Toughest motherboard?

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What is the toughest motherboard? Or brand? I would like to find out which
one will survive best in high vibration environments.
 
DD said:
What is the toughest motherboard? Or brand? I would like to find out which
one will survive best in high vibration environments.
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Do a search for "single board computer" or SBC.
A lot of them are designed for industrial applications in
operating conditions that would quickly ruin a normal PC.

Even if you are not interested in an SBC, the same
manufacturers/vendors should have other products that might
satisfy you.
 
Rob Stow said:
Do a search for "single board computer" or SBC.
A lot of them are designed for industrial applications in
operating conditions that would quickly ruin a normal PC.

Even if you are not interested in an SBC, the same
manufacturers/vendors should have other products that might
satisfy you.
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I'll second that recommendation.We've been running rackmounted PC boxes for
over almost 2 decades in aircraft using passive ISA & mixed ISA/PCI
backplanes and SBC's. Of course, your environment might be harsher than the
interior of a BAC 1-11, 737, or T-39. If that's the case, you should also
investigate "shock mounts" which are vibration isolation devices. We've
also run rack mounted microVAX and SGI workstations too.

Norm
 
What is the toughest motherboard? Or brand? I would like to find out which
one will survive best in high vibration environments.
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You're chassis is going to have a MUCH larger impact here than the
type of motherboard you use. If you have a really high-vibration
environment, your best bet is definitely going to be to get a complete
system designed for such an environment.
 
from the said:
You're chassis is going to have a MUCH larger impact here than the
type of motherboard you use. If you have a really high-vibration
environment, your best bet is definitely going to be to get a complete
system designed for such an environment.
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Seconded. And, of course, the stuff with 'moving parts' (notably hard
disks and optical drives) is going to cr&p out way before most
motherboards will be damaged (although half-kilogram Cu heatsinks on AMD
mountings are a definite no-no as well).
 
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