Author: Bo Persson
Date: 01:46:25 10/01/03
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On October 01, 2003 at 03:05:38, Brian Kostick wrote: >On September 30, 2003 at 17:58:08, Roy Eassa wrote: > >>On September 30, 2003 at 17:18:02, Brian Kostick wrote: >> >>>On September 30, 2003 at 15:15:46, Roy Eassa wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>UPDATE: >>>> >>>>I may have mounted the rear fan backwards, as it seems to be blowing into the >>>>case. Yet the front fan is (also) blowing into the case. >>>> >>>>If true, this means it's been screwed up for over 2 years, and that I accept the >>>>idiot-of-the-decade award. >>>> >>> >>> >>>Hi Roy, >>> >>> Lets just say that you did everything correctly and somehow the wires were >>>switched or the pluging fit more than one way... ;) Regards, BK >> >> >>Nope, I was an idiot. Maybe I figured that multiple fans blowing INTO the case >>from different angles would be a good thing -- that the hot air would find >>somewhere to escape on its own. Also, the power wire would not have reached >>with the fan turned the other way -- but a power Y-cable solved that... >> >>...with some difficulty (screws were stripped), I've reversed the fan. So far >>so good -- it seems a lot cooler in there! >> >>I'm wondering if I should remove the plastic coverings on each of the front bays >>that have hard drives in them -- will that help keep the insides cooler? > > >Even though I have worked with bus and large truck HVAC, I am reluctant to >suggest removing the bay covers. It's possible that could disrupt airflow from >the intake fan to the exhaust fan. If it were a bench test I would take >temperature readings at the drives, since you mention they seemed hot before, >GPU, CPU, and power supply in both configuations, with side cover in place, >before making changes. Since it survived two years with the fan wrong it will >probably be fine with the fan corrected. > >Regards, >BK Yes, removing the front covers might save the disks, but burn everyting else. If the disks are still *really* hot, you (Roy) might consider adding another fan to get the air circulating inside the box. I have sometimes used a small CPU fan to blow air in the direction of the drive space. It doesn't need much to make a difference, once it gets the air moving. Bo Persson
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