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Old 04-01-2005, 12:00 PM   #8
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HD mounting

Mount the hard drive somewhere you can keep it cool. You can mount it next to the PSU but the DC to DC converters get hot and you the cooler you keep things the better.

Make sure you have it grounded to the case.

The 3.5" Drives use about 20 watts of power and need a regulated 12v line so you will need to use a really good psu not the normal morex 60watts that come in the box.

Remember the more power you pull for the PSU the hotter it's going to get.
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