Ghetto HDD Cooler ( Cheap! ) + Pics

Greetings Guys,


Got this idea when i was about to toss a non-functional 3 1/4" floppy drive out the window. Use the bottom plate of the floppy drive as a plate to attach a fan =P I had a neat little high CFM 80mm "Sunyon?" ball bearing fan hanging around, so i got to it.

What you'll need:

Jewlers tiny Screw driver (philips)
Regular old Philips screwdriver
80mm fan (or two, depends on how much blowage you desire)
old 3 1/4" floppy drive with a removable bottom plate

optional:

Beer ( schlitz preferable, natural ice will be OK)
Mullet
Dremel ( if you want to bore out the plate or something )


1)

remove plate from floppy drive. Mine had the screw holes right in the bottom plate, so things were easy. this may not work with all drives, but you'll need to use whatever side contains the mounting holes

2)

Check to see if they're are existing holes on the top of the plate you can use, my plate had plenty, only two lines up with the fan holes. Only 2 mounting screws are going to be needed, unless your uber paranoid

3)

mount fan & route fan lead

4)

enjoy!


My fan turned out a little hokey, but it's a good filler until i can make a clean one, or do something different. My girlfriend who doesn't mod, and doesn't care poked fun at me, so be prepared & have your flack jacket handy


~ Gos

way to improvise

Dude, im sooo gonna do that!! I have TONS of floppy drives laying around, thats a great idea!!

im gonna paint mine gloss black, it'll be sweet

lol nice work. & sweet idea!!

lol nice, you could also zip tie it to the case

awe crap, now I have to do this.

i did something similar to this when i was new to the forums, except i used rubber bands and an led fan. good job!

Just finished mine now, I used a panaflo L @ 7v and just used zip ties to hold it in place.