>>> I'm thinking of putting a hard >>> drive in it's place. >> >> I would not do this ! There is no heat sinking designed for a "hot" >> hard drive in that area >> of the box. You would be asking for "big trouble" ! > > Relax, Albert.... > It will be fine. I'm putting a cold hard drive in there.
(Chuckle) . . cute, Tim ;-) Most forum discussions I've read warn against doing this, as there is no adequate ventilation. But some argue that the sheet metal cage transfers the heat from a drive, acting as a heatsink. To play it safe, I'd go with Albert's position, but I think it also depends on the actual hard drive you use, as some don't generate as much heat as others. My answer for the cage assembly in my G4? I got rid of it, and replaced the zip drive with a CDRW, which sits just underneath a DVD-ROM drive . . . . . . there's no job in the world a Milwaukee Sawzall can't handle! ;-) __C -- Chrys R. Cruz, Exhibit Design & Engineering Liberty Science Center Jersey City NJ 07305 -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
