Re: Cooling requirements of 7200 rpm HD's
hi ya
On Wed, 7 May 2003, Allan Wind wrote:
> On 2003-05-07 08:50:50, 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.
>
> The best answer is probably to meassure the temperature with your new
> drive and see if that is acceptable to you.
the cooler the drives is ( esp the mechanical bearings and ICs on the
controllers ) ... the longer your disk will last...
decrease in 1/2 the average lifespan of your disks for
every 10C increase in operating temp from ambient mtbf
- i always add a fan to all 7200 rpm or faster disks, even in mid-tower
cases
- and getting back to the air flow thingie, make sure air
flows only in one direction and no dead space of air flow
or excessive turbulence that it does cool anything down
c ya
alvin
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