[Ham-Computers] hard drive cooling

Mon Oct 31 16:30:12 EST 2005

I can't think of any real reason needed for cooling
drives other than it can't hurt it. 7.2k drives are at
the lower end of present day drive speeds and
shouldn't generate more heat than the case fan can
handle (if the fan cfm rating meets the case specs).
If you are that concerned, I would just add an
additional case fan that works in sync (a push with a
pull) with the existing fan to move air in and out of
the case efficiently. You can use one of the freebee
SMART utilities to monitor your drive (assuming SMART
has been enabled) to see what the drive temps are
before and after cooling. I think you'll only see a
degree or two of variance and nothing outside of the
manufacturers rating.

-RB

--- Philip Atchley <beaconeer at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Later this week my new "built to order" PC should
> arrive.  My first 
> TOTALLY new PC in years, I usually build from
> recycled scrap and update 
> as needed ;-)
> 
> Anyway, the machine was ordered with two 80GB 7200
> RPM SATA hard drives 
> (one will be a 'backup' drive).  I suspect that they
> will run much 
> warmer than the older, slower drives I've been using
> and would like to 
> 'cool' them a little.
> 
> In checking around on what's available I see that
> there are a LOT of HD 
> coolers that have a couple fans and mount to the
> large surface of the 
> drive, often with a heat sink.  Does going "that
> far" pay off in the 
> long term, or would the simpler ones that mount in
> the front of the 
> drive bay and blow cool air from outside the machine
> over the drives 
> suffice?  I'm sure the larger units would be more
> efficient?
> 
> 
>
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