RE: Rack Mount 4U - Lots of Drives?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do all four of your caddies have fans? They look like two have and two
haven't...

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mark McCall
> Sent: 23 May 2005 20:12
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Rack Mount 4U - Lots of Drives?
>
> > I will sound a note of caution - I had a server which I used the
> > plastic Mobile Rack hard disk caddies in, and at some point
> or other
> > some of the fans stopped working in them.
>
> David - part of the reason for building the new Jukebox
> machine is because of overheating on the old one.
>
> I was just telling the lads on IRC this morning that I did a
> very non-scientific test on the caddies over the weekend with
> a piece of paper.
>  Some of the caddies fans are strong enough to hold a little
> slip of paper to their front by suction, while others are
> not.  You can actually feel the difference in temperature
> between the ones with the stronger fans and the poorer ones.
>
> I've had these caddies for a few years so maybe the time has
> come to replace them, or perhaps just the fans?
>
> M.
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