Re: Hard drives breaking (heat?)

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From: Tony Houghton
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 00:00

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In <8uccse$9q5$1@nntp.itservices.ubc.ca>,
Bill Unruh <unruh@physics.ubc.ca> wrote:

> I think the theory is that the power supply is the hottest thing in the
> computer, and thus having the air run over the power supply last is the
> best way to keep the insides cool.

Exactly, especially in desktop cases where convection doesn't apply.

> I would rather have the fan suck in
> in part so that I can place a decent air filter over the air intake.
> (One of my machines stopped because so much dust had collected on the
> CPU fan that it stopped running.)

Maybe you could fit a chassis fan at the bottom/front and filter that.
Strangely, my PCs don't collect much dust considering how backward we
are with the housework here.

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TH * http://www.realh.co.uk

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Subject: Re: Hard drives breaking (heat?)
Date: 2000/11/08
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