Are my HDD's so hot?

ps2cho

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• Nov 14, 2007

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My HDD's are reading HDD1:47c HDD2:44c

Is this too hot for HDD's?

 

Mr. Roboto

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• Nov 14, 2007

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I don't really know what the acceptable range is, but to compare:

I've got 2 Seagate 7200.10 320gb in raid 0 that run at 35C, and 2 500gb Seagate 7200.10 drives, but they don't report their temps for some reason.

 

grumperfish

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That's too warm for my tastes (all of my drives run behind 120mm fans and report anywhere from 28C-33C in Everest UEE while running HDTach long benches), but Google did a study where drive temps didn't have much bearing in drive longevity overall. I'd say anything above 45C is warmer than I'd care for though, personally.

 

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Trottel

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It doesn't matter. Your drives are well within normal operating temperatures. The drive is too hot only if it will actually burn you.

 

Millan

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U should get yourself a SpeedFan, in the S.M.A.R.T. tab choose your HDD and click on "perform an in-depth online analysis of this hard disk". Internet browser page will open showing u data of your hdd with the lowest and highest temperatures that were recorded by other users too
Hope this helps u get a better picture of your hdds

 

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ps2cho

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Your hard disk is a Maxtor 6Y060L0 with firmware YAR41BW0.
The average temperature for this hard disk is 38C (MIN=22C MAX=59C) and yours is 44C.

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Your hard disk is a WDC WD4000KD-00NAB0 with firmware 01.06A01.
The average temperature for this hard disk is 36C (MIN=25C MAX=50C) and yours is 46C.

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Well looks like the Western Digital HDD is pretty hot down there...

I really gotta get a fan controller so I can run the fans quieter....

 

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• Nov 14, 2007

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My HDDs will usually run around 33-35C, but when transferring a lot of data between them, I have seen them hit 50C. This is even with a 120mm Fan blowing across all 8 of them. You should be fine, but it is always a good idea to keep them cool.