protect NAS from dust

Hi,

I'm going to install a Infrant EasyNAS nv+ in the basement of my
house. It's a pretty clean place but i guess i still have to protect
the nas device from dust. What do you guys use for this? Is there
some sort of protective case available (glass or something?) which
would still allow for enough cooling? Maybe using a filter of some
sort? Or do you think this is absolutely not necessary? Infrant
doesn't supply anything of the sort...

Thanks,
Kris

Previously wrote:
Hi,

I'm going to install a Infrant EasyNAS nv+ in the basement of my
house. It's a pretty clean place but i guess i still have to protect
the nas device from dust. What do you guys use for this? Is there
some sort of protective case available (glass or something?) which
would still allow for enough cooling? Maybe using a filter of some
sort? Or do you think this is absolutely not necessary? Infrant
doesn't supply anything of the sort...

In principle, dust is not a problem. It becomes a problem when it is
hindering device cooling, conducting (metal dust) or chemically active.

What I do is that I take a vaccum cleaner to my computer every half
year or so. For a NAS without fan, there should be not problem at
all.

Arno

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Previously wrote:
Hi,

I'm going to install a Infrant EasyNAS nv+ in the basement of my
house. It's a pretty clean place but i guess i still have to protect
the nas device from dust. What do you guys use for this? Is there
some sort of protective case available (glass or something?) which
would still allow for enough cooling? Maybe using a filter of some
sort? Or do you think this is absolutely not necessary? Infrant
doesn't supply anything of the sort...

In principle, dust is not a problem. It becomes a problem when it is
hindering device cooling, conducting (metal dust) or chemically active.

What I do is that I take a vaccum cleaner to my computer every half
year or so. For a NAS without fan, there should be not problem at
all.

Using Vacuum cleaners on computers or components is risky due to possible
static electricity discharge, which vacuum cleaners can produce in
abundance. Your luck may run better than mine but I killed the ram on a
graphics card once using a vacuum cleaner and I would never tempt fate
again. Better to find a source of compressed air and blow the dust out.

Previously Groucho wrote:

"Arno Wagner" wrote in message
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Previously wrote:
Hi,

I'm going to install a Infrant EasyNAS nv+ in the basement of my
house. It's a pretty clean place but i guess i still have to protect
the nas device from dust. What do you guys use for this? Is there
some sort of protective case available (glass or something?) which
would still allow for enough cooling? Maybe using a filter of some
sort? Or do you think this is absolutely not necessary? Infrant
doesn't supply anything of the sort...

In principle, dust is not a problem. It becomes a problem when it is
hindering device cooling, conducting (metal dust) or chemically active.

What I do is that I take a vaccum cleaner to my computer every half
year or so. For a NAS without fan, there should be not problem at
all.

Using Vacuum cleaners on computers or components is risky due to possible
static electricity discharge, which vacuum cleaners can produce in
abundance. Your luck may run better than mine but I killed the ram on a
graphics card once using a vacuum cleaner and I would never tempt fate
again. Better to find a source of compressed air and blow the dust out.

My vaccuum-cleaner is anti-static. But the warning is appropriate,
not all are. For the compresed air approach, it is a good idea
to do this outside. Apart from that, it works just as well.

Arno