Is it dangerous to place a 7200RPM HDD on my power supply?

[Space Lynx]

The thing is, my case is kind of small, the fan is facing down... so the Hard Drive would be sitting on top of the power supply (held down with electrical tape), so airflow wouldn't be a problem or anything.

What I am trying to ask I guess, is there any danger of interference from the power supply somehow messing up the HDD, my power suppy gets good airflow from the bottom so I don't see the extra temp leakage being a huge issue... I have never seen any of my spinning drives go over 40 celsius, and they usually idle around 20ish.

 

[erocker]

I wouldn't put it there. Is there anywhere else you can put it?

 

[jboydgolfer]

Ive done it in the past, atleast ive had a hdd mounted less than an inch from a psu, but ive never mounted one ON a psu.....although i cant imagine it would damage it. Id not do it unless there were no alternatives, in which case id put a buffer, or padding between the psu & the hdd, but only if no other option was available.

You could use the little gel rubber bumpers that companies put on cupboard doors to stop them banging so loudly when they are closed... or some foam or rubber.

 

[Bo$$]

Will be fine. probably not great long term

 

[jboydgolfer]

/sarcasm
It will be fine ,just make sure to drill some good secure mounting holes into the power supply & into the HDD.(wouldnt want it to fall off & get damaged)

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[eidairaman1]

It's called induction, so no, dont put a hdd by a psu

 

[Vario]

Is this your case? https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208059

Its hard to see from pictures but I wonder if you could fit the 3 harddrives closer together into the space meant for 2? Or if you put all the harddrives sideways ?

edit: that might not be possible, was looking at the amazon page for the case and it looks like they already go sideways into the cages by default, with barely any space left

Could you put a drive higher up?

Could you put a drive on the case floor under the motherboard? (below videocard) Might get hot there though.

 

[biowiet]

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It will be fine ,just make sure to drill some good secure mounting holes into the power supply & into the HDD.(wouldnt want it to fall off & get damaged)

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4 small magnets on each corner allows a little gap to let the warm air dissipate and also secures the hdd pretty well... ^^
/don't try this at home!/

 

[Space Lynx]

@Vario Yes that is my case, but I took a dremmel saw and cut off that HDD side of metal to give me a nice big open space.

@biowiet I just bought some rubber bumpers to put on each HDD, will try to build a little platform for them all on my desk and stack them on top of each other with little bumpers for each one. I don't use my side panel, as my Noctua NH-D14 sticks out so I don't care about looks or anything.

I may need to invest in a better case at some point but it works, so meh.

 

[ShiBDiB]

I'd be worried about heat and vibration before EM stuff.

 

[Jetster]

I've done it. For years in my htpc. In fact the case was crammed full of drives. I just recently bought a nas

 

[SnakeDoctor]

Install it where the Dvd Rom goes ,but may on be able to use 2 screws on one side .
If the HDD falls off the psu buy tape you could loose all your data.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

i have also done this for years with no problems....i use Lego strips for spacers.

 

[jboydgolfer]

i have also done this for years with no problems....i use Lego strips for spacers.

My wife was wondering why our cabinet doors kept slamming so loudly ,because I had taken all the damn little rubber bumpers off that make it quiet when you close them to space them on my power supply.

Floor protectors work as well the ones you put on the feet of furniture

 

[RejZoR]

EMI is not an issue, PSU's case behaves like Fareday's cage and is also grounded. I see no reason for it to affect HDD attached to it. I'd even stick a thermal pad in between and let PSU case act as a heatsink for the HDD.

 

[CAPSLOCKSTUCK]

Perfect

 

[natr0n]

I use a thick oldschool mouse pad can place it anywhere and no vibrations.

 

[Space Lynx]

@CAPSLOCKSTUCK ty so much for the pictures of that... i have screws like that laying around, and little sticky rubber bumpers. ill do those and then ill add the rubber bumpers and put a cushy mouse pad under neath. sweet momma!