Hard Drive Overheating?
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From: AdenOne on 24 Jan 2008 19:49 In my second home PC I have a 250GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA drive, CPU is Pentium D 925 3GHz. Now what I don't understand is, my hard drive feels hotter than the CPU heatsink! Is this right? Using a test utility, it shows hard drive at between 44 and 49 degrees C depending on what im'e doing. Have 2x 80mm case fans. Otherwise there are no issues, get a good 70-80MB\second read rate and no clicking or other funny business, but was just wondering if it would shorten the drive's life at all? Drive is about 5 months old but was only installed about 3 months ago.
From: larry moe 'n curly on 24 Jan 2008 20:42 AdenOne wrote: > In my second home PC I have a 250GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA drive, CPU is > Pentium D 925 3GHz. > > Now what I don't understand is, my hard drive feels hotter than the > CPU heatsink! A fan will do that. > > Is this right? Using a test utility, it shows hard drive at between 44 > and 49 degrees C depending on what im'e doing. Have 2x 80mm case fans. That's fine.
From: ~misfit~ on 24 Jan 2008 22:39 Somewhere on teh intarweb "AdenOne" typed: > In my second home PC I have a 250GB Seagate 7200.10 SATA drive, CPU is > Pentium D 925 3GHz. > > Now what I don't understand is, my hard drive feels hotter than the > CPU heatsink! > > Is this right? Using a test utility, it shows hard drive at between 44 > and 49 degrees C depending on what im'e doing. Way too hot. > Have 2x 80mm case fans. Is either of them blowing past the HDD? > Otherwise there are no issues, get a good 70-80MB\second read rate and > no clicking or other funny business, but was just wondering if it > would shorten the drive's life at all? Almost certainly, by quite a bit I'd say. > Drive is about 5 months old but > was only installed about 3 months ago. I don't even consider running a 7,200rpm (or faster) drive unless it's _directly_ cooled by at least one 80mm fan. (I prefer a 120mm fan.) You *do* have a lot to learn don't you? Word; it's far less expensive to learn about something *before* you do it. -- Shaun.
From: AdenOne on 24 Jan 2008 23:22 > Is either of them blowing past the HDD? No. > I don't even consider running a 7,200rpm (or faster) drive unless it's > _directly_ cooled by at least one 80mm fan. (I prefer a 120mm fan.) And how do you propose I mount such a fan, as my case has no mounting holes for a fan near the HDD area? I cannot buy a 5.25" HDD cooler as both of my 5" bays are used. > You *do* have a lot to learn don't you? > > Word; it's far less expensive to learn about something *before* you do it. I admit I might not know everything about everything like some people, thats why I ask. Luckily I have the cash to replace anything that breaks in my computers. And I have never once yet had to replace something I broke through stupidity, in over 8 years of working with computers every day. HDD companies should say "heatsink and\or fan required" - nowhere do they provide information on maximum heat levels and so on.
From: larry moe 'n curly on 25 Jan 2008 00:15
AdenOne wrote: > > Is either of them blowing past the HDD? > > No. > > > I don't even consider running a 7,200rpm (or faster) drive unless it's > > _directly_ cooled by at least one 80mm fan. (I prefer a 120mm fan.) > > And how do you propose I mount such a fan, as my case has no mounting > holes for a fan near the HDD area? I cannot buy a 5.25" HDD cooler as > both of my 5" bays are used. I install my HDs vertical, either hanging from the drive rack or on the side of it or sitting on the floor of the case, Then a fan at the lower front of the case can blow over the HDs. |