-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question--Lil
- From: "Larry Southerland"<larrysoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 23:24:01 -0400
Another factor to consider when adding internal drives is the size of your
power supply in light of the other demands made on the power supply due to
other devices (e.g., DVD drives, MO drives, tape backups, etc.). I had to
purchase a really big power supply due to the fact that I have 6 internal
hard drives (in a big case), floppy drive, zip drive, tape unit, MO drive,
and 2 DVD drives.
They still do make, I believe, frontside drive fans which can be placed in
front of internal hard drives to blow additional air across the drives.
Instead of having a front plate in front of your internal hard drives, there
are a set of two fans (each) blowing air in and out across the drives
(behind them).
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[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:05 PM
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Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question--Lil
Sammi,
If you're interested in even more drool, keep talking, sweety. The
prices for the things you're interested in are at an all time low (although
that's always subject to change) :O)
Adding additional internal drives is tricky, primarily because there are
thermal considerations that must be taken into account. If adding another
drive will not leave any significant room between the two, it may not be
such a great idea. There must be a way for air to circulate around each
drive to keep it from overheating and most case designs completely ignore
this area to begin with. If that area is already suffering from stagnant,
non moving air, a second (or third, fourth, etc.) drive will only make that
area hotter for all of the existing drives. On the other hand, if your case
has at least one fan dedicated to the hard drive area, the space between
them can be at least somewhat minimized (I consider a 1/4inch to be minimal
spacing under ANY circumstance). So, the answer is that it all depends.
Yes, I bought the enclosures separately and then put in my own hard
drives. One of them was an older 60GB drive that I was wanting to add to my
already drive maxed system (USB 2.0 enclosure) and the other was a 500GB
drive that I purchased specifically to go into the second enclosure
(supports both USB 2.0 and eSATA ports). I now use the 500Gb external drive
when I go on housecalls. It has become home to most of my diagnostic tools
and a repository of freeware (ALL kinds) that I install for any customers
who are in need. It also gives me plenty of room for making emergency
backups of their systems if the need arises. When I'm home, it's plugged
into my own main system for similar tasks (and can even be accessed across
our network for Babydoll's machine).
Tell me all about your system (make/model of system or mainboard) and
I'll get you some prices to keep that drool going. It's a good look on you.
;0}
Peace,
G
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask!"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sammi" <sammi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:23 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question--Lil
> Gman, does this mean that you already had 2 drives and then you got the
> enclosures (housings?) and put the drives in that? And these drives are
> USB2? Your mention of 500Gs made me drool, : ) As do 2 new memory sticks,
> both at 1G which would give me 2Gs.
>
> I have replaced and installed bad and larger drives in my old pc, as well
> as
> modems, memory of course, a floppy drive and a CD RW drive. I'm not afraid
> of getting under the hood, so to speak. It's some of the other things I am
> unsure of, like is this pc capable of running another internal drive? It
> appears to me that there is an empty bay. And how do I determine these
> things? And external for just backups sounds just like what I think I
> would
> like to have. I think that the memory is capped at 2Gs.
>
> The idea of a 1 button approach is inticing. I'll head on over to NewEgg
> soon and check those out; I figured you weren't knocking Tiger Direct. A
> years ago I bought some things at NewEgg; I had forgotten that. Also at
> CDW
> and PC Zone...boy that seems like a very long time ago.
>
> Again, thanks for the new information,
> Sammi
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