Remember that it may take as long as several hours for the drive to come up to operating temperature. You might consider placing a 7 watt incandescent nite light in the case overnight; it will keep the insides plenty warm and won't consume a lot of electricity. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Shyrell Melara <shyrellmelara@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Feb 19, 2005 8:11 AM To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Thanks (Re: New topic - question...) Thanks everyone - I never thought about special hardware for places like the Arctic. But then I don't live there. At any rate, the room will have to be warmed up before I ever go in there to turn the computer on! :o) Shyrell Melara Family Photography http://shyrellmelara.tripod.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Talbot" <BobTalbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Well > the label on one of my Seagate drives reads 5-50 degrees celcius > once you switch them on they soon warm up. > > Bob -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10
