Hard Drive Cooling for 10 Cents

David Tiberio writes "I've bought many hard drive cooling solutions over the years, sometimes spending $50 or more on drive cooling systems that were noisy and did little to cool down the drive. After much tinkering, I discovered a simple solution that cost me only 10 cents per drive... the 1/2 inch bracket. Mounts any 80mm fan to the belly of an internal hard drive."

Comments

HD Cooling?

[MankyD]

I've seen a few HD coolers. This seems to work alright.

My question is - why? I guess I've never really heard of anyone over-cloking there hd's. Do they really overheat? How can you tell? When should you worry about it?

Come on SLASHDOT!!! GRRRRRRRRR

[ServeYourWorld]

This is obviously just a ploy to make some money. The guy has an affiliate link to PCMALL. He is hoping some people click and buy some other stuff along with the screw. Can we get back to real news?

Re:10c?

[heavy snowfall]

No, but he's happy to tell you where to buy them.

Approximate quote from TFA: "you can buy fans here ( http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-1651435-54502),
This is just another case of Roland Piquepaille... Check out the top level of his domain too, it's just an ad site...

1. Create site about obvious hack with refferer commision links.
2. Post your site on high volume site like /.
3. Profit.

4. Piss me off for wasting my time. I even wasted my time typing this up, I'm sure some "people have a right to profit" dude will mod me down.

Re:only 10c for a bracket. Oh and a fan.

[Deagol]

(I think that the article was worth while, and I'll personally take ths simple idea into account when trying to rig a new box on the cheap.)

But back to the parent post...

It *is* kinda funny, the 10-cent claim. I read a lot of those backwoods and country living kinds of managzines. They're usually full of great projects that the average person can usually pull off to some degree.

What kills me is often the low-cost claims: "Build a central, forced-air wood heating system for only $10 !" Sounds really cool, until you read the article and find that the person already had a house's worth of air duct on-hand, an arc welder, and a friend who gave him enough plate steel for the furnace in exchange for a dozen eggs and a case of beer. :)

These articles are still great, as they illustrate the make-due-with-what-you-have mentaility. However, a little truth in advertising would be appreciated. :)

Request for fan filter material info

[btarval]

Thanks for posting that; I found it interesting.

This brings up a related subject, namely, putting a filter in front of the fan to filter out dust. Antec rackmount cases have a great solution, namely a removeable tray in front of the fan. The tray comes with a spongy filter type of material which is anti-static.

I've tried finding a raw source for this material, with no luck. Does anyone know where one might find this?

Basically I'd like to get a large sheet of this, and cut it up appropriately for all of the various fans that I have. I'd really like to reduce the dust in my systems.

If anyone knows of a source for the raw anti-static material in large quantities, I'd appreciate knowing it. Thanks in advance.

Re:I call this BS

[tomhudson]

It's definitely bullshit, but not for the reasons given. This has been covered before (yeah, dupe article, so what the fuck else is new).

Unmount your hard drive (but leave the cables attached) and power up the system. Touch your hard drave - can you even tell that its spinning? No vibrations.

Now, mount a cheapie fan to it, and touch it - a LOT more vibrations. And it will only get worse as the fan wears.

Anyone who mounts fans to their hard drives to cool them deserves what they get - you'll be losing data within a few months, and probably end up with a completely fucked drive.

Re:Vibration

[evilviper]

That's idiotic. What if everyone in China jumps up and down at the same time, thus moving the earth in its orbit?

Simple, we'll outsource the job to India, paying them to jump up at the same time the Chinese land, and land the same time the Chinese jump.

With the nearly identical population size, and geographical proximity, this should counteract the forces, or perhaps send the earth hurtling into the sun... Either way.