In a desktop case, I've suspended laptop hard drives between pairs of rubber bands in a way similar to the article's method of suspending full size hard drives with elastic bands. I cut the inner sides off a plastic 3 1/2 HD mount and put some tall bolts through the bottom of the mount to act as pos...

My suggestions: A (non-electronic) mechanics stethoscope is cheaper than a medical stethoscope and works better in diagnosing mechanical noises although I'd say that neither type of scope makes the cause of of most problems immediately obvious. You have to listen at many places before it's clear whe...

In the list of recommended power supplies http://www.silentpcreview.com/Recommended_PSUs the Kingwin suppiies are called "LZW" and the links they lead to call them "LZP". Is one of these designations a typo?