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#175067 - 06/07/10 01:06 AM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: MacGyver]
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It might have active cooling...hidden really well.
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#175080 - 06/07/10 07:45 PM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: Frollard]
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Picked up another 500GB, .. shame my board only has two SATA connections. Since I to move large amounts of files around. And...... buggar all my IDE/SATA USB case, doesn't have a SATA power adapter in it. WTF. Why do my cheap purchases always have to give me cheap punches.
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#175081 - 06/07/10 07:54 PM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: Mr_Blog]
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Originally Posted By: Mr_Blog
Are you concerned that the proximity of the drives to the fan (electromagnet) might cause a loss of data?


I recently discovered the vibration of a fan can have serious consequences on drive speed. There is a nice video out there in the wild proving this. So I'm more concerned about that now.
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#175338 - 06/30/10 02:28 PM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: m2h]
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Moar! 2x500GB, 1x80GB
Ditched the CF card.
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#175343 - 07/01/10 12:21 PM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: m2h]
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Do you have any cooling for them? A nice 120mm fan blowing at them would be good. Increase their lifespan.
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#175349 - 07/02/10 06:01 AM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: MacGyver]
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yes. behind them is a fan blow onto them.
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#175358 - 07/02/10 05:20 PM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: m2h]
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Looks good.
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#175359 - 07/02/10 05:40 PM Re: 3 drive HDD cage [Re: MacGyver]
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Of course, I'm awesome. cool
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