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Reply With QuoteI've run mine to -15C no problems.
I would run a hose from the floor vent to the pc case and control the pc start up. (let it warm up first) After it is warmed up you can switch your heater control from floor to vents.
Question about cold weather....
I live in Calgary Alberta Canada... in the winter we can drop below -25c (I think we hit -32c last winter). What type of problems am I going to run into?
Will this extreme cold damage my screen? or the computer?
I came up with a solution to the problem that may work... running a line from my hot air vent to my computer case, I would have to monitor the heat so I don’t cook it, and have a shut off switch of some type. But does anyone have any other solutions?
I've run mine to -15C no problems.
I would run a hose from the floor vent to the pc case and control the pc start up. (let it warm up first) After it is warmed up you can switch your heater control from floor to vents.
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condensation might be your only problem. the cold temperature is a computer's friend, but moisture is its enemy.
if it's cold and dry, don't worry about it. if moisture forms on it, you're pc might get fried.
your screen would take longer to power up at lower temperatures, but that's normal.
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What about using Silica Gel in the case?
what about hard drives?
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Good question. I side stepped it by using a Endurastar JK20 automotive grade drive. I tested it at 0f adn it worked perfectly. They take a lot of temp and shock but a little on the slow side.Originally Posted by Motoko
I think harddrives are sealed airtight so their internals would have no problems with condensation.
I think the concern is because the platters are so close together, that the thermal contraction/expansion can actually make the the platters hit the arm.
Cold causes the platters to contract so that should be ok. The only concern I see is if the metal on the arm contracts more than the platters then you could have a problem. Ive run a hard drive in negative temps and it ran fine.
Hard drives are sealed, but they actually "freeze" under very low temperature condition. I've tested my carputer down to -40, and the drive had a lot of problems. because of that, I strongly advise to wait for the temperature to climb over -10 befopre starting your computer.
The other fragile part is the LCD screen, but that does not seems to be a real problem.
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