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How Do You Use Your Spare Drive Bays?

Posted by Cliff on from the getting-the-most-from-that-extra-space dept.

red_flea asks: "I've got a couple of CDROM bays that I'm not using. Besides another CD or DVD ROM drive, what else can you put there? I know some people who use that space to cool their Cheetah or Raptor drives. Anything else? Please reply with gratuitous linking to products, articles or modder blogs."

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  1. Re:Sandwich Warmer by brohan · · Score: 2, Insightful

    In the cold cannadian winter I use it to keep my fingertips from freezing.

    But on a more serious note; Using the drive bay for fan control is silly, there is software like SpeedFan that can do it for you. And at least for me hard drive cooling isn't an issue at all. Mine are always under 30C. Also, having a fan near the HDD bay would ruin the airflow that most PC's have.

  2. Re:This is impossible. by bluelip · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Agreed.

    AND you can't be calling them "Spare cd-rom drive bays". That kinda' limits them to being filled by cd drives doesn't it. :)

    More seriously, _CRIKIES_ man. You can't ask someone "Hey dude... I wann'a ba a gekk. What can I stick in the empty slot so I can be ubercool". Also, If it involves any prepackaged item from Fries/CompUSA, you lose.

    What do _you_ want in there? What are _you_ inerested in?

    Dang man, be yourself.

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  3. Slap another computer in there. by gklinger · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ever heard of the BriQ? (Picture) It's an entire PowerPC computer in a 5.25" drive form factor. Very cool. I'm not entirely sure if it is still available though as the link I have bookmarked isn't coming up. Either way, I figured it warranted mentioning.

  4. Re:5 1/2" floppy by justforaday · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The point is that there was never such a thing as a 5-1/2" disk. There were 5-1/4" disks and drives, though. And you guys call yourselves geeks?!?

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