Foxsat HDD replacement

[Black Hole]

Note: I removed the Humax tray and just rested the 2.5 drive on the base of the Humax and connected the SATA cable.

So... what about the fan?

 

[Julian Hicks]

I recall that the fan is attached to the original plastic 3.5in HDD enclosure, which I discarded. Without the enclosure the 2.5in disk sat on the base of the HDR has a reasonable airflow around it - I haven't had any problems.

 

[Black Hole]

I recall that the fan is attached to the original plastic 3.5in HDD enclosure, which I discarded.

It is and it seems foolhardy to have discarded it. The 2.5" HDD could equally well have sat in the caddy, or even been secured to it.

Without the enclosure the 2.5in disk sat on the base of the HDR has a reasonable airflow around it

What airflow? Only convection, and that is unlikely to be sufficient. The fan cools the HDD and the SoC.

I haven't had any problems.

I suggest you monitor the temperature reported by the HDD SMART stats, they'll indicate how close to the wind you are. I don't know whether the Foxsat CF has anything equivalent to HDR-FOX CF's Sysmon.

 

[David500]

@Black Hole The HDR-Foxsat doesn’t have the equivalent of the HDR-FOX CF’s Sysmon.