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toby
16th March 2005, 17:45
Does anyone know of a hard drive enclosure that has no fans and is silent and cool(not watercooled) any help appreciated!
GodsUnicorn
16th March 2005, 18:15
Do you mean external enclosures ?...., I have the Sumivision USB 2.0 3.5" HDD ENC....Silent no fans not watercooled.
Only cost about 25 quid.
toby
16th March 2005, 18:26
i mean internal! should have said sorry
fillip
16th March 2005, 18:28
I'd guess he means internal enclosures.

There were two in the most recent PCExtreme, they weren't reviews but were used in one of their 'guides'* One was a Silverstone and the other one was a Smart Drive 2002 - which i've never seen in the UK.


* I use the term in it's loosest possible sense
Starbuck3733T
16th March 2005, 19:17
http://www.cremax.com/mb810-ide.htm

That modded with an 80mm L1A and possibly some rubber grommets in the cages should do nicely... and it holds 5 drives!
fivecheebs
16th March 2005, 19:44
That looks the business star :)

At work we have a 3 SCSI drive system similar to that but only taking up 2 5.25" bays. Its a nice bit of kit, has a raid contoller and a fan all in built as part of the unit and is hot swapable.
Olly
16th March 2005, 19:55
How about a SilentDrive Acoustic Enclosure or a Silentmaxx Aluminium HD-Silencer ?? See Quietpc.com for details

(Although personally I would worry about putting my drives in a sealed metal box that wasn't watercooled :D )

Olly
toby
17th March 2005, 23:11
hmm i think i will go for the zalman cooler on that site,its not quiet but it should stop vibration a little bit, the full enclosure would be great but i do not want my hd overheating so just a normal cooler it must be!
mnpctech
17th March 2005, 23:43
Vibration the main colprit? How about doing this (http://www.silentpcreview.com/files/images/no-vibe-3.jpg)
Starbuck3733T
18th March 2005, 00:57
The bungy suspension method is the dog's bollox - I have 4 loud ass 250GB Maxline IIs in my media center like that, they don't make nearly as mch noise as you'd expected to.
toby
18th March 2005, 12:51
funny you should say that star as i will be cooling a 250gb maxline II! the bungy idea looks a bit procarious to me and as the drive will 100% need to be cooled anyway i will go with the zalman route. i wouldnt mind trying out the bungee one day tho!^_^
Darv
18th March 2005, 17:44
Why not bungie the Zalman HDD cooler.

I don't understand how the Zalman cooler will stop vibration if it is attatched to a metal case :confused: