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Average temps of a HD
- Thread starter mils128
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Mine run around 50 degrees celcius, which is a little hot but theyre stacked in a sff, try to keep them in the 40's if possible, which isn't hard with adequate case cooling.
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if you have a fan blowing on your drives, then youre temps will be fine.
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- Oct 25, 2001
What drive do you have? Manufacturers list thermal tolerances on their websites.
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- Somerville, MA
i have
hitachi 80GB SATA 7.2k @ 42°C
IBM 40gb #^$&# 7.2k @ 40°C
and some other 20gb unknown rpm at 36°C
thinking about getting another hitachi 80gb sata for raid 0
btw: these guys raises my system temperature by a lot, my case temp wont go below 40° now. lol
hitachi 80GB SATA 7.2k @ 42°C
IBM 40gb #^$&# 7.2k @ 40°C
and some other 20gb unknown rpm at 36°C
thinking about getting another hitachi 80gb sata for raid 0
btw: these guys raises my system temperature by a lot, my case temp wont go below 40° now. lol
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- Oct 25, 2001
Look up your Hitachi drive by model here: http://www.hitachigst.com/tech/techlib.nsf/pages/main?OpenDocument
Do the same for your IBM drive (which may be Hitachi after all).
Generally anything under 50C is fine. The Raptors in my server sometimes hit 55C with no ill effects. Hard drives are mainly mechanical devices thus have higher tolerances for heat than discrete semiconductors do.
Do the same for your IBM drive (which may be Hitachi after all).
Generally anything under 50C is fine. The Raptors in my server sometimes hit 55C with no ill effects. Hard drives are mainly mechanical devices thus have higher tolerances for heat than discrete semiconductors do.
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yeah dont worry about it. my old maxtor 120 gig hdd's used to get up to 60 celsius on full load. im glad i sold those things but yeah, a hdd fan should keep temps down low. good luck with the raid 0 setup
but yeah, a hdd fan should keep temps down low. good luck with the raid 0 setup 
