On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 03:50:52PM -0600, Shaun Ladewig wrote: > Apparently has nothing to do with heat (moved it, opened up the sides, made sure > the fans were happy, and watched the internal temp... all ok... and yet the same > hard drive failure messages... Thanks anyway...
I am suggesting that long-term accumulated damage occured due to
constant heat; if this is the case, cooling it down at this point will
not fix it. Hard drives, with all their moving parts and
fast-spinning platters, are especially vulnerable to this. Opening
your chassis will not help at this point if the hardware is already
damaged. In fact, it may even make things worse, since air cannot
circulate as efficiently as it does when the case is closed. Your
best option is to make sure that your components are well spaced
inside the chassis, there is plenty of space near the vents, your
power supply has two fans, and (possibly) you have extra fans in the
side of your chassis (if you're paranoid).
Adequate cooling may or may not have anything to do with your current
hardware problems, but it is, in general, good practice. High
temperatures inside your chassis can, with time, cause all kinds of
annoying electronic stability and mechanical problems - not
necessarily reversable.
Mike
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