Who needs fancy disk coolers?

[xmastree]

Right in front of the disks is a mounting for a 3" fan, so I attacked it with my Dremel and fitted one.

Once the front panel's in place, it's completely hidden. It draws air from inside the case through those |O|O|O|O|O| holes and blows it back across the disks.

Cheap, and effective.

[DaveW]

Simple idea, but you need to work on your 'professionalism' if you get my meaning-for example, you could tidy up those cables and put all 4 screws into the fan instead of just 2.

But, overall, a simple mod that would increase the life of your HD's. Nice one.

-Dave

[xmastree]

The cables don't show with the covers on, and there are only two screw holes, the others are just dimples.
If anything, I ought to clean up the edges of that hole... It was previously perforated and I just 'joined the dots' with the dremel.

[Omega]

so basically, you cut off the grille?


now, you should cut a hole in your front panel, put a tube, bondo, paint, etc.

=D

[Hasbios]

so basically, you cut off the grille?


now, you should cut a hole in your front panel, put a tube, bondo, paint, etc.

=D

I agree...

[xmastree]

Well, I don't have either the time or the skill...
And anyway, I would need to relocate this little lot:

Hmm... if I retained the black square in the centre, and left it connected at the four corners with the silver buttons, and just cut out four trapezium shaped slots...

[Omega]

geuss how you get the skill?

by doing it. alot. and experimenting. and ****ing up. and going back. and going it agian.

[xmastree]

Sounds like the start of a long road...

[Omega]

seriously though, recirc'd air is kind of a bad idea, because you're pulling hot air over the drives, over and over agian.

give that pup a breath of fresh air.

[xmastree]

Point taken, although there's a good exhaust fan (also with no grill) on the back, as well as the PSU fan. There's a lot of air coming out, therefore there must be an equal amount getting through all the vents. There's a vent right next to the disks, so I imagine most of what goes in there gets blown over the disks first.
The disks are noticably cooler since I fitted that fan. No figures, but just by touching them I can notice a big difference.