Hard drive temp diode?

gothstone

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• Apr 7, 2003

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MBM is giveing me a temp for my new Maxtor 6Y080P0 hard drive! Is it getting it from an on drive diode? If not where the hell is it comeing from?

 

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• Apr 7, 2003

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what drive is that? i just got an 80 gig 7200RPM 8 meg cache drive, it reads it's diode, too.

 

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I think we have the same drive. Think it has a temp sensor?

 

KlinKx

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• Apr 7, 2003

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Very cool if it does. I could see that happening.

 

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I heard that all modern drives have them. I think wd and seagate had em first but im not sure. I have a maxtor 6EO40LO but ufortunatly it doesnt have a temp diode


BTW, KlinKx, your sig is makin me roflmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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• Apr 8, 2003

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Yep.. most newer drives have the as part of the SMART system...

IBM = IBM 60GXP 60GB drive, Seagate = 80GB 7200.7 Drive ( the new drive series they released a short while back )