Author: Michael P. Nance Sr.
Date: 15:50:35 09/30/03
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On September 30, 2003 at 15:12:38, Roy Eassa wrote: >On September 30, 2003 at 15:06:28, Michael P. Nance Sr. wrote: > >>On September 30, 2003 at 13:35:14, Roy Eassa wrote: >> >>>Hi folks, >>> >>>My 1.2 GHz Athlon system gets too hot inside. >>> >>>Even after turning it off, the 4 hard drives are too hot to touch after a couple >>>minutes. >>> >>>This can't be good. :-( >>> >>>What's the *easiest* way to make the inside of the case cooler, without having >>>to mess with the CPU fan (I have no evidence that the CPU itself gets too hot). >>> >>>Thanks in advance! >> >>Along the same line. I have a dual Opteron that came with 6 Fans,It had places >>for 4 more. The other 4 were installed ,for a total of 10 fans. Of coarse ,this >>is a Workstation and NOT a Desktop. I have been running Auto-player 232 1.0 >>every Night,all Night long, and the Sides of the P/Cs weren't even warm. The air >>is sucked in threw the Front thru Filters,and blown out the rear. It's a little >>LOUD,that's why I have Nicnamed It, the B-17,after the WW II Bomber,because It >>sounds like One. Just wanted to add that. >>>>Mike > > >As I sit here with the case open and the PC running, I think I discovered >something incredibly STUPID that I did: > >From all appearances, I mounted the rear fan (over 2 years ago!) so that it >blows inward. Yet the front fan also blows inward. > >If true, that REALLY blows! ;-) > >I should try reversing the rear fan, eh? Don't feel bad Man. I had to do a double take when My fanS were installed also. The main thing here being ,is to put alot of air flow thru the Box. I also use a small Fan on the Floor to blow air in the direction of the Computers. This also servers to keep Your Legs under the Console/Desk cool,because I have 2 big Boxes under there ,and It does get WARM.>>>>Mike
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