Cooling hard drives

[*NastySaw*]

I have two HD's and HDD Health is telling me that the second drive is 55 celsius which is excessive. The HD fans I find attach to the HD but I don't think there is room to attach a fan with two HD's in the tray. Will adding a case fan help? The HD's are located in the front of the case and there is no spot for a fan in the front. There is a fan grill open in the back. Should I buy a new case?

[*NastyJeff*]

Boy oh boy have you opened a can of worms!
Fans fans fans.... I use to have lots of them.
First: did you clean out your case? Your fans also, did you clean them? Are any making a whining sound? Exactly what case do you have? ( if you say a Dell, you poor poor soul )
If you have been running 2 HD's for a while and never had an issue before, then something is wrong.
Or, it could just be the summer of course.
More case fans are ALWAYS a good idea. I have 4 myself.
I actually cut the back of my case and made assembly's for more. For rookies, this is not recommended.
Now, the Hard Drive fans are usually a terrible idea. I am talking about the little flat ones that sit under the HD. They are so thin and are in such a tight area, they do a better job of collecting dust on your hard drive than actually cooling it.
They do make a bay fan. Usually they have 3 little fans in the front:

I find these tend to last about one year without any issues. Dedicated cleaning is required however.
There are some also that are bigger than these that aim down/or up.
There are also card slot fans. There is only one of these that I would ever suggest:

The rest are quite cheap versions of a moped whining out, and the life expectancy is about the same; 6-12 months.
Well, just my opinion.

[*NastySaw*]

Thanks Jeff. I'm going to add a fan to the case rather than the HD itself. There is a fan grill with srcrew holes so that should work. I can't believe how cheap these fans are. I have had a slot fan for about a year but recently discovered it was not plugged in. Duh.

I learned of the temp. issue when I read a Kim Komando (c'mon she is a babe!) newsletter and installed the recommended software - HD Health.