drive / IDE controller questions

[Jerry McAllister]

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> > Another early guess might also be overheating problems.  I am not sure how
> > you would check other than trying to make it cooler.
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> Could be.. although I have almost always had the case open and I have two case 
> fans.  The CPU temp is usually in the 40s or 50s C (not too bad for a 1.6GHz 
> Athlon) and the memory is usually around 25C.  ..but maybe I'll try pointing 
> a fan at it.

Actually, I mean the disk overheating.  They do that and they get worse
at it as they age too.

Also, some cases are designed to aid in the cooling and so with
the case open, the airflow is either not properly directed or it
doesn't get enough of a Bernouli or hydraulic effect, either of which 
is used to increase the air flow speed in critical areas.   Of course, 
if it is a generic case that is probably not a consideration.

////jerry

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> Thanks,
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> joey
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