drive overheating - > problems?

khankhan New
edited July 2005 in Hardware
I have two drives that sit in a "cage" inside my computer. It is a fairly enclosed space. I came back today after leaving my computer on for a while to find my computer at a black screen:

Press f1 to retry, press f2 to enter setup


retrying does nothing, setup shows that all of my IDE devices (both channels, 2 optical drives and 2 HD's) are "unknown devices". Is it possible that the drives overheating are causing them problems?

Comments

  • TheHeartSmasherTheHeartSmasher
    edited June 2005
    Yes do you have a fan or cooling system for the "CAGE"

    and you do have airflow space in your "CAGE" right?
  • khankhan New
    edited July 2005
    It's just a metal rack ...there's about 3/4ths of an inch of space between the drives where they sit on the rails but very little airflow...there's no place to mount a fan.

    For now I have fixed (I think) the problem by putting drive #2 in an external enclosure. F'ing Dells...just one more reason to chuck the damn thing.
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited July 2005
    Many Dell dssktop PC's have terrible airflow and kill way more drives then other makes. They strive for SILENT computers and do so often at the expense of heat in the case.

    Tex
  • TheHeartSmasherTheHeartSmasher
    edited July 2005
    which dell system do you have?, year model, price
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited July 2005
    Who was this directed to?

    Tex
  • TheHeartSmasherTheHeartSmasher
    edited July 2005
    Khan, but you say what you got too if you want to.
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