Re: Cooling requirements of 7200 rpm HD's
On Wed, May 07, 2003 at 08:50:50AM +0800, csj wrote:
> Do 7200 rpm hard disk drives have any special cooling
> requirements? I have a box that's running a 20 GB 5400 rpm HD
> fanless without any problems. Can I simply slap on a 7200 rpm HD
> (either a Seagate or Maxtor 80 GB) on the same box? I don't want
> to spend a single cent on snake oil.
This completely depends on your environment. Do 7200rpm drives get
hotter than a 5400? Yes. Do they need any "special" cooling? Normally,
no. Just don't put them in confined spaces with little or no air flow.
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