Can You Stack Hdd at Patrick Hosea blog

Can You Stack Hdd. Been doing this for many years. Is it ok to stack two external hard drives one on top of the other? All it would take is the metal drive chassis slipping and shorting something out on another drive. Be careful of extreme temperatures, static electricity and moisture. If your computer has enough usb or firewire ports, connecting numerous hard drives directly to those ports is the simplest way to do so. If you run out of usb or firewire ports, connect the external storage devices in a raid or a daisy chain using a single usb port. Other than scratching to exterior of the drives you should be fine. For operation they should be mounted in the housing. You don't make it clear whether you're talking about storage or operation. It's not ideal, for heat reasons, but i. I want to save space on my desk. That's the real risk, but it's easy to mitigate: The housing will generally provide about 1/8 minimum. I have my externals stacked on top of each other sitting in a plastic food container. If you are going to stack and.

Been doing this for many years. All it would take is the metal drive chassis slipping and shorting something out on another drive. That's the real risk, but it's easy to mitigate: Is it ok to stack two external hard drives one on top of the other? If your computer has enough usb or firewire ports, connecting numerous hard drives directly to those ports is the simplest way to do so. It's not ideal, for heat reasons, but i. The housing will generally provide about 1/8 minimum. Not sure what case you have now, but for what it's worth, the phanteks p500a can fit 10 x 3.5 hdds and looks great. For operation they should be mounted in the housing. If you are going to stack and.

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Can You Stack Hdd I have my externals stacked on top of each other sitting in a plastic food container. Is it ok to stack two external hard drives one on top of the other? Been doing this for many years. You don't make it clear whether you're talking about storage or operation. Not sure what case you have now, but for what it's worth, the phanteks p500a can fit 10 x 3.5 hdds and looks great. It's not ideal, for heat reasons, but i. Just place the drive inside of a conductive esd bag (or just wrap it in aluminium foil), and put it in a little. That's the real risk, but it's easy to mitigate: For operation they should be mounted in the housing. I want to save space on my desk. If you run out of usb or firewire ports, connect the external storage devices in a raid or a daisy chain using a single usb port. Other than scratching to exterior of the drives you should be fine. The drives are always hooked into. If you are going to stack and. The housing will generally provide about 1/8 minimum. Be careful of extreme temperatures, static electricity and moisture.