cooling improvement

[pc2_c]

hi

im wondering it may exist some additional fans to cool a hard disk. have you some informations about? thanks

 

[Clarentavious]

Yes they do exist. Take a look here for an example

<A HREF="http://www.kingwin.com/prod_list.asp?cid=6" target="_new">http://www.kingwin.com/prod_list.asp?cid=6</A>


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Benchmarks don't lie

 

[unoc]

Yes, absolutely. If your disk is a 7200 rpm you need it.
www.coolermaster.com

 

[Arrow]

I wouldn't agree with your last point there. Many people have 7200RPM drives without extra cooling.

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[kief]

Technically you are right, you dont need cooling ont he newer 7200RPM drives as they run cooler then past drives. Older drives need it. From what I see the hard disk makers suggest it as well. I myself wont run drives without fans, but I use mostly 10k drives and they DO get very HOT! Even my 7200s have fans, the cost of a fan is much less then a thermal death of your drive and data. Well worth the fan....

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[Clarentavious]

I wonder how those 15,000 RPM SCSI's are doing..........


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Benchmarks don't lie

 

[kief]

I dont have any myself, but from reports I have heard they are no hotter then most 10k drives. Interesting! But I will stick with my 10k drives for a while as they already overpower my PCI bus!

Jesus saves, but Mario scores!!!

 

[paulmartin]

but maybe you can make a replacement?

 

[sjonnie]

Consider this,

I have a 0+1 RAID setup with the 4 D740X harddisks stacked ontop of each other, maybe max 5mm between each disk. Without the cover on the case the disks get warm, but never hot! Okay, I put 2 fans behind this array to draw air over them and keep them cool when the case is closed and they're running 24/7 just fine thankyou.

Over the otherside of the office is a crappy Dell GX150 Desktop. Inside there is an IBM Deskstar running at 7200rpm that gets so hot I could fry an egg on it! Well, that computer has been running just fine 10 hours a day for 6 months or so now.

So everytime I buy a new 7,200rpm hard disk from the local computer store and the spotty git behind the desk tells me I need a cooler with that, I tell him no thanks.

In any event, those dumb fans which screw on the bottom of the hd are pretty much worthless. If you really think you need HD cooling then put it in a proper aluminium cage such as the <A HREF="http://www.coolermaster.com/products/hdd/hd.html" target="_new">DVD4002</A> or even better fit 3 HDs into 2 5.25" bays with a <A HREF="http://www.3ware.com/products/ata.asp" target="_new">drive cage</A>.