: (edit)Bugs,
Man I could tell you all about them. I lived in a jungle hell (well, semi- tropical) for many years. Roaches and ants, they really were a fright. The only good ants were the marching army variety...those roaches ran like the dickens, but so did you! I guarantee they would find a home in your computer.
The RF through such a small opening isn't much to worry about. Your cell phone emitting into your cranium would doubless be worse.
I like the duct tape cure. "thousand mile an hour tape" we use to call it.
Who's got bugs crawling in and out their ears
-nobody
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Response Number 6
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Name: tech--fred
Date: September 17, 2002 at 21:42:43 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?
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Reply: (edit)If you leave your slot covers off and you
system on the floor you may get mice. Some
of them like to chew wires.
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Response Number 8
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Name: Serge
Date: September 18, 2002 at 09:39:19 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?
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Reply: (edit)I lost my main machine 4 weeks ago to a storm here in Fla, and the temp machine I put together has no side panels and I've got the hard drive sitting on a book on top of the case. Granted this is not good, but it is only temp.
But so far my CPU temp is cooler than when I've got the side panels on.
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Response Number 9
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Name: hayley
Date: September 18, 2002 at 15:12:30 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous? |
Reply: (edit)Have you guys seriously had bugs and mice in your computer?? I have had my side panals on and off for about 3 years and i have yet to find a bug in my computer.
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Response Number 10
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Name:
Date: September 18, 2002 at 15:55:07 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?
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Reply: (edit)No, I wasn't fortunate enough to have a computer back then. I did have a polaroid spectra camera that I was very proud of. One day I noticed some tiny tiny ants crawling around on the INSIDE of the lens. I was fumed. Too many more stories like that could I tell (I've got LOTS of experience with fer-de-lance snakes too).
It seems strange to you only because of your environment...consider yourself lucky.
When you've been snake-bit and the local witch-doctor can't be found in the village, who can save you now
-nobody
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Response Number 11
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Name: Joni
Date: September 19, 2002 at 13:17:50 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous?
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Reply: (edit)Guys, this is nothing!!! Back in the dayz, I upgraded my 486 to a p60 NOTHING FITTED IN THE CASE!! Ok, I was 14, had no money, so the whole PC operated in bits on my desk until I got a k6-2 450 a few years later. And I'm fine, well, apart from the PAINS!!!! Later Joni
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Response Number 12
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Name: Angelus
Date: September 19, 2002 at 14:56:06 Pacific
Subject: Open case dangerous? |
Reply: (edit)Don't know where you people live but... i had never bugs, mice, rats or roaches in my room... And I'm not that rich... For AMD based systems (especially XP series) you better leave the cover on. Smal holes aren't important Greetzz
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