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I still have a perfectly working Cobalt Raq 550 sitting in my closet... Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB of RAM. Don't know what to do with it. It's also extremely noisy
by RedShift1 4y ago
I still have a perfectly working Cobalt Raq 550 sitting in my closet... Pentium III 1 GHz, 1 GB of RAM. Don't know what to do with it. It's also extremely noisy so can't use it as a server or router at home.
- actionfromafar 4y agoSee if it still runs if you just unplug most of the fans.
- RedShift1 4y agoIt will run with unplugged fans. But that'll shorten its lifetime...
- rcarmo 4y agoI would replace the fans, to start with. The 550 could take extra RAM (see https://taoofmac.com/space/com/cobalt/raq550 https://taoofmac.com/space/com/cobalt/raq550 and https://taoofmac.com/space/com/cobalt/faq https://taoofmac.com/space/com/cobalt/faq), and it was possible to get a decent(ish) kernel on it. Alternatively, consider getting a cheap Celeron N5105 mini PC (or two - two should fit in the case) and adapting the PSU for it… Might be a fun project if you can do it non-destructively.
- IntelMiner 4y agoDepending on your location, a lot of retro computing hobbyists would be interested in it if you were up for parting with such a machine