From owner-freebsd-current Mon Aug 26 14:16:18 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id OAA16654 for current-outgoing; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:16:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from clem.systemsix.com ([198.99.86.131]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id OAA16648 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 14:16:13 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by clem.systemsix.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA22453 for ; Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:16:10 -0600 Message-Id: <199608262116.PAA22453@clem.systemsix.com> X-Authentication-Warning: clem.systemsix.com: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.5 12/11/95 From: Steve Passe To: current@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: current-digest V1 #566 In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 26 Aug 1996 12:37:59 PDT." <199608261937.MAA09135@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 26 Aug 1996 15:16:10 -0600 Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi, > The Trinketbox looks substantially similar to JMR's Chico towers, we have > had bad experiences with these because when the fan goes: your drive cooks. Steve's golden rule for buying disk cases: find the case you like and buy it. throw away the fan, it will be junk. buy a GOOD, BRAND-NAME, ball-bearing fan from digikey or other reliable parts house other hints: if the front panel is removable, REMOVE IT, it may look ugly, but free air will flow directly across top of drive if it has airflow holes on bottom (or top if stacked) get extra tall rubber feet from hardware store. -- Steve Passe | powered by smp@csn.net | FreeBSD