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Charlie Hoffpauir wrote:
Hmmmm. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to mount a fan on top of a hard drive. If your drive is running too hot, get a better drive. My present main computer has 5 internal hard drives, ranging from 400 GB to 1 TB, and two optical drives, and none are running hot. I've been running a fan in front of my HDDs for the better part of a decade now. Wouldn't dream of doing it otherwise. Jon |
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In article , "Jon Danniken" wrote:
Charlie Hoffpauir wrote: Hmmmm. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to mount a fan on top of a hard drive. If your drive is running too hot, get a better drive. My present main computer has 5 internal hard drives, ranging from 400 GB to 1 TB, and two optical drives, and none are running hot. I've been running a fan in front of my HDDs for the better part of a decade now. Wouldn't dream of doing it otherwise. Amen Brotha!!!! heat kills |
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Charlie Hoffpauir invalid invalid.com wrote:
On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:40:51 -0800 (PST), Mint chocolatemint77581 yahoo.com wrote: snip HP really jammed stuff in this model. I had to mount an external fan on top of the primary drive. :-) Andy Hmmmm. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to mount a fan on top of a hard drive. Probably because you are clueless about the subject. If your drive is running too hot, get a better drive. You have no idea what "too hot" is. Some modern cases, like mine, put an intake fan directly in front of the hard drive rack. -- My present main computer has 5 internal hard drives, ranging from 400 GB to 1 TB, and two optical drives, and none are running hot. Path: news.astraweb.com!border6.newsrouter.astraweb.com! news.glorb.com!news2.glorb.com!npeer02.iad.highwin ds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!spln!extra.newsguy.com!newsp.newsguy.com !news5 From: Charlie Hoffpauir invalid invalid.com Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Subject: Mount IDE hard drive externally Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:47:13 -0600 Organization: As little as possible Lines: 16 Message-ID: i2a2m6dhv36v231c9m7o15vqam5a5tb197 4ax.com References: 56a108e1-9053-412b-820f-8da8d47b591a k16g2000vbq.googlegroups.com kntvl6tgpaj7ittm6uat91f5t8tdifjhsv 4ax.com 18da7ac5-a11d-436a-b2a8-f9a55e2fcebe o8g2000vbq.googlegroups.com NNTP-Posting-Host: p678b40961612680eb58483c80746c29f0c980404baf28f18. newsdawg.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 4.2/32.1118 |
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On 20 Feb 2011 19:37:40 GMT, John Doe wrote:
Charlie Hoffpauir invalid invalid.com wrote: On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:40:51 -0800 (PST), Mint chocolatemint77581 yahoo.com wrote: snip HP really jammed stuff in this model. I had to mount an external fan on top of the primary drive. :-) Andy Hmmmm. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to mount a fan on top of a hard drive. Probably because you are clueless about the subject. If your drive is running too hot, get a better drive. You have no idea what "too hot" is. Actually, I do. My drive temperatures never exceed 40 deg C. I can send you the report if you want to see it. It also shows how long the drives have been "on" and their expected remaining life. Some modern cases, like mine, put an intake fan directly in front of the hard drive rack. Yeah, and some case designers don't care how much noise their fans make, either. I use an Antec Sonata (one case fan plus the PS fan), but there are many quiet systems that don't overheat the components. I say use that fan in front of your drives if you need it.... but I really doubt if you do need it. |
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Mint wrote:
I want to add a second hard drive to an older system. Can I mount it externally if I can find a cable extension? (It's too cramped inside the HP Pavillion.) Thanks, Andy Sure ya can. Remember the PC had to be secured enough originally to be shipped and we know how those boxes get treated when being shipped around the country. I've got a couple of PC's with the hard drives laying in the bottom. Like others I leave the side off and use a quiet fan to cool the processor and a quiet power supply. I hate a computer that sounds like a mini vacuum cleaner. If you happen to use an AM radio tuned to a distant station near the computer you will probably get some noise on the radio other wise use some common sense and you should be just fine. Make sure the printed circuit board on the hard drive isn't in contact with any metal.... go for it. You can also visit some 2nd hand stores and find an old mid tower case and move the stuff into it. Some of those old computers were like a Chinese puzzle trying to figure out how to open them and get to the various drives. |
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On Feb 20, 9:25*am, "Jon Danniken"
wrote: Charlie Hoffpauir wrote: Hmmmm. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to mount a fan on top of a hard drive. If your drive is running too hot, get a better drive. My present main computer has 5 internal hard drives, ranging from 400 GB to 1 TB, and two optical drives, and none are running hot. I've been running a fan in front of my HDDs for the better part of a decade now. *Wouldn't dream of doing it otherwise. Jon You are like me, why waste something ? With my setup, my H.D. temp is currently 25 degrees C, way cooler than the 41 degrees that I typically see. |
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On Feb 20, 9:06*am, Mike Easter wrote:
Mint wrote: Mike Easter Mint wrote: I want to add a second hard drive to an older system. Can I mount it externally if I can find a cable extension? (It's too cramped inside the HP Pavillion.) Which HP Pavilion? I could not find the model. It's fairly old. It originally came with Windows ME. Property * Value Manufacturer * * * Asus Model * * *A7V-VM Version * *1.02 North Bridge * * * VIA KT133A Revision 03 South Bridge * * * VIA VT82C686 Revision 03 CPU * * * *AMD Athlon(tm) Processor Cpu Socket Socket A (462) I was actually more interested in the model number to determine the case. Current Pavilions come in slim and full sized desktops. The numerous different Pavilions which came with the Asus A7V-VM mobo were various 7800 series and 500 series which had an empty 3.5" hdd bay for your 2nd hdd and a removable drive cage to facilitate installation. Some also had an empty 5.25 external. -- Mike Easter It has the empty hard drive bay, but you have to swivel out the power supply to install any hardware. I don't think much was spent on the "hardware engineering" for that model. :-) Someone else suggested buying a 2nd hand case that is larger. Dell's older case (10 yrs.) for the Optiplex are way bigger than most I have seen now a days. Andy |
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Mint wrote:
Mike Easter wrote: Mint wrote: Mike Easter Which HP Pavilion? I could not find the model. It has the empty hard drive bay, but you have to swivel out the power supply to install any hardware. I don't think much was spent on the "hardware engineering" for that model. :-) Dell has a tool to show you how to find and use your service tag to determine your model and system information http://support.dell.com/support/topi...ls?servicetag= or http://dell.to/gepq2k View the system information for a particular service tag. - What is a Service Tag? | Find My Service Tag .... in case you needed it for future reference or information. -- Mike Easter |
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