Re: [Eug-lug]Too Hot (baby)?

2002-10-28 Thread Beaker (aka Jeff W.)
I checked - 131F is max disk enclosure temp, so I guess its ok. Its probably the noise that disturbed me - I don't think I'd want this drive in the same room with me on a daily basis! The cooler Mr O referenced looks good, though the addition of two more fans ought REALLY crank up the

Re: [Eug-lug]Too Hot (baby)?

2002-10-28 Thread Mike O
I'd reconsider the drive cooler. You'd be amazed how much cooler your drive will be and you'll hardly notice it running in comparison to the whine of the SCSI drive. I have one in my fileserver and it makes almost no audible difference because my CPU fan is actually a little louder and the drive

Re: [Eug-lug]Too Hot (baby)?

2002-10-27 Thread Po Petz
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002, Beaker (aka Jeff W.) wrote: I've got a hardware question: how hot is too hot WRT hard drives? The Fujitsu 4 GB UltraSCSI drive I just did an install on is a little loud and seems to run hot, though no errors were experienced during the install. I stuck an digital

Re: [Eug-lug]Too Hot (baby)?

2002-10-27 Thread Mike O
Get yerself one of these... http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/van502ahdcoo.html You'll amazed how much cooler and better your drive will run. Especailly under load. Good company to deal with. I've gotten a few things from them. --- Beaker (aka Jeff W.) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got a