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WeirdPulp user <warmenvelope@h.o.t.m.a.i.l.c.o.m> wrote in article
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> Rob <nolde@wantree.com.au> wrote in message
> news:7kgc05$ci4$1@centipede.wantree.com.au...
> > how hot does the seagate cheetah run? the ultra/wide scsi drive. 10k
rpm
> >
> > i have a well ventelated case,, will i require a cooler for this
drive??
> >
> > is it possible to make one myself? as theyre a little pricey(yeah i
know,
> if
> > i can afford the drive i should be  able to afford a cooler but im
cheap!)
> >
> > thanks
> > robert
> >
> 
> Definitely!  A spinning 10k-rpm HDD without forced air or other methods
of
> cooling can create so much heat that you can almost fry an egg.
> 
I had a Fujistu 5.25" full height tub that spun at only 5400 rpm and it was
so hot you literally coudn't carry it from one location to another without
some sort of insulation between you and the drive.