Hard drive temps

[Zucarita9000]

I was wondering what's the ideal temperature for a hard drive, as pretty much every other thread here is about CPU/Case/Video hardware.

My WD Caviars -WD800JD & WD1600JD- are idling at 34º and 31º respectively. Is that ok?

 

[Zucarita9000]

Bump

 

[Hurricane Andrew]

Not sure if it's OK or not, but mine have generally ranged from about 26 to 35, and I've never had a problem...

 

[akira34]

From WD's site about the WD800JD...

Temperature (Metric)
Operating (Metric) 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating (Metric) -40° C to 65° C

Same information is found on the other drive's page... It only took about 5 seconds to find the info on WD's site... Which you could have done just as easily. Next time, search the manufacturer's site before posting a question that can be so easily answered.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Your fine. The only time you need to worry about cooling HDD is if you are using SCSI. Other than that your drives will be fine.

-Kevin