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Re: How to Keeping 7200RPM Drives Cool?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Garlanger)
Sat May 23 13:22:09 1998
Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 12:19:39 -0500
From: Mark Garlanger <garlangr@cyberramp.net>
To: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike@swm.pp.se>
CC: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
> You need to force-blow air on at least two sides of a 7200RPM drive. I
> solved this by putting mine in a 5.25" slot and then putting a fan
> in front of it that forceblows air across it.
>
I have mine in a 5.25" since the 3.5" bays isn't long enough for the screw
holes....But since I have an ATX case, the PS fan is blowing air into the
case. If I put
the fan in front, I think that the over all case temp will increase since
I also have
dual PPro 180s. I'll see if I can find a acceptable place to put the fan
behind it.
> If you have a fairly large case then you might get this operation to work
> even in 3.5" slots. The important thing is that air is being forced to
> flow across it, thermal flow is not enough.
>
> Rule of thumb is that a drive is too hot if you dont want to put your
> hand on it 10 seconds without making faces :)
My fingers get quite hot after 5 seconds ;-)
Thanks,
Mark
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