Zalman ZM-2HC2 HDD Cooler

Price: $27.48
Manufacturer: Zalman


1. Cools HDD for more stable operation.2. Reduces HDD noise and vibration.3. Fanless design ensures noiseless, maintenance-free operation.warranty one year.

Information

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14473 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Zalman
• Model: ZM-2HC2
• Dimensions: 17.72" h x 59.06" w x 82.68" l, .60 pounds

• Product Type - HDD Cooler
• Product Material - Aluminum, Copper, Rubber
• Dimensions WxDxH - 146.5 (W) X 143.5 (L) X 36.5 (H) mm
• Output Voltage Distortion - Less than 5% at full load
• Output Frequency (sync to mains) - 47 - 53 Hz for 50 Hz nominal,57 - 63 Hz for 60 Hz nominal

Product Reviews

Manufacturer Description
The Zalman ZM-2HC2 cools your hard disk drive for more stable operation. It reduces HDD noise and vibration with a fanless design that ensures noiseless, maintenance-free operation. Compatible with 3.5-inch hard disk drive for PCs with standard size (146-by-101.6-by-25.4-mm).

What's in the Box:
Assembled NP Heatpipe HDD Cooler, two Al Bars, eleven Heatpipes, four A-Type Bolts for fastening the HDD, four B-Type Bolts for installing the HDD Cooler, four Dampers for reducing the HDD noise and vibration, one Ground Wire for Grounding the HDD, Spare Parts: A-Type Bolt, B-Type Bolt, Damper (one of each), Mounting Hole Sticker for indicating the drilling positions on the case, User's Manual.

A great hard drive cooler
Pros:
Another fine product from Zalman. It's basically two blocks of aluminum that run the full length of your hard drive, with heat pipes connecting the two. The unit conducts heat very well, negating the need for active cooling (fans). This, along with the rubber mounts (which, honestly, are too hard to be terribly effective at minimizing vibration) make the Zalman Hard Drive Cooler a great addition to a quiet pc.

Cons:
Watch out for sharp edges. I didn't quite cut myself, but the two side blocks are definately ROUGH. Also, it's not terribly flexible. This was a big issue for me as my hard drive was just a little bit too small and I couldn't bend the unit properly to get the screws in. A quick trip to the hardware store for some longer screws solved that problem.

Great product but screwed up the screws

This is a very nice looking fanless hard drive cooler and vibration dampener. It actually functions fairly very well from what I can tell.

On the negative side, the selection of screws used in this apparatus is puzzling. The screws that mount the hard drive to the bracket are too short: they barely engage the threads. Also, the screws used to mount the assembled contraption into a 5.25" bay are the same thread size as hard drive screws, where by convention, smaller screws are used for mounting devices in these bays.

Those are minor issues, to alleviate the first one, you can purchase longer screws, or drill the mounting holes in the aluminum sides deeper. If you run into the second issue, you can drill out your computer case holes to accept larger diameter screws.

This cooler can also be side- or top-mounted; a template for drilling the holes for that configuration is included in the package.

I hear this is a second generation of this product; perhaps manufacturer needs to come up with a third generation to make it just right.

MADE MY QUIET SAMSUNG HD EVEN QUITER
COULD HEAR THE HD SEEK DATA BEFORE INSTALLING THIS PRODUCT, HD BECAME ALMOST COMPLETELY SILENT AFTER. MADE HD TEMP INCREASE MUCH SLOWER, BUT EVENTUALLY WOULD REACH A TEMP ONLY SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN BEFORE INSTALLATION. BUT MY COMPUTER IS A COMPLETELY FANLESS SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THE COOLING EFFECT SHOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF THERE IS A CASE FAN.