I would look into an enclosure with a fan.
Most enclosures are not meant for the drives to be run 24/7, and DVRs run the drives constantly.
Most enclosures are not meant for the drives to be run 24/7, and DVRs run the drives constantly.
kingwin eSATA extremely hot
Hey all,
I just installed my external hard drive onto my hr21-100. Everything seems fine so far. I'm concerned my enclosure. I went with the Kingwin Elite enclosure and a Maxtor 1TB drive.
Seems to work fine , but the enclosure seems extremely hot to the touch. I haven't measured the ambient temperature on it, but I can only keep my hand on it for about 2 - 3 seconds before I have to pull it away. Does that seem right?
Perhaps I should look into an enclosure with a fan? There is plenty of ventilation around the unit.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated..
Thanks
John
I just installed my external hard drive onto my hr21-100. Everything seems fine so far. I'm concerned my enclosure. I went with the Kingwin Elite enclosure and a Maxtor 1TB drive.
Seems to work fine , but the enclosure seems extremely hot to the touch. I haven't measured the ambient temperature on it, but I can only keep my hand on it for about 2 - 3 seconds before I have to pull it away. Does that seem right?
Perhaps I should look into an enclosure with a fan? There is plenty of ventilation around the unit.
Any help or opinions would be appreciated..
Thanks
John
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thanks, do you have any recommendations?Grentz said:I would look into an enclosure with a fan.
Most enclosures are not meant for the drives to be run 24/7, and DVRs run the drives constantly.
I use a Targus Chill Pad (Best Buy, buy.com, etc.). It's the size of a very flat, thin laptop, runs off of a USB port (for power), has 2 fans to exhaust air, and blows the air out of a front slot. I lay it upside down on, for example, an H20 in a cabinet, and so long as the exhaust air has somewhere to go, the unit (H20, etc.) is cool to the touch. The fans are super quiet and run all the time.jmathey said:thanks, do you have any recommendations?
Stan
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