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To: Peter H. Hodge who wrote (1029)	6/3/1998 11:52:00 AM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

OK, now here's my idea re cooling - since I hate the noise from fans. Attach 2 pieces of 1 foot wide sheet metal, 3 to 4 feet in length to 2 sides of case using sheet metal screws. Extend metal out from case 1 to 2 feet and crinkle another foot of metal to form radiator shape. If it's cold outside, extend through hole in wall. If it's cooler inside, bring the extension indoors. For added cooling, connect thin strips of sheet metal to CPU and other hot spots. Do not disconnect existing fans! Let me know how it works out. Peter

To: Peter H. Hodge who wrote (1029)	6/3/1998 1:34:00 PM
From: Spots	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14778

1. Leaving off the side of the case destroys the air flow provided by the case and power supply fans. Then, except for the CPU (which I presume has a direct cooling fan) you are depending on convection and IR radiation to cool the components, unless you have a separate fan directed so it circulates air over the components, though you do get less heat buildup in the interior. Which is better depends on the details, but in general if the case/fans are designed well, better cooling will occur if the cover is on unless you take extra steps. 2. Drive space 3 can relabel partitions in Win 95, but it takes some tinkering to do it (you can specify no compression, but there are other penalties). You can't just relabel anything to anything; I'm not sure you could actually solve the problem you had. Otherwise, you've already discovered the gist of what happens. Win 95 itself doesn't support partition relettering. I don't recommend using drive space for partition relettering; it just happens there are limited ways to use it for that purpose. When you make the new drive the master (assuming you make your current master the slave without reformatting), your current D will become C, C will become D, and E will remain E (because it will still be the second partion on a drive; the first partition on each drive gets a letter before any additional partitions get one).

To: Peter H. Hodge who wrote (1029)	6/3/1998 4:46:00 PM
From: LTBH	Respond to of 14778

Heat and Open Covers A properly designed case assists in cooling by channeling the airflow. Open the cover and you lose this ability and make your case fans just noise makers. If you have a heat problem, identify the reason before you try to correct it. Why are you changing the references? This is an easy way to overlook just one thing and possibly have some program bomb things or even worst confuse BIOS or the OS. There was a post a little earlier that provides a brief description of how active and logical partitions are assigned. Think it might have been by ZP. Check it out. Networm

To: Peter H. Hodge who wrote (1029)	6/3/1998 9:23:00 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen	Respond to of 14778

>>1. Pros and cons on leaving off the side of a tower case to reduce heat?<< A couple of cons. One. You could change the air flow pattern in a case and produce hot spots. Two. You could generate radio frequency interference. This does not seem to be much of an issue now but when PCs first came out manufacturers made a big fuss out of meeting FCC emission limits. Try listening to an AM radio or check the picture on several TV channels with a side panel removed.