My hard disks used to overheat. One hour, and they used to become so hot you couldn't touch them. Now I've opened up the cabinet on both sides and have placed a table fan (one foot in diameter) to blast the air out of the bloody cabinet. The air blows straight onto the disks and motherboard. The disks are now cool as cucumbers even with hours and hours of use! And the airflow seems OK - because air comes out from the other side of the cabinet.
Now my question is, if it's this simple (opening the cabinet and placing a table fan), what's all this hullaballoo about cooling??
2007-01-05 19:35:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Most of us would like to cool our computers without the use of an external fan and the box closed!
Check to see if your installed fans are operational. If they are, the addition of 1 or more strategically placed internal fans should do the trick.
Also make sure the air flow is not restricted in any way and blow out any dust with "canned air."
At the minimum your computer should have a rear fan drawing air through the case and a front fan blowing air into the case.
I side fan above your processor doesn't hurt and you can usually install a fan strategically place to cool your hard drive.
Your processor heat-sink and fan and any fan for an installed video card are only designed to cool that device and usually come with it.
2007-01-05 19:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would only use that as a temp solution as dust will build up and cause other problems.
2007-01-05 20:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋