--- Donald McCaig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Gurus, > My lovely two year old IBM 30 G hard drive has > died. DT&T will > replace it - but . . . Apparently there's a 7200 rpm > IBM hd on the market. > Better but is better hotter? My 240 (w heat sink) > takes heat babying as is. > Will the 7200 rpm raise the heat vs the present > 4200?
Heck yes. Faster drive RPM = more heat. It's unavoidable, much of it is from the platters stirring up the air inside the drive. Hard drives have vents to draw in outside air and for hot air to get out. The airflow is important. If it's blocked the drive will either self destruct from heat buildup or the air will get so hot that it's no longer dense enough to ram between the heads and platters (the Bernoulli Effect) to keep them "flying" and then it's HEAD CRASH time. Besides that, the IDE interface in the 2400 can't take advantage of the faster data transfer speeds of ATA 33/66/100 drives. I wouldn't go over a 5400 RPM drive. What can improve overall performance is a larger RAM cache onboard the drive. Data accessed from there can be transferred at the maximum speed the IDE interface can handle. ===== "When you are wrestling for possession of a sword, the man with the handle always wins." Hiro Protagonist __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
