In a message dated 5/12/02 Tom Ruppel writes: << I'm considering swapping a Seagate medalist ST-39140N 9 gig drive out of an external case to use as my 7600's primary drive. It's a 50 pin SCSI drive, so I know fitting it won't be a problem. But I am worried whether it will run too hot or noisily inside the 7600>>
Hi Tom, I'm running a pair of ST-39140N's in my 7500. If you put it in the upper bay you should have no problems as far as heat. I can't comment on noise since I'm in a very noisy environment. I did notice that the 9 gig Medalist I put in the lower bay was quieter after I removed it from the external drive which had a noisy fan. If your put the drive in the lower bay you will need a cooling fan. My lower drive runs at 100 - 110 F with a small cooling fan added. I'm thinking of upgrading my cooling to a larger fan or a better arrangement. The max temp according the manual is around 120 F. I have been using the Medalist 9 gig drive in upper bay drive for several years with no unusual problems. I works fine with graphic art programs like PhotoShop, Quark, PageMaker, Illustrator. I have no experience A/V programs and these drives. The system is: 7500 -- xlr8 G3 466/1MB 512MB RAM a pair of ST39140N's, OS 8.6 and a bunch of SCSI devices -- my bread and butter machine! Go for it --glen -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.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/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
