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Xref: sserve comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc:17986 comp.os.linux.hardware:1901 comp.os.386bsd.misc:5244 comp.os.os2.misc:124848 Newsgroups: io.general,io.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.os.os2.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!EU.net!sun4nl!ruuinf!bredero.cs.ruu.nl!tjwhkuip From: Thomas van Kuipers <tjwhkuip@cs.ruu.nl> Subject: Re: List of recommended hardware components In-Reply-To: <3h3o9u$8oq@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.950206135640.3670K-100000@bredero.cs.ruu.nl> Sender: usenet@cs.ruu.nl (Six O'Clock News) Organization: Utrecht University, Dept. of Computer Science References: <3g890k$cbl@ionews.io.org> <3gjhe1$ced@pentagon.io.com> <STEPHENS.95Feb1162921@sycamore.pprd.abbott.com> <3gs889$18@fido.asd.sgi.com> <D3HtB4.33G@bonkers.taronga.com> <3h3o9u$8oq@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 1995 12:57:08 GMT Lines: 27 On 5 Feb 1995, John Welter wrote: > >Given that the Seagates that caught on fire were at least 2G drives, I > >wouldn't jump to that conclusion... > > > >(not to mention the 1G drives I'm going through in our Sparcstations) > > If you'd read the spec's on the large Seagate drives and do your homework to > find out that you need more cooling, and added a second fan, then you wouldn't > be going through drives. They >DO< die if they do not have ample cooling. In all > 20 of our machines using the 12450, they NEEDED a second fan. This is in addition > to big fans in the power supply's (PC Power and cooling twin power units), a 5.25" > fan blowing into the expansion card area, and a little fan on the P54's heatsink. > These are also in LARGE cases, with a empty drive bay above and below the > Seagates. I assume the 1gig drives are the same, as we are currently upgrading > to the 4gig units, and they too, need lots of cooling. This is due to very fast rotating: 7200 U/min .... normal drives uses 3600->5400 U/min at most..... <----------------------------------------------------------------------> Thomas van Kuipers <-> Email University: tjwhkuip@cs.ruu.nl De Wadden 49 <-> Email Home: ((thomasvk@knoware.nl)) 3524 AG Utrecht <-> The fastest method to reach me on Internet is The Netherlands <-> through the university. **** TEAM OS/2 **** Tel: +31 30 884235 <-> 486dX4-100,16Mb,2.4Gig,Gus,Tape,Nec 2xi,Stealth 64 <---------------------------------------------------------------------->