Tin can cooler
Theoretically, the cause of overheating of the hard drive could be a low-quality power supply. Or rather, an overestimation or drop in voltage on the +12 volt bus. Even a small deviation from the nominal value can subject the electronics to unnecessary stress. After some simple manipulations with the tester, it turned out that this does not threaten us. The voltage drop at full load did not exceed 0.3 volts. Crossing myself and mentally praising the Nienschanz company for its professionalism, I reached into my magic bag. Ten minutes later, an express cooler for the hard drive was ready from a GEMBIRD DL-39 fan, a piece of thin sheet metal and a connector from a burnt CD drive. By analogy with existing factory designs, the fan cools the hard drive from below (or from above). The air flow is discharged from the front and rear thanks to the tin casing. I think further comments are unnecessary.
To reduce noise from the computer, I switched the fan to 5 volts. As a result, the temperature of the hard drive dropped noticeably, which was what needed to be proven. I am sure that this simple design will be able to extend the life of the hard drive and will contribute to the stable operation of the computer.And my friend and I will only meet on a pleasant occasion.
