On Sun, Jul 20, 2003 at 03:55:08PM -0700, Mark K. Kim wrote: [...] > I'd get a new PC case except there are a few things that a normal system > wouldn't have, like the CPU fan airflow redirection tubing, and the 5-in-1 > media reader connections (and the USB and the IEEE 1394) in the front. > Getting an internal fan I don't think would help, as the heat is > concentrated in the HDD region (3.5" bays, not the 5.25" bays).
I have no trouble believing that some HDs are warmer than others. You might try: - getting a 'hard drive cooler': http://www.computersurplusoutlet.com/viewproduct.asp?ProductID=STO-DFAHDD - putting the HD on its side to increase convective cooling (if practical) - removing unused hardware from the case (if there is any) - replacing the HD with a low-heat model (expensive but parhaps worth it for data integrity) -- Henry House The unintelligible text that may follow is a digital signature. See <http://hajhouse.org/pgp> for information. My OpenPGP key: <http://hajhouse.org/hajhouse.asc>.
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