>
> 2. Case / Hard Drive Coolers
>       a. Hard drive cooling bays - looks like 3Ware supports hot
> swapping, this was listed in the data sheet, although it had an asterisk
> beside it and I didn't find the footnote about that asterisk. I'm thinking
> of getting those hard drive cooling bays that can be removed, too. Would
> anyone have a recommendation for a decent brand and model for this gadget?
> GlobalWin's King Kong II and IStorm-II look like a good quality cooling
> solutions (available through MonsterPC <http://monsterpc.tripod.com/>),
> although they don't support removing of the drive for hot swapping. I'm
> also concerned about the possible effects of all those fans (moving parts,
> agh!). Might this affect the stability of the system's current?


Get the one that will _power_down_ the drive via a key first before
physically allowing you to remove the drive.  This is very important for
IDE!!!  I've seen some models, but i don't know if they still sell it.
I'll look around.  IMHO< you should've gotten one from HK as well!

> PS- if anyone's wondering where I got the controller, I got it from Hong
> Kong. I still haven't found a local distributor.

Aw shucks!  You should have posted to the list before buying!  I wouldv'e
asked you to buy also for me!!! \8)



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