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Raspberry as a Server

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Hi guys,

 

I am completely new on this and I have plans to get the new Raspberry Pi 2.0 [512MB] for testing and learning purposes. I was thinking on using mine Raspberry as a multiple media center or Server but I'm wondering if there is a limit of usage in case if I leave it working 24/7.

 

By looking at some comment within the website, I found the following details as the normal operation temperature:

What is the usable temperature range?

The Raspberry Pi is built from commercial chips which are qualified to different temperature ranges; the LAN9512 is specified by the manufacturers being qualified from 0°C to 70°C, while the AP is qualified from -40°C to 85°C. You may well find that the board will work outside those temperatures, but we’re not qualifying the board itself to these extremes.

 

Do we have overheating issues? If so, Can we adapt a fan or something as a cooling system?

 

Any suggestion or information will be highly appreaciated.

 

AR

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  • Some rev 1 RasPis had overheating issues with the LAN9512 due to a design error which caused the LAN9512's 1.8V regulator to work too hard.  Rev 2 has fixed this and has much better heat dissipation for the LAN9512, so unless you're putting RasPi on top of a hot piece of equipment you're probably OK even if it's in a case.  A number of people added heat sinks to the LAN9512 and the SoC, which can help especially if overvolting and/or overclocking.  Some have added thermal pads to conduct heat to a metal case.  A fan is overkill, but adds a Steampunk aesthetic.  My solution for my rev 1 RasPi is to mount it vertically so there's fan-less air flow across both sides of the board.  It stays quite comfy even without heat sinks, especially since I rarely hook up Ethernet.

     

    I suggest searching for "cooling" and "overheating" here and at raspberrypi.org.

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  • Some rev 1 RasPis had overheating issues with the LAN9512 due to a design error which caused the LAN9512's 1.8V regulator to work too hard.  Rev 2 has fixed this and has much better heat dissipation for the LAN9512, so unless you're putting RasPi on top of a hot piece of equipment you're probably OK even if it's in a case.  A number of people added heat sinks to the LAN9512 and the SoC, which can help especially if overvolting and/or overclocking.  Some have added thermal pads to conduct heat to a metal case.  A fan is overkill, but adds a Steampunk aesthetic.  My solution for my rev 1 RasPi is to mount it vertically so there's fan-less air flow across both sides of the board.  It stays quite comfy even without heat sinks, especially since I rarely hook up Ethernet.

     

    I suggest searching for "cooling" and "overheating" here and at raspberrypi.org.

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