Does SATA hd need a fan??

[pinecone]

I need to replace my PATA IDE hd and could do perfectly well with another one as I don't really need any faster transfer. But might as well upgrade to state of the art SATA.

Question is I read these drives run pretty warm. Do I have to run some type of fan on the drive??

I'm considering Western Digital about 250 gb.

thanks

 

[crispy2010]

If you can sure, but not needed.

 

[corkyg]

I am running 5 of them in 3 computers - no fan on any of them except what comes in the case. One is a laptop (200 GB/7200 rpm.)

 

[pinecone]

Originally posted by: corkyg
I am running 5 of them in 3 computers - no fan on any of them except what comes in the case. One is a laptop (200 GB/7200 rpm.)

I'm assuming you are referring to the fan on the rear of the case?

thanks for the quick replys. I suspect most folks run no fans but I wonder if this shortens the life of the hd. I can't remember ever having an IDE drive die. maybe I'm just lucky.

Seems like there are problems with a fair amount of SATA's.

 

[Bluefront]

To be on the safe side, you need to determine the "smart" drive temperature. A program like Speedfan can do this.

I like to keep the drive temperatures under 40C all the time. This normally requires some sort of direct airflow on the drives. Other people just cross their fingers and hope that a hot-running drive will keep running. They usually don't. Maybe you'll get lucky.

 

[Roguestar]

Originally posted by: pinecone
Does SATA hd need a fan??

Nope.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: pinecone
I need to replace my PATA IDE hd and could do perfectly well with another one as I don't really need any faster transfer. But might as well upgrade to state of the art SATA.

Question is I read these drives run pretty warm. Do I have to run some type of fan on the drive??

I'm considering Western Digital about 250 gb.

SATA is merely the interface. The moving parts and PCB are pretty much identical and so a WD 250GB SATA drive produces the same amount of heat as a WD 250GB PATA/IDE.

 

[corkyg]

An added thought . . .

The operating temperature range for most hard drives is 5 to 50 or 55 degrees Celsius. A normal PC case should provide adequate cooling.

 

[pinecone]

Originally posted by: betasub

Originally posted by: pinecone
I need to replace my PATA IDE hd and could do perfectly well with another one as I don't really need any faster transfer. But might as well upgrade to state of the art SATA.

Question is I read these drives run pretty warm. Do I have to run some type of fan on the drive??

I'm considering Western Digital about 250 gb.

SATA is merely the interface. The moving parts and PCB are pretty much identical and so a WD 250GB SATA drive produces the same amount of heat as a WD 250GB PATA/IDE.

Well, this is what I thought also, but I see the forms filled with comments on SATA hd failures most attributing them to heat. IF the hd runs at 7200 rpm I wouldn't think it would matter which interface.

Another factor would surely be the amount of components in the case and the cooling of the case. I run a fairly large tower with 1 hd and 1 cdr. I don't OC and have a large fan on rear of case with cables neatly arranged. I'm guessing this would cut down on in-case heat as compared to many gaming machines I read about on this forum.

 

[Zepper]

Don't need much fan, just a light breeze wafting across your drives. Should give you a bit better reliability and longevity. An inexpensive Yate Loon D12SL is more than is needed for a stack of HDDs.

.bh.