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can lower the temperature of your drives dramatically. Some cases come with

a bay fan built in (see Figure 8-3).

Figure 8-3 Bay fan

Airflow in a case can make or break your system stability, especially when

you add new drives that increase the ambient temperature. Hot systems get

flaky and lock up at odd moments. Many things can impede the airflow—

jumbled-up ribbon cables (used by older storage systems, USB headers, and

other attachments), drives squished together in a tiny case, fans clogged by

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