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Originally Posted by rnln
Same enclosure on 2 drive. The WD was the internal drive. I added more internal fans to the computer case. The enclosure has it own power supply and I always use it. The USB was plugged into a USB hub and recently I change it to a stand alone USB port from the motherboard. Yes, the HDs get very hot no matter it's in the external enclosure or in the computer case.
Art,
really? I had only one fail long time ago, one in more than 10 years before this year.
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adding fans doesn't always do much if the airflow ain't properly guided
gotta make the air enter the case where there is the least heat, sucking in
then exit where there is the most, blowing out
all other openings, gotta seal em so they don't leak air in or out, and as such take away from the suck in > blow out air flow
like a 911 engine shroud does
Cables need to be properly organized , so they don't interrupt the airflow
in the old days of IDE, those 2 device cables, i'de cut them up into one device cable ( i never shared cables for 2 devices, that slows stuff down)
point is, you don't need much fans, you just need the 2 properly sized ones, in the right places
a fan on the inside does nothing but circulate the heat
i actually hate how they design components these days, it's all running scorching hot, and all rely on fan's.. i hate fans , and the noise they make... yet i'm to lazy to bother with friggin water cooling... liquid and electronics just don't mix