On Wednesday, August 29, 2001, at 04:00 AM, patratto wrote:
>> i was wondering if it would be safe to put a 4,3 GB barracuda (it's a
>> wide with a narrow adapter on it - the little ones) inside a PM 7500
>> case without an extra fan.
Hello
I am assuming that you want to install as a second drive into the
lower bay.
My opinion only, direct answer to your question; its not "safe"
"
My reasons follow:
What is the form factor of your Seagate? 3.5?. is it 1/3h (1"" high)
or 1/2 height ( 1.6" high)?
I would NOT install anything but a 1/3h barracuda into the lower bay.
Barracudas get hot enough to fry an egg as it is! Putting a 1/2h in
there is inviting disaster with respect build-up of hot-spots inside the
box. There is virtually no built-in air circulation in that lower bay.
These hot spots could( and I say , could) reduce the operating like of
you box. Its not the CPU temperature itself, but the possible long term
effect of hot spots on components on the mother board itself.
" Heat Kills" -"Use Internal fans" is my motto.
In my case,7600, after I added a second 1/3h in my lower bay, I added
two internal fans: a 3" one ( CompUSA) in the top hard drive compartment
blowing air onto the CPU thru the built-in grille; and a miniature fan
( from Taiwan) , internally, mounted in front ( on the internal face
plate)of the lower bay ,blowing outside air into the lower compartment.
A piece of cake to do both.
I have installed a Radio Shack in/out thermometer setup with the remote
sensor mounted on the top of my Sonnet G3 Crescendo 400 MHz / 1 MB
card,close to the heat sink.
Outside Ambient reads 23.9C( 75.0 F ) and CPU heat sink area
reads 27.7C ( 81.9F) , a +4C internal temperature rise. Not bad. Makes
me "happy" .And readings have been consistent over the last two weeks of
operation..
BTW Metronome reads 26C ,
I am sure you are going to get posts from guys who will say that I am
full of s--t; are running their processors at 55C with no problems,
no internal fans,have called Sonnet and were told not to worry until
60C, etc. But what "they" dont tell you ( or know) is what effect this
internal heat has on the operating life of the components on the mother
board itself!
End game
My box will no doubt eventually "die" its natural death , but I will
bet you a case of Coors light that it will not be because of heat.
albert
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