Water cooling hard-drives

[combatmedic]

What options are there for water cooling a hard-drive? I think I've come up with a way but I don't want to reinvent the wheel.

Thanks
Mike

[_Will_]

koolance has a really good idea as far as this goes

u can go to www.koolance.com and check it out....u might be able to mimic it

[ButcherUK]

Also check this http://www.procooling.com/articles/html/wet_drive_-_harddrive_h2ocooli.shtml

[Billvill]

Hello,

I have an old danger den water block on top of my drive right over the bearing area. I have the drive sandwiched between two pieces of there foam ( i have the foam cut out where the block is ) and it works great. The drive is quiet and so far no problems with temps.

For what its worth , Billy

[Billvill]

Hello,

I have an old danger den water block on top of my drive right over the bearing area. I have the drive sandwiched between two pieces of there foam ( i have the foam cut out where the block is ) and it works great. The drive is quiet and so far no problems with temps.

I attached a pic . It is a little fuzzy but i think you will get the idea

For what its worth , Billy

[Szech]

I don't mean to be critical, but isn't the bottom of the hard drive the hot part? Koolance's water cooling hard drive solution involves applying a gel to the bottom of the hard drive, and attaching the water block to the bottom. If a second hard drive is added, it must be added upside-down. Also, I have seen numerous fan-cooling solutions that blow on the bottom of the drive.

Nice work I must admit :). The backup system that I am on right now is dead silent except for the hard drives. They are rubber mounted, so the ratcheting noise from accesses isn't too bad, but the spinning is still there. How much does sound dampening material help to block out the spinning noise?

[Billvill]

To be honest, I am not sure where the most heat comes from in a hard drive. I examined the drive and thought this was the area that had the most mass and would transfer the heat best. The upper plate is solidly attached to the aluminum body. That and the fact that I thought the bearing was a heat sorce was the deciding factor of where to place the water block. Like i said so far so good.

Billy

[ButcherUK]

Check this out
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/forum/posts.php?threadId=2976

[combatmedic]

My current plan is to attach to all of the mounting posts in the bottom of the hard-drive.

-Mike