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Does a USB box need a fan?
Name: doghead Date: September 9, 2006 at 13:35:16 Pacific OS: XP Media CPU/Ram: Athlon Product: Compaq
Comment:
I have a Nexstar.2 USB 3.5" enclosure which I will use to transfer data from an older hard drive to a new computer. I have seen fans advertised, which cool the drive/exclosure. Is this necessary?
Name: ham30 Date: September 9, 2006 at 14:02:07 Pacific
Reply:
If I were to use an external USB hard drive box, I would want an anclosure with a fan. But that's just me. When I was using external HDs, I just used adapter cables without a box because I was a little concerned about heat. But I had mine connected all the time. If you just connect yours temporarily to copy or paste files, I wouldn't worry about it at all.
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Response Number 2
Name: doghead Date: September 9, 2006 at 16:14:30 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks very much for that, ham30.
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Response Number 3
Name: ham30 Date: September 9, 2006 at 17:27:52 Pacific
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That's ok, Doghead. It would probably be a good idea to wait for other opinions. :-)
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: September 9, 2006 at 18:01:41 Pacific
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You don't need fan because enclosures are made of aluminum that dissipates heat well. Benefit of no fan: no noise.
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Response Number 5
Name: Zenith Date: September 11, 2006 at 14:32:51 Pacific
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I would think any indication if whether you need a fan or not would be the temperature of the hard drive and enclosure - BTW - not all enclosures are made of aluminum.
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