[ILUG] New SCSI disk gets very hot

[FRLinux]

On 8/7/06, Timothy Murphy <tim at birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> wrote:
> Also, the disk has 80 pins, while the disk it is replacing had 68 pins.
> I'm using a 68-pin to 80-pin adaptor from Hong Kong.

Hello,

Yes, you should at least be running a fan in the case to cool the
drive a bit. That kind of technology (80pins) is known as SCA [1] and
better used in servers than desktops.

Steph

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_Connector_Attachment