Hard Drive heat problems?

[BadDogBluz]

I recently built a new system (see below) and after about a week of running great it started locking up.
After much research and trouble shooting I think I found the problem. I installed Speedfan and it showed my cpu and system temps were well within line,(cpu 38C at idle 48C under load and system at 34C). But the hard drive was hitting 54C at times, not sure what it was at time the system locked up. Is this a normal problem with these hard drives MAXTOR 6Y160M0? I put two fans blowing across it and now it runs at about 40C.
The first time the computer locked up I noticed it wouldn't even boot from the Windows XP cd it would get so far and lock up again. Could this too have been caused by the hard drive getting too hot?
I would like too know if I have a bad hard drive or if this is normal.

MSI 865PE NEO2-PLS Bios v3.6
Intel P4 2.8E 800FSB
550W max PSU +3.3v@28A +5v@40A +12v@20A
2 Kingston KVR400X64C3A/256 in dual channel
ATI AIW 9000 PRO 64MBDDR
Acer 8-4-32CDRW
Iomega DVD Writer
160 Gb Maxtor SATA
WinXP Home with all updates
all updated chipset and video drivers

 

[dudeman007]

I did a quick google for you, and this hdd has many great reviews, but from what I gathered, some people do find it running a little hot. I've never had hdd problems like that so I don't know what else to say.

 

[bluewall21]

Not to my knowledge