Drive "operating temperature"?

[ajf3]

Hey all,

I was looking for the specs on my maxtor fluid bearing drive (80gb / 7200) which runs the hottest of any of the drives I have... they list the "operating temperature" as 5c to 55c. Does this mean that the case/room temp can be as hot as 55c and the drive will be OK (with a much higher temp than 55c), or do they mean that the drive itself (via the C2 smart code) shouldn't exceed 55c?

I ask because it hits the mid 50's while defragging... but the C2 status field reads "OK - value is normal". My other maxtor drive (160gb / 7200) only hits the mid 40's...

My case stays around 26c and my cpu is around 38c.

Thanks!

 

[0roo0roo]

its the drive, not the case temp. if your case temp reaches 55c you are simply screwed.