HD Waterblock mounting

[Istari1]

In my search for the quiet system I have decided maybe to try watercooling my RAID array (2 Maxtor DiamondMax 7200's). I have found a nice high flow WB for this, but I have no clue how you would mount a WB between two HD's. Seems to me you have to mount one upside down (that should be OK, as far as I know) because its the PCB/spindle side that gets the hottest. So mount one upside down and the other normal with the WB in between. But what about the PCB? Will this large slab of copper cause a short? (I would assume so). So what can I put in between the block and the HDs to stop a short, but also still get good heat transfer? Thanks all.

Josh

 

[LiGhTBoY]

The answers are in the HDD wb section:go here (.pdf document) .

 

[Kosmic]

Also, take a look at the article on the "silent hard drive sandwich" here: http://www.overclockers.com/tips454/

He had aluminum on both sides of his hard drive without any problems.

K1

 

[Istari1]

The answers are in the HDD wb section:go here (.pdf document) .

While that was very informative it didnt really help much. SO I need "thermal encapsulate" and a containment pad?? Is this something I can get at the hardware store? I think I saw this stuff at FrozenCPU.com for Koolance systems, but they want like $25 for a packet of goo and a thin piece of aluminum. . .no way. No to mention I would use a thin piece of copper, not aluminum. Also to the other poster, are you telling me aluminum isnt electrically conductive? Or at least not enough so that it will cause a short? I looked at the article and it seems he has large gaps (relatively) between his HD and his plates, so they may not even touch the circuitry (or his HDs may already have plates on both sides...some do).

Josh