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Vantec Vortex Hard Drive Cooling System
Date: Sunday, December 7, 2003
Author: Joe Di Figlia
Provided By: Sidewindercomputers.com
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In the front of the unit you are greeted with your LCD and filter door. Located right below your LCD is the button that controls all the functions that your Vortex has to offer. Simply pressing the button switches the fan from its default speed of off to high or low, depending on what your preferences are. If you wish to view your temps in Fahrenheit instead of the default Celsius you will have to hold the button down for approximately 5 seconds. The simple fact that you can control every function of the unit from one button is a great idea, especially for those of us that hate trying to find which button you want to hit.
Just to the left of the LCD is the door that encases your pre-installed filter. Children and small fingers were not a consideration when designing the front of the unit. It is very easy to stick your fingers through the plastic and touch the fan.
From the rear (get your mind out of the gutters) you will notice that the unit doesn't have a back to it. It's completely open. This is by design. Put some thought into the process: You are Vantec and you want to create a product that can be sold through many avenues. Why limit the product to IDE, SATA, or SCSI. The purpose of the open end is so that a person purchasing the unit can use it for a wide variety of platforms. This is a great idea because it doesn't limit your options (which I LOVE) and it also adds yet another intake fan for the entire computer.
Inside the unit your hard drive rests completely on 4 rubber feet located directly in front of the crossflow fan, which keep the drive off the bottom of the cage and allow air to pass freely around the entire drive. They have a second purpose as well; they help stop some of the very annoying vibration noise you might get from high speed drives. This is a good benefit to those who are attempting to create a virtually quite computer. You might be saying, "Rubber grommets can do the same thing," and yes, you are right to a certain degree. You will stop vibrations with rubber grommets if your case is built well. Most cheap tin cases will still create SOME vibrations no matter how many grommets you use.
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