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Some questions about WD VelociRaptor hard drive caddies

eyeangle
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I want to use these caddies with an SSD but when I removed the VelociRaptor hard drives, this stuff was underneath. The bottoms of the hard drives were also a little sticky with some kind of leftover residue.

 

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Edit: Too slow.

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Could it be...

Insulating material (to avoid shorts on the board) and maybe thermal pads (to transfer away some heat)?

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

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Awesome guys- thanks for your help. So why are thermal pads used in this case?

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oh I see to avoid shorts on the boards

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