Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2002 10:40:44 -0500
From: Jonathan Towne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 20 gig Fujitsu in an overclocked L50 and working!
On Sat, Jan 26, 2002 at 06:57:05AM -0800, Raymond scribbled:
# As for that black plastic thing, I left it in purely so when I was
# putting the drive in and out it wouldn't stick to the remaining
# sticky back stuff that was left on that metal plate but I'm deciding
# if I should get rid of that black plastic thing so I'd get better
# heat transfer through the bottom of the case ... I've had to sit
# the thing on end when I do big file transfers to stop it going into
# thermal shutdown (its alright when its running normally and I run
# Rain in the background). Of course, its the CPU and PCMCIA device
# thats tripping the thermal shutdown but I can't help but wonder if
# having better heat transfer on the HDD might help ... opinions anyone?
Well, I think i've got a very similar setup to yours .. a 50ct
overclocked to 100mhz via the cut-one-pin method; and upgraded to a
larger drive. HOWEVER, mine does not run windows, since I feel
that windows limits the things I can do with it :)
I've got FreeBSD on mine, and therefor I do not run Rain, though
the only thermal shutdowns I get are when using my PCMCIA combo
56k modem / 10mbit ethernet card, with the libby sitting on my lap,
with a sleeping bag between.. this can't be good for heat transfer.
On that note, I've only had 2 of these, ever, and never when using
my 10mbit ethernet card, regardless of large transfers.. I moved
~600MB of mp3s to it with it sitting on a mousepad, with no troubles..
maybe this isn't one's idea of a "large transfer" though :)
Anyway, that sticky stuff leftover from the spacers is very minimal
here, I used a pocket-knife to scrape as much of it off as physically
possible, but residue was still left, so I used it to stick the black
plastic thing back in .. I don't know what I would do about the thermal
shutdowns, but it sounds like they're getting to be a big pain..
perhaps constructing a docking-station-like device that the libby could
sit on, with a pair of case fans pointed at both the PCMCIA slot and
the HDD, with as minimal a frame as possible, to allow air to reach the
bottom. On it, you could attach something for a wrist-rest, having just
elevated the libby a few cm's :)
Ending this chapter in the book of lib;
- Jonathan Towne
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