Power is also an issue with the small laptop external drives that pull power from the USB port. It will, at a minimum cause your battery to drain faster. If too many devices are connected or if the drive demands a surge in power, you may get a power error message. (Been there. Done that.) Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Southerland" <larrysoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 11:24 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Burning question--Lil > 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). --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------