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That is really interesting and quite original. Thanks for sharing the
information.
Rocky
"Steve W." <me@homer.org> wrote in message
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> It is mounted in the front of the case where the floppy was. I moved the
> floppy down to the lower rails and the fans are in the space that a ZIP
> or other drive. There is a grill mounted up front with the fans mounted
> just behind the panel. It started out as similar to this one
>
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=370004 but
> with two fans. I made the rest of it out of sheet styrene and aluminum.
> Overall it looks like a box surrounding the drives with one fan drawing
> out and one pushing air in. when you look at the airflow it travels in a
> U shape. The drives have heat sinks on them also so they stay cool. I
> also put heat spreaders on the memory.
> --
> Steve Williams
>
>
> "Rocket J. Squirrel" <rocky@bullwinkle.com> wrote in message
> news:203532638ec418bbe8afeafce49be00b@news.teranews.com...
> > That's fascinating. Sounds like you could open an ice cream stand
> inside
> > your computer. About that fan installed around the front hard 3 hard
> > drives - how did you attach it to the inside of your case?
> >
> > Rocky
> >
> > "Steve W." <me@homer.org> wrote in message
> > news:408604c1$1_2@corp.newsgroups.com...
> > > My 8200 has a total of 6 fans in it now. Factory had 3. 1- factory
> power
> > > supply 1- factory CPU cooler 1- ATI vid card. I put in a slot fan
> next
> > > to the video card to draw out as much heat there that I could. Plus
> I
> > > put another one in the front. It has twin fans one draws in the
> other
> > > blows out. It is installed with a duct around the front 3 hard
> drives so
> > > that it cools them. Outside the case I have two fans that draw air
> > > through the CPU area of the desk. Keeps everything cool.
> > > --
> > > Steve Williams
> > >
> > >
> > > "Rocket J. Squirrel" <rocky@bullwinkle.com> wrote in message
> > > news:fd620691e7e53b0f38ee919643e706cc@news.teranews.com...
> > > > There's actually a third article in that series.
> > > >
> > > > In his articles, Fred writes about adding an additional case fan
> to
> > > reduce
> > > > noise and increase cooling. His ideas make good sense, but I don't
> see
> > > where
> > > > I could add another fan to my Dell desktop. Has anyone tried this?
> > > >
> > > > Rocky
> > > >
> > > > "S.Lewis" <stew1960@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> > > > news:wMlhc.36638$Yw5.1940@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> > > > > A helpful read for those fighting fan cooling noise.
> > > > >
> > > > > Part I
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17701645&pgno=1
> > > > >
> > > > > Part II
> > > > >
> > >
>
http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=18201756
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Stew
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
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