Hard Drive Shock Absorbtion Enclosure

phreddyroze · Post by **phreddyroze** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 1:35 pm

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a hard drive enclosure for a 3 1/2" hard drive that has shock absorbtion?

This hard drive is going to be mounted in a Rack Mount which is mounted in a ATA Flight Approved Rack with shock mounting.

The computer is going to be on the road a lot in a truck, and shock mounting is crucial.

I was wondering if anybody knows of an enclosure for a hard drive like this?

Thanks to all who reply.

-Fred

Post by **MikeC** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 3:52 pm

Would the NoVibeswork? If you don't use the last top O-ring, it has enough flex to be a very good shock absorbing system.

Bluefront · Post by **Bluefront** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 6:03 pm

IMHO....I'd probably use a laptop drive in that situation. They handle shock much better than a std 3.5" drive.

Zhentar · Post by **Zhentar** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 6:24 pm

yeah, a laptop drive suspended with elastic should have no problem.

blakerwry · Post by **blakerwry** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 1:07 am

what I use is a school supply kit from K-mart/Office supply stores and some foam. It gives about 1/2" to 1" of room on all sides of the drive, easily snaps shut and doesn't look dorky... plus it only costs about $1.

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oh, do you mean for operation? dunno... I would be worried about a no-vibes because I wouldn't think that the rubber used in them would have enough tension or be strong enough.

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:46 am

I'd probably go with a laptop drive too.

There's some new 7200rpm laptop drives (IBM I think, I don't keep up with notebook stuff) available now so your performance would be fairly close to that of a desktop drive.

pingu666 · Post by **pingu666** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 3:49 pm

seagate laptop drive
that should cope wid high temps well too

Post by **MikeC** » Sun Oct 12, 2003 4:09 pm

Ralf Hutter wrote:I'd probably go with a laptop drive too.

There's some new 7200rpm laptop drives (IBM I think, I don't keep up with notebook stuff) available now so your performance would be fairly close to that of a desktop drive.

If notebooks drives are the way, then I'd suggest the new Seagate. Quiet & fast.