Putting a fan in HDD bay?

I know our computers run in operable temperatures but I was wondering would there be any benefit you if used a sata cable to 5 volt 4-pin Molex connector which connected to a fan.

You guys think there would be any improvement?

 

I think a cooling pad would be a more practical option.

 

i second that.

 

How so? Fan in a free HDD bay would be more obstructive than a big metal notebook cooler pad?
Your opinion would be more appreciated if I didn't think you have a bias, peddling your notebook cooler website.

 

Well, it is quite possible that there will be little to no impact on the internal airflow patterns that are already established with the chassis engineering.

It is also possible that a second fan might actually *disrupt* those existing patterns and create higher component temps for cpu, etc because there will be less cool air being drawn over them.....

I third the above recs -- Get a cooling pad if you're concerned .

 

The problem is what the fan will do. Depending on the layout of the laptop, if there's no vent near the HDD bay, all it will do is disturb the airflow. Even were you to cut a vent into there, you would have to carefully select whether to make it exhaust or intake.

But even worse is how big that bay is. Assuming it's only 9.5mm high, you would need to try to find a fan around half that height, else it'd just do nothing.

 

You could try using a small 6mm thick 5V fan and connect it to a usb port for power. I would stick it in another place, so that it will blow air onto the heatsink or ram or something hot. Maybe use a blower fan (but these usually have low CFM, though they are good for small spaces).