Harvey Rose wrote:

>
> I have mounted the drive above my CD-RW drive. Could this cause a heat
> problem as I notice that drive was quit warm when it crashed? There is no
> room between the drives for air circulation.

You will see heat problem. There should be at least an empty bay between your
CD-RW and CD drive, and possible extra fan should be used to avoid heat
problem. If you can feel the heat from CD drive when it crash, it is heat
problem. I have seen a true story about how a CD-RW burned itself because the
user mounted CD-RW and CD drive next each other. About two years ago, I had
heat problem (when play games, very similar to your situation - I ran a game
for 4 hours, I almost burned the CD), now I have left a 5" bay open (I removed
the cover), and have an extra case fan.

Jun Qian

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