Bruce Johnson wrote:
On Jan 11, 2010, at 9:24 AM, Dan wrote:
Data is like gas. It expands to fill all available space! YA! If
there's room, I try to fill it! heh. A proper carrier is best, but
in a pinch -- I use cardboard separators between the drives, to
create an air flow gap, and strap 'em down with duct tape!
/me peers thru the 'net to see Bruce and Clark rolling their eyes and
shuddering uncontrollably!
ROFL..you clearly haven't seen any of my kludges over the years,
although to be honest I've never seen duct tape in use before.
Be careful of air and heat flow... watch the system temp to make sure
things are happy.
Too true. Some folks in one of our labs added a second hard drive to
their system, and lacking anyplace to mount it they carefully
protected it from falling and vibration:
<http://dbdev2.pharmacy.arizona.edu/miscjunk/home-made_enclosure1.jpg>
By wrapping it in styrofoam.
The broken section at the left happened when I tried to get the drive
out of the foam when it failed.
It was far too hot to touch when I first opened the computer and saw it.
Despite years of trying, I've never yet managed to make a system
"idiot-proof".
I HAVE, however, learned just how inventive & ingenious "idiots" can be...
Ted
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