I've noticed that quite a few overclocked machines run submersed in
oil. Perhaps you could store some components this way?
On 31/12/2007, at 2:10 PM, Imran Chaudhry wrote:
> Hello LUGites,
>
> We're having a clearout and we want to put aside several PCs in the
> garage. They are desktop sized. Ideally they would be in the house
> somewhere but domestic harmony takes priority.
> I want to take some sensible steps in storing them properly.
>
> We also have a few components like network cards, hard discs and CDROM
> drives which we're keeping in a couple large sealed plastic tubs in
> which we've placed some silica gel packs.
>
> With the PCs my idea was to:
> - Wrap each in a sealed plastic bag to keep as airtight as possible,
> with a silica gel pack in the bag
> - Keep them towards the rear of the garage to reduce the exposure to
> cold and moisture
>
> A neighbour recommended "vacuum seal" bags because the air in the
> plastic bags will still cause fungus/mould and whatnot to form.
>
> Also when taking them out and into use the sensible advice would be to
> let them reach room temperature and settle for a while (few
> hours/overnight?) before turning on?
>
> Just after some general storage advice, tips and any solutions that
> folks may have.
>
> Thanks
>
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