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Hello All;
As you guys might have read I was looking to add a fan or something in the HDD bay to make it cooler.While running hem without the HDD bay cover and the battery,the temps dropped by about 10 degrees while over Zalman Nc-2000.That showed the possibilities of active cooling.And Gophn added that his friend had drilled some holes in the HDD cover.

So I mailed Sager asking them the price of this spare cover for testing purposes and I was missing a few HDD screws too.The reply email was a bit weird just asking for my address which I thought was to calculate the shipping costs.Well the reply was that they would send it to me for free and it came in today with the cover and all the HDD screws.I am impressed by their CS and I will be a Sager lover for ever.

PS:I haven't been able to find a fan thin enough for the bay yet

 

thats really awesome to hear. hope you find a fan for it.

 

I am looking and the thinnest I could find is 15mm,there is no space for it in there.

Since I have the cooler,some holes in there would help.But I am trying to get a fan in there

 

have you looked at digikey?? check their site or request a catolouge they have TONS of things like that.. you may find a nice fan there

 

Tell us how the modding goes Rambo.

It would be interesting if you can add another fan, but that might require an external power source, unless if you plan on voiding the warranty by soldering the fan power to the motherboard.

Thats why I knew a number of people just mod the case and not solder anything on the board... to preserve the warranty.

 

Hi
Thanks for the site,looking through them.But after thinking I don't know how effective a 5mm thick fan would be^^

I neither want to solder or do anthing to the MOBO nor has the technical knowledge for those

I was hoping to get power from a USB drive or from the empty connector to the 8800.Is the later feasible?

 

wut bout raid 5 or 0?

 

Mine is all single HDD drives.I don't see the need for RAID in a laptop using "fake raid controller"

 

using the extra connector for the second unused videocard is not recommended unless if the voltage is correct... you can potential damage the system if the fan connector and the videocard connector is not compatible (power, stability, etc).

Using a USB cable to power the fan is probably the safest bet.

But I feel that using a Zalman and having large vents (modded in the HDD area) would suffice.

 

I found a fan which I think would work.it need 5V and is thin enough to fit in the bay.
http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail?name=259-1331-ND

Any clever guys have better idea on how to connect it to a power source?

 

USB uses a 5V rail.... so thats usually the easiest mod for components that need a little power.

 

However, if you draw off of a USB port, you'll need to familiarize yourself with the power layout of the USB ports, in particular whether each port is individually grounded or whether they all use a common ground; once you determine that, you'll need to make sure that you don't have a USB device plugged into the USB port(s) you're drawing power off of because the combined power load may exceed the limits on the USB port, causing it to be shut down.

 

or if the draw is low enough ill bet it can be tapped into the other fan. worst case use a small relay and trigger it from the power wire of the other fan this will eliminate the fan header from burning up

 

What's the normal setting in 9262?I thought it's as simple as taking out the wire from USB and then taking the power and ground and attaching to fan.Or is this over simplified?

I am just thinking of one fan.Is it that scary now?

 

Unfortunately, that is a little oversimplified. I don't know what the setup is on the 9262; it might be in the service manual. I also don't have the USB specs in front of me right now (they can be d/l'd from Intel), but one of those docs describes the various ways in which lazy mfrs kludge up the USB system.

 

that may work as long as they dont overload the reg fan header im not sure without testing what the header is capable of supplying. but if you overload it either say goodbye fan header or the mobo alltogether..

 

I don`t recommend using the other fans` connectors, you will render max fans function dangerous.
The USB idea might work, I don`t know however if they`re individually powered or if the whole USBs work as a hub.
If they`re individually powered, you can sever the connection to one of them and use that. But that definitely means tampering => voiding warranty.

Second idea- use directly a USB port ,by taking out a wire through a minor whole and plugging it into the USB, but you`ll need a USB connector at the end of the wire. After that all you have to figure out is how to control it, and that`d probably require a CAD file ...or if you want to it work permanently, that should be easier.

I`m really curious to see how this will turn out...

 

I was hoping to plug it in and let it run 24x7.So the speed control doesn't make any difference.As for the power connecting to an external USB is the simplest right than taking all the risks?Or may be some one with experience can help

 

I still think it would simpler to make as many vent holes under the HDD panel, and use a Zalman ZM-NC2000 at max speed.

It would not endanger your notebook... especially if you do not feel confident about doing some electrical work.

 

Making it run 24/7 makes the issue all the more easier to make.
You just need to re-route the cable so that it can connect to a USB port outside and you`re good to go.

 

Literally thinking "outside" the box. You are very insightful eleron.

 

My teachers call me an idea freak sometimes, I hate self imposed standards. If a thing can be done better, let it rip.

 

I will see if it works out or I will follow the Gophn's idea to drill some holes

PS:I changed the fan to 35x35x4.8mm thick.I think that will be good.