can i sit 3 IGM GXP`s on top of one another ok inside my case, there is room ... in

[camshi]

i have fasttrack tx2 and have 2x 60gb gxp`s whicch i turned intostrpe 0 120gb
i have another 1 on top these thwich is a new ibm 75gb
can i have them all connected up and thye would run ok, there is only a millimeter of soace inside there but it`s a big case steel medium/full tower.
running a p3 933 on supermicro mobo with g/orb a thermal paste.

will the heat be ok, cos i have never had an overheat but i do get a few STOP errors now ihave all 3 drives close and on together, they get well hot !!!!!


and what can be acieved with a fasttrack tx2 and 2 60gb dtripe 0, my ohter drive 75gb anything i can do with that, put itin an array and just use it for capacity is this poss ?

cheers
sorry for it ending up 2 questions cos i havve a few more before xmas
all the best
c@mshi
camshi@ntlworld.com
33129651

 

[pookguy88]

good question, i'd like to know too, cause i'm about to have my ibm 7200rpm 14.4gig squished between two other hds.

 

[camshi]

cool can anyone help us both please ;-)

 

[BigFatCow]

just to be safe id throw some fans around them.

 

[S0me1X]

I wouldn't stack 3 7200 rpm hard drives. Buy one of those hard drive coolers that can let you put a hard drive in a 5.25 bay.

 

[HappyPuppy]

You're gonna cook your HDDs. You need some airflow between them.

 

[Cuular]

Yes you will need some kind of cooler if you are going to stack that many drives together. If you are already having some flaky stops, from whta you think is heat related issues, then I would get the HD coolers for all the drives.

And yes you could actually add that 75GB drive into the array, but all it would use off it for the array is the 60GB, probably.

However why would you want to create a single drive that big? Are you trying to slow drive access to a crawl as it does the lookups for the files?

 

[camshi]

thaniks but hd coolers where do i get them and they fit iver ibm?
i will justt separate the drive i don`t use and have airflow


also looking for best quality PSU ofr UK
thnnkyu so much

craig

 

[rockhard]

ANTEC PP352XUK ATX POWER SUPPLY gets my vote for quality and value for money.


<< The Antec PP352X ATX Power Supply has a maximum power supply of 350 Watts, it has an ATX12V Form Factor, 2.03 compliant for Pentium 4 (backward compatiblw with previous Pentium versions) and AMD systems. It has dimensions of 5.9" x 5.5" x 3.4" (L x W x H). It also features +5V Stand-BY & Logic On/Off Controls, and Smart Fan Feature (Thermal Controlled Variable Speed Fan).

PP352X is a 350 Watt 6-output, dual fan-cooled ATX (Baby AT or PS/2 Size) power supply designed for personal computer or industrial applications. Its ATX 12V and ATX 2.03 compliance allows its use with the latest Pemtium 4 processors while its backward compatibility ensures its usability with any system
>>



You can get these from http://www.misco.co.uk.

Hope this helps,

rockhard =)

 

[Agamar]

I have 2 IBM 45GXP 7200 rpm drives in my machine stacked fairly close together (1/4 inch apart).. Been there now for 2 1/2 years and no problems so far.

 

[mdXtreme3d]

my 2 IBM 75GXP 45gb drives have been stacked together for almost 2 years now, no problems (/me knocks on wood)

 

[Dre]

The IBM 60gxp has a little sticker around a hole on the top of the HD that states "do not cover".

 

[Paulson]

Oh that hole doesn't do much

Just lets the drive breath!

lol...

It says that on western digital drives too, but I really don't let there be too much of a space between them...