MED500X2 Fan disconnect when not using internal hard drive

[Mede8er1]

The fan can be disconnected on the MED500X2 if you do not have an internal Hard Drive installed

Pls follow these simple instructions
http://www.mede8er.org/artwork/temp/MED500X2_No_Internal_Hard_Drive_Fan_Instruction_v0.pdf


THIS INSTRUCTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE MED500X or MED500X-Light

Mede8er1

[grotelulu]

And when using a "green/5400-5900rpm" internal hard drive with low heat ?...

[jer1956]

That's the standard type of drive for a pvr, so no, you can't disconnect the fan.

[sem2006]

The most suprising thing i found out about the mede8er 500X2 was when i mounted and Hard Drive: the chipset has no heatsink 

[Maasbommel]

The most suprising thing i found out about the mede8er 500X2 was when i mounted and Hard Drive: the chipset has no heatsink 

Because it does not need any - surface of the processor itself is enough for proper cooling.
But when you fit a HDD in the box, it needs a fan to have enough cooling because the disk will heat up the box.

[SoMoney]

I melted a PCH cpu in my RV's 20"x10" media Cabinet one summer...  Comments like it's doesn't need one really depend on the environment you are running it in.   

If you intend on taking your 500X2 to Burning Man this year, Aluminum Stick-ON Heat sink's are pretty cheap.   

[Maasbommel]

Sure, if you place a med in a closed closed or stack it on other heat dissipating devices, you will burn it down also with a fan.......

[estate]

I melted a PCH cpu in my RV's 20"x10" media Cabinet one summer...  Comments like it's doesn't need one really depend on the environment you are running it in.   

If you intend on taking your 500X2 to Burning Man this year, Aluminum Stick-ON Heat sink's are pretty cheap.   

Please inform us more on what size and where to buy, as I am sure a heatsink will be best if fitted an internal hard drive and using it frequently.

My 500X2 is hot as hell and I am only doing copy on HDD at the time (for about 36 hours on a row) as I am filling up the drive with my stacked video's to release my pc hard-drive.