HDD temps

(4) SATA Maxtor 160s. Aida32 via SMART reports 40, 41, 44 and 43.

Two temp probes, each positioned between two drives report 38 and 39.

The drives are stacked above one another, perpendicular to the front of the
case, w/2 80mm fans blowing air across.

Should I look at additional cooling ? I thought about cutting two holes in
my plexi and adding 2 more 80mm (sadly, mounted to the outside), because
nothing really blows air across the drives (because of the silly case
mounts).

This is my case:
http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/prod...8TW9KKJT312F56

Ideas ?

Most drives have temp limits in the 50s, don't sweat it.

rms

yeah to my understanding the hotter the hard drive gets the easier data
corruption can happen :-(

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 11:56:48 GMT, "rms" wrote:

:Most drives have temp limits in the 50s, don't sweat it.
:
:rms
:

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Lee.

does anyone see any problem with having to mount the fans to the OUTSIDE of
the case ? using my antec 80mm's, i can situate the wires to be hidden on
the inside. i don't care about looks, even though it shouldn't look too bad,
just cooling.

after i monitor the temps, i may add 2 more on the opposite side to pull out
the hot air.
something like this:

--- (fans) (case) (4 hdds) (case) (fans) ---

i have been searching case mod sites for a glimpse of someone else doing
something like this, but no luck yet.

thanks.

"Lee" wrote in message
...
yeah to my understanding the hotter the hard drive gets the easier data
corruption can happen :-(

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 11:56:48 GMT, "rms" wrote:

:Most drives have temp limits in the 50s, don't sweat it.
:
:rms
:

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Lee.

"crapbottom" wrote in message
...
does anyone see any problem with having to mount the fans to the OUTSIDE
of
the case ? using my antec 80mm's, i can situate the wires to be hidden on
the inside. i don't care about looks, even though it shouldn't look too
bad,
just cooling.

after i monitor the temps, i may add 2 more on the opposite side to pull
out
the hot air.
something like this:

--- (fans) (case) (4 hdds) (case) (fans) ---

i have been searching case mod sites for a glimpse of someone else doing
something like this, but no luck yet.

thanks.

"Lee" wrote in message
...
yeah to my understanding the hotter the hard drive gets the easier data
corruption can happen :-(

On Sun, 09 Nov 2003 11:56:48 GMT, "rms" wrote:

:Most drives have temp limits in the 50s, don't sweat it.
:
:rms
:

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Lee.



Why not try to get some slim fans as it will look a lot better and you might
have room to put them inside the case

http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/ZM-OP1.htm

"crapbottom" wrote in message
...
does anyone see any problem with having to mount the fans to the OUTSIDE
of
the case ? using my antec 80mm's, i can situate the wires to be hidden on
the inside. i don't care about looks, even though it shouldn't look too
bad,
just cooling.

after i monitor the temps, i may add 2 more on the opposite side to pull
out
the hot air.
something like this:

--- (fans) (case) (4 hdds) (case) (fans) ---

i have been searching case mod sites for a glimpse of someone else doing
something like this, but no luck yet.

thanks.
It may be a bit hard to see, but I have a mod from Lian Li that includes a
hard drive rack that holds up to 5 hdds sitting on their sides with two
front case fans blowing across them and into the case.
http://www.pbase.com/image/23166270 is a picture of the case. The hdd rack
is in the bottom right with 6 holes in it. The two filtered case fans blow
directly across the hdds in the rack. I have monitored the temps, but see
only 3-4 degs lower temps than you have, so I wouldn't worry too much. The
mod actually just makes it a bit easier to fit multiple hdds than to
actually cool them much. If your hdd temps stay in the 30s C, you are fine.


Ed


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