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Thermaltake
HardCano 5
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Author : Shawn
Sparks Date : 22nd August 2002
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Installation of the HardCano5 can be as easy or
complex as you like. If that sounds vague, it's because there
are several factors to look at when determining where to place
the thermal probe, but I'll get into that a little later. The
main body of the HC5 is basically a cage or a box the size of
a standard CD drive that encloses your hard drive. The top of
the HC5 is aluminum and is designed like a big heat sink with
fins to aid in the dissipation of heat. The front panel boasts
an LCD display to monitor the probe temps, a 3-way switch to
control a fan and a 40mm fan to cool the hard drive.
A word of warning first: Make sure you have plenty
of uninterrupted time as installation requires re-mounting your
hard drive and a little wiring for the fans (though nothing
too complex), as well as mounting the thermal probe, so make
sure you have at least a half an hour or forty-five minutes
to focus on what you are doing. Also, be sure you have a Philips
head and a large slotted screwdriver on hand, as well as some
needle nosed pliers and thermal compound if you plan on mounting
the thermal probe directly on your GPU or CPU.
The first step in installing the HC5 is to remove your hard
drive and mount it in the cage.
Then place the lid on and screw it down. The HC5 is well manufactured
with counter-sinks so the screws don't hinder sliding it into
the drive bay. But be very careful sliding your drives back
into place… you don't want to bump a capacitor and have
to RMA your motherboard like me…OOPS!
Oh well, these things happen... But hey, when I got the RMA
for my board, they had upgraded it from a 8KHA to an 8KHA+...
Was this a blessing in disguise? Who knows, but I suggest you
pay a bit more attention than I did here, not every retailer
will RMA this kind of damage.
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