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MONTYX5

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Help with enclosure for backup hd for new build with fresh install, Win7 os.
Details of new build, disc space wise:
2 x 60GB---------120GB
1 x 1.0TB----------1.0TB
Total-------------1.120TB
I believe a WD 1.5TB green drive would work for this build and give me room for backup of os from another computer that I have. From what I have read, active cooling (fan) is the way to go, but have read that some enclosures have fans of questionable quality. Looking for an enclosure with a good fan, although theoretically it will be off most of the time. Backups would be made from a few times a week, depending on need, to at least every couple of weeks. Which quality enclosures should I be looking at?

Details of build here if needed:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1455684
 
This one only says it supports up to a 1TB SATA hard disk drive. Is there any reason why it could not handle larger cap. drives?
 
Thanks for the inputs it is greatly appreciated. I have decided on the Antec for the external e-sata connectivity option. It seems that if a manufacture could put too market a single hdd enclosure with a quality long lasting fan combined with temperature control, they would take a large part of the market sales. When the unit arrives, I will explore options for fan replacement along with a thermistor circuit for temperature based fan control should it be needed in the future.
 
I have several external enclosures. I leave one attached to our server 24/7. The server has a little USB powered fan that I turn on and direct at the enclosure whenever the enclosure gets hot - summer days over 100 degrees in the server area.
 
GeorgeHR said:
I have several external enclosures. I leave one attached to our server 24/7. The server has a little USB powered fan that I turn on and direct at the enclosure whenever the enclosure gets hot - summer days over 100 degrees in the server area.
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I know that I am over thinking this and an option like this would be ok for me, but this build is for my wife and it has to be simple and require almost no user input.
 
I have a Rosewill RX-358. The fan is basically inaudible, and keeps the drive very cool. A coworker had a retail external drive die probably due to heat, so he also got one of these on my recommendation, and is very happy with it. The worst part about it is the insanely bright blue LEDs.
 
I seriously considered this enclosure, but found a forum thread elsewhere with two people having identical issues with the Western Digital - 1.5TB Caviar Green and the RX-358. The were both using Vista and USB, both were able to use the RX-358 with smaller drives and both were able to use the 1.5TB Caviar Green in different enclosures on their computers. This may not have been a problem with Win7 and esata, but I did not want to take the chance.
 
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