Hmmm. What about power? Considering the hard drive is was only meant to be accessed sporadically for gamesaves and what not, do you think that the addition/use of a hard drive for constant use and access would put a strain on the power supply? I know that it's only, what, 12 volts, but I wonder if that doesn't cause additional stress.

Thanks, axmichigan, I read through most of that material. As it is, I think I want to stay away from any more physical alteration and wiring. I may go with this "auto air cooler" attachment and bear with the noise. I tend to play with the audio pretty loud anyway.

When something goes wrong, I always wonder "Damn, did this thing cr@p out on me because of something I did so-and-so long ago with the doohickey and whatchamacallit?"