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A disc drive isolation system including an environment control enclosure and a disc drive isolation module is disclosed. A thermo-electric heat pump is mounted to the enclosure for cooling the interior of the enclosure and a fan circulates air within the enclosure. A humidity sensor controls the hea

A disc drive isolation system including an environment control enclosure and a disc drive isolation module is disclosed. A thermo-electric heat pump is mounted to the enclosure for cooling the interior of the enclosure and a fan circulates air within the enclosure. A humidity sensor controls the heat pump and the fan in response to the sensed humidity of the interior air. First and second temperature sensors control the heat pump andthe disc drive, respectively. The isolation module is disposed in the enclosure and has an outer body and an inner body supported within the outer body with the disc drive mounted within the inner body. The mounting of the inner body within the outer body sequesters the disc drive against vibration and shock applied to the outer body. This arrangement enables almost any disc drive to be operated in an industrial environment independent of the temperature, humidity, cleanliness, shock and vibration characteristics of the environment.

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A disc drive isolation system, comprising: a disc drive isolation module for sequestering a disc drive from vibration and shock applied to the module; an environment control enclosure having an interior in which the disc drive isolation module is disposed and an exterior, said enclosure including: a

A disc drive isolation system, comprising: a disc drive isolation module for sequestering a disc drive from vibration and shock applied to the module; an environment control enclosure having an interior in which the disc drive isolation module is disposed and an exterior, said enclosure including: a heat pump mounted to the enclosure including a solid state thermo-electric element for cooling the interior of the enclosure in and around the disc drive; first temperature sensing means mounted to the disc drive for controlling the cooling means, said first temperature sensing means actuating the cooling means when the sensed temperature rises above a cooling temperature; second temperature sensing means mounted to the disc drive for controlling the disc drive, said second temperature sensing means setting an upper limit and a lower limit on the range of temperatures within which the disc drive will operate, said upper limit being higher and said lower limit being lower than the cooling temperature; thermal insulation means lining the enclosure to resist heat flow to and from the interior of the enclosure; sealing means to seal the interior from the exterior of the enclosure to limit air leakage; and humidity sensing means within the interior of the enclosure to control the cooling means in response to the sensed humidity of the interior air.